There are countless recipes for snow cream out there and I honestly am pretty surprised that I have the ability to bring you even one! Living in Alabama, snow is not something we normally see (We’re usually lucky if we get a dusting a decade) but we woke up to a full ten inches this morning and folks started asking about snow cream on Facebook so here we go!
My recipe is simple because…well you have probably caught onto the fact that I’m not one to complicate things. Simple is good and why mess with a good thing, right?
Oh, usual disclaimers apply. If you live near a nuclear meltdown zone, you are probably better off eating plain old ice cream. If you raise dogs who have already tromped through your yard this morning, you are probably better off eating plain old ice cream as well. I put my dishpans out last night so I have a big old pile of fresh clean snow to begin with.
Okay, now lets get crackin!
You’ll need: a Dishpan of snow, a can of sweetened condensed milk, two kids.
*Don’t fret over the amount of the snow. Just eyeball it and you’ll be fine.
*If you only have one kid, that will work, too! If you have ten+ kids, you’re gonna need more snow…
Pour sweetened condensed milk over snow.
Stir well.
Really well.
As in, I really stirred it myself and then let Karo pose for this picture…
Like so.
Eat up!
I put the remaining snow cream on the back porch so we can go back for seconds later!
- Dishpan of fresh, clean snow (or shaved ice)
- 1 can Sweetened condensed milk
- 1-10 kids
- Combine snow and sweetened condensed milk.
- Stir well.
- Hand over to kids.
- Discourage snow cream fights because they are sticky to clean up.
I grew up in Ohio and can’t remember ever having snow cream. Great idea!
Don’t feel bad Brittainy, I grew up in Michigan and didn’t hear of it until my mid-twenties and living in Indiana! I felt so dumb!!
Oh Brittainy, you will have to try it!
Looks good living in WV we get to eat this a lot. Enjoy it kids.
One of the best things about having snow!!!
As an Army brat, I grew up in Maryland, Washington State, AND in Huntsville, and we made snowcream at every opportunity. I’d like to recommend that you stir a tsp of vanilla in that sweetened condensed milk. I remember only one snow while we were stationed at Redstone – but it was enough to make snow angels!
FUN! I love snow angels!!
I have lived in Wisconsin all my life where we have snow 7 months out of the year and I can honestly say I have never had nor have I ever heard of snow cream, something I will definitely have to do with the kiddos.
Cassandra, you definitely should. It is so easy and fun!
You’re missing a vital ingredient…..vanilla!
From Wisconsin where there’s no shortage of snow or cream 🙂
Ohhh, never a shortage!! We could have snow cream almost daily. Now there is a happy thought!
I live in Boaz. I put out a couple of bowls last night. Snow cream is in my future today! I have 4 boys…..you think that will work? =)
Hmm, you might need one more ~giggles~
My mama use to wake me up when it snowed to go outside and get snow to make snow cream and when I had my boys I did the same thing with them. I still make it when we are somewhere that snows, it taste great and is full of memories. 🙂
What great memories!!