Snow Ice Cream

Yesterday's snowfall in northeast Kansas was perfect. A couple inches of dry powder. Just enough to cover everything, but not enough to make getting around difficult. (And with apologies to my students...not enough to close school during finals week.) I mentioned to several people during the day that I couldn't wait to get home and make some snow ice cream with my 3-year-old son. Many of them didn't have any idea what I was talking about. So I thought I'd share with you my own recipe for making it.

Start with whipping cream. You can use milk or half-and-half in a pinch, but cream will give you the most authentic ice cream taste. Add vanilla extract and sugar to taste. Slowly add the cream mixture to a large bowl of CLEAN snow (be sure the snow doesn't contain grass, dirt, leaves, or anything yellow). Fold the cream and snow together until the entire mixture takes on a creamy consistency.

You can either serve it immediately or freeze it so that it hardens. Serve it as you would ice cream, either straight-up or with your favorite toppings. (For me it's chocolate. For my son it's chocolate and sprinkles.) Enjoy!