1.30.2009

Ice Cream in a Baggie

The boys and I are getting bored with winter, especially now that we've got a foot of snow outside. The storm we got last Tuesday and Wednesday is tied for 6th as the biggest snowfall in IN history. Indianapolis got 12.5". Judging by the amounts of other local towns/cities, we are in the 11" range here.

To break our boredom, we made ice cream in a bag yesterday morning. The recipe is in our church cookbook, submitted by our preschool teacher's kids. Miss Lisa is the best! What a fun treat for kids to make. It melts very quickly, so eat fast! Here's the recipe:

Ice Cream in a Baggie

1/2 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 T. sugar
6 T. salt

Combine milk, vanilla and sugar in a small ziploc bag.

Close bag and shake to combine.

Fill a large ziploc bag 1/2 full of ice. (I filled it almost full with snow.)

Pour salt over ice (snow).

Put small bag inside large bag and close large bag.

Shake bag for about 5 minutes until ice cream becomes solid. Enjoy!


Here's a picture of our bags of ice cream. We made one with white milk and one with chocolate. The boys loved shaking them. Thanks for stopping by!

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