Make snow cream the next time it snows!
Make snow cream the next time it snows!I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. We don’t often get snow, and when we do everything closes. Today is (hopefully) the last day of our snow days. We’ve had a good time sledding, building a snowman, making snow angels, reading books, building forts, cleaning out closets, playing games and pushing trucks around in the snow.
Our favorite snow-related activity to date is making snow cream. We get very excited when it snows here, because it’s rare. And half the time we get ice, not snow. The anticipation is half the fun, and I always put out a giant bowl to catch the snow before it starts.
The kids can help, it’s easy, fast and delicious. I’m surprised at the number of people who don’t know about snow cream, and I’m here to tell you: you have try it, it’s delicious! I have so many wonderful memories of making this treat when I was a kid and it snows, and I love making it with my kids.
I call this a ‘guessipe’, because there really isn’t an exact recipe. Enjoy!
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- 2-4 cups clean snow
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 spoonfuls sweetened condensed milk (store extra in a container in the fridge)
- Before it snows, put a large bowl outside to catch clean snow.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix a small amount of sweetened condensed milk with some vanilla extract.
- Add snow to the mixture until it looks like ice cream.
- Eat immediately.
- For chocolate snow cream, make rich chocolate milk and mix in snow until it 'looks right'.
- You will need A LOT of snow for a small amount of milk.
- We use regular milk, a little sugar and vanilla if we don't have sweetened condensed milk.
-Sweetened condensed milk is VERY sweet. You don't need much.
I’ve never done this. We get snow, but the air isn’t clean enough that I’d think the snow is clean. I’d love to try it, and one more reason to move to the country – snow cream! and clean snow – clean air!
Yes! Clean air and clean snow – perfect reasons to head for the country!
Okay, I have always wondered how to make snow cream. How cool! Pinning. 🙂 #wanderingwednesday
Crazy, simple, right? Who knew?!
This is such a great idea! My kids love snow, and I like them to stay inside where it isn’t wet and cold. Maybe I can bribe them to stay in the house with this recipe. 😉
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Lol, I’d love to hear if it works!