Carole Food.

Shaved ice is trending on social media right now, and for good reason! It’s a really easy and quick (as long as you don’t count the freezing time) summer dessert. Once the fruit is frozen, the dish comes together in about 5 minutes. 

Why you’ll love this dish

• Refreshing - this is the perfect thing to make during the hot summer months when you need something cooling and refreshing. It also doesn’t require the oven to be on, or to cook anything over the hob, which means no unnecessary heat when the last thing you want to do is cook!  
• Adaptable - if you like recipes that you can easily adapt to whatever you have at home, then this is for you! You can freeze lots of different types of fruit (e.g. nectarines, peaches, oranges, watermelon slices, pineapple slices). Then you can top it with whatever you want, any type of nut or seed will give a nice textural contrast. Then to give a little bit of sweetness, you can drizzle over your favourite liquid sweetener. See below for substitution ideas! 

What ingredients do you need for this dish (includes possible substitutions)? 

Apricots: as mentioned already, lots of different types of fruit would work in this! The only thing I would recommend would be to not freeze something that’s too small, e.g. grating frozen blueberries would not be very fun… 

Yoghurt: I like full fat greek yoghurt with this, but it would also be great with some whipped cream. Or you could just omit this entirely and have the shaved fruit by itself. 

Chopped hazelnut: we love textural contrast in recipes! But you can really use any nut (or seed) that you like. 

Caramel: it’s nice to add a bit of sweetness to the dish, so choose whatever liquid sweetener you want! Honey or condensed milk are great, or agave/maple syrup would also be delicious. 

And this is the type of dish that you can really adapt to whatever you want, so add anything extra you think would go! 

Instructions 

Freeze the apricots

Place the apricots in the freezer until they're completely frozen. I put mine in the freezer in the evening and by the morning they were ready! 

Grate the apricots 

Using a very sharp grater, grate the apricots straight into the bowl. 

Add the topping

Add the yoghurt, chopped hazelnuts and caramel. And that’s it! 

FAQ 

What’s the best way to store this dish? 

This dish is best served straight away! 

If you’re looking for another sweet dish, be sure to try out these recipes:

• Easy Lemon Loaf
• Banana Marble Cake
• Chocolate Chip Cake