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Taste The Nomad Difference
Ice
Each sno-block starts as a gallon and 3/4 of vapor distilled reverse osmosis purified water. It is slowly frozen in a mold at 12 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours so that it remains clear. Then we harvest, bag and seal each 14 pound block by hand.
We temper our sno-blocks then shave them into a fine, fluffy, powder-like sno with our SnoWizard SnoBall Machine.
So yeah, “we have that good ice!”
Simple Syrup
Our secret family recipe is made daily.
We turn pure cane sugar (sucrose) and our vapor distilled reverse osmosis purified water into levulose, also referred to as “invert syrup”.
This syrup retains moisture and crystallizes less easily than sugar-water, enabling our sno to soak up the flavoring providing an ultra-smooth texture.
There’s nothing simple about it. After all, it’s chemistry y’all!
Flavors
We source our flavor concentrates directly from New Orleans by a mainstay in the industry. They offer the widest variety of color and best tasting flavors available on the market.
You can find their concentrates served in the snoball stands in New Orleans and all around the world.
Maygan grew up eating and making snoballs made from these concentrates and she is proud to serve them to you!
Rainbow
So, what IS a SnoBall?
Summertime Americana
For centuries, people all over the world have consumed flavored shaved ice in one form or another. Whether snow brought down from mountain tops or blocks of ice shaved with hand scrapers, flavored by natural syrups or fruit juices, you can find variations that have stood the test of time.
Referred to as a “Snow Cone” by Texans today, the term comes from the Texas State Fair, where in the early 1900’s a ball of packed crushed ice doused in flavored sugar-water was served to fairgoers in a paper cone. Around the same time in south Louisiana the first patent was issued for a motorized block ice shaver and the New Orleans SnoBall was born.
There are two main differences between a SnoBall and a Snow Cone.
The first difference is the ice. By definition, a Snow Cone has granular ice molded into a ball that allows flavor to flow in between the granules, whereas a SnoBall has a fine fluffy texture that absorbs the syrup. The second is the syrup. Snow Cones are made with a lightly flavored and colored sugar water where SnoBalls are made to be overly flavorful, extra sweet, and juicy. We always say, “If you ain’t makin’ a mess, we ain’t makin’ it right!”
No matter what you call it, you can tell the difference between the two fairly easily by performing the “spoon trick”. Lightly rub the back side of your spoon up and down the top - if it turns into a smooth line, free of chunks of ice and sugar granules then you’ve got yourself a New Orleans Original SnoBall.
Ask us to demonstrate when you are at our pick-up window!
New Orleans Original SnoBalls with a Texas Twist
The SnoBall might have been born in New Orleans, but we are fine-tuning it right here in Texas.
We proudly serve our SnoBalls with Texas made Del Dixi pickles and homemade Blue Bell ice cream.
It’s the best of both worlds… or states in this case.
The Options Are Endless!
Make It Creamy
Cream of Strawberry
A New Orleans staple you can’t find anywhere else but right here at Nomad!
We mix a small amount of Evaporated Milk in with your flavor of choice to create a creamy combination that cuts the sweetness, making your SnoBall taste and feel more like an ice cream.
Find some of our most popular cream flavors on our Menu.
Stuff It
Homemade Vanilla & Dutch Chocolate
In New Orleans, you will find soft-serve ice cream inside the center of your SnoBall, but NOT here in Texas.
We fill the bottom of your cup up with SnoBall, put a heaping scoop of Blue Bell ice cream right in the middle and more SnoBall on top.
Flavors:
Homemade Vanilla or Dutch Chocolate
Top It
Dino-Mite with Sweetened Condensed Milk
Keep it classic with sweetened condensed milk on top, or jazz it up by adding whip cream and sprinkles!
Sweet not your style? Add some sour spray and sour straws for an extra kick in the jaw! We have toppings for every taste.
Check out our Menu to find your favorites!
Go “All the Way”
Coffee “All the Way”
Get your favorite cream flavor stuffed with Blue Bell and generously topped with sweetened condensed milk.
Some of the most popular flavors to enjoy “All the Way” are Coffee, Strawberry, Dreamsicle and Nectar.
They fill you up and cool you down, from the inside out!
Sugar Free
Sugar Free Blue Raspberry & Sugar Free Cherry
We formulate our Sugar-Free Flavors with a mixture of Sucralose, Dextrose and Maltodextrin (Splenda blend) and our vapor distilled reverse osmosis purified water. Sugar-free is Keto-Friendly!
Currently, our most popular sugar-free flavor is Dreamsicle. Our most popular Keto friendly (low carb) toppings are Sour Spray and Evaporated Milk.
Does NOT contain Aspartame.
Make It “To-Go”
From Top Left: Blue Eagle, Rainbow, Rainbow, Strawberry with Sweetened Condensed Milk, Death By Chocolate, Birthday Cake, King Cake All the Way
Avoid the stress of a mess!
When you order, let us know you want it made “To-Go”. We will make your snoball in a larger size so that nothing is over the brim of the cup.
Need lids or a carrying tray? We have those too!
Applies to Kiddie, Small and Medium sizes ONLY
Veteran Owned & Operated
Nomad SnoBalls is a Veteran-Owned Business verified by the Texas Veterans Commission.