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What Goes in a Cactus Shaved Ice? Inside the Prickly Ice Bowl
A field guide to one very cute dessert.
From the snow up
A Prickly Ice cactus is more engineered than it looks. Each bowl is built for both cuteness and flavor in every spoonful.
- Fluffy hand-shaved snow, flavored through and through
- Chocolate-dot 'spines' — the only prickly part
- A garden of fresh fruit around the base
- Chewy extras like boba, mochi or grass jelly
- A sugar blossom crown on top
Cute by design
The shape isn't just for show — the tall body keeps the snow piled high and slow to melt, while the fruit base means your first scoop and your last are equally delicious.
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Meet the cutest ice on earth 🌵
Prickly Ice is opening soon in Hawaii, Arizona, Michigan and San Diego. Every bowl is hand-shaved snow sculpted into a smiling little cactus and buried in fresh fruit.
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