Tuesday, July 19, 2011

HAPPY NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY!! MAKE YOUR OWN!

Did you know it is National Ice Cream Day?!

I love ice cream and would eat it every day!
Now I have an excuse to eat it today and trust me I will!


Have you ever made homemade ice cream? 
Sure you can use a machine or even just buy it; but if you have kids in your house this is a fun way to get through a hot summer day!


ICE CREAM IN A BAG
Here is a great how-to video and recipe I found in
Family Fun Magazine
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup Milk or half and half
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons of your favorite pudding (dry mix) 
    *this is not part of the recipe, its my add in for great flavor
  • 1/2 cup salt (The bigger the granules, the better. Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is fine.)
  • Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full)
  • 1 pint-size ziplock bag
  • 1 gallon-size ziplock bag
Instructions
  1. Combine the sugar, half and half, and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.
  2. Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well. Seal the larger bag. Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes). Feel the small bag to determine when it's done.
  3. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one, add mix-ins, and eat the ice cream right out of the bag. Easy cleanup too! Serves 1.

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