snow ice cream
okay, so we don’t have any snow here in the SF bay area, but most of my east coast friends and family have been enduring the white stuff for weeks. i’ve gotten several requests for my family’s snow ice cream recipe, so i thought i’d share the ritual here that i’ve been enjoying since the 70s. it’s the yummiest snow activity i can think of! (hot cocoa is amazing, sure, but this is such a treat!) we made snow ice cream last march when we were living in virginia, so i’ll put those photos here for nostalgia’s sake.
first put a big bowl (about a gallon sized bowl) on your deck or porch to catch the freshly fallen flakes when it’s about to snow.
then bring it inside and stir one can of sweetened condensed milk into the snow. then add a one teaspoon of vanilla extract.
if you don’t have a can of sweetened condensed milk and can’t get to the store, you can always use vanilla pudding (my mom’s recommended substitute) or a cup of sugar and a cup of cream or milk… but NOTHING beats some good ol’ sweetened condensed milk, so stock up for the winter!
eat it immediately. if you don’t finish it, you can freeze some, but let it get soupy before eating it again. you can also add crushed pineapple (my mom’s fav) or other fruit, but i like mine straight up!
enjoy… and don’t you eat that yellow snow! now i’m counting down the days until my family can make snow ice cream in tahoe… sooon…
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. The bowl is out, and we are looking forward to enjoying a sweet treat during our blizzard-y day.
Can’t wait to check out the rest of your blog.
Thank you for sharing your recipe – It snowed here yesterday but I didn’t get to catch the snow in a bowl. I will try to be prepared next time and I have the condensed sweetened milk all ready to go!