Snow Cream Recipe-Snow Day Fun
Have you ever had snow cream? I don’t know who invented it but, I want to kiss them! I want a snow making machine so I can make it all year long. I guess I will have to move to some artic place like Alaska to make that happen. It snowed this week so I finally got a chance to make some. It actually snowed once before this year but, my grandma always told me not to make snow cream with the first snow of the season. I am sure it was an old wives tale but, I listened to my grandma and never disobeyed anything she said.
Supplies for Snow Cream:
About a gallon of fresh clean snow.
1 cup of Half and Half or milk.
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
I think the best part of this recipe is gathering the snow. You can do it a few ways but, my favorite is to place a pot or large bowl outside when the snow starts falling.
The only problem with that is we usually don’t get enough snow here to fill it enough to make a wonderful batch of snow cream. If that happens to you, take a large spoon and gather more until you have about a gallon of fresh clean snow.
Once you have enough snow, sprinkle the top with the sugar and add the milk and vanilla and mix well.
This is one of the reasons I love winter so much. I have many wonderful memories of building snowman, sledding and making snow cream with my kids. To end the perfect snow day you need to come in from the cold and warm up. Here are a few hot chocolate recipes to make you feel all warm and cozy.
- Delicious Hot Chocolate by The Pioneer Woman
- Dreamy Hot Chocolate by Paula Deen
- Coconut Hot Chocolate with Fluff Whipped Cream by Bobby Flay
- Cinnamon Infused Hot Chocolate by Joy the Baker
Bear hugs,
Hi Lisa! I remember my mom making this for our family when we were children. She used evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. We did not measure the ingredients, just added enough milk to make it creamy and sugar and vanilla to make it taste delicious. I always looked forward to those snowy days, just so we could mix up a big bowl of snow cream. Wonderful memories!
My grandmother always said the first snow had “radiation” in it lol. But it was enough to scare me into not eating it. She also used Pet milk what was left if any she put in ice trays and froze for later yummmy
I need to visit a snowy place! Here outside of Los Angeles we don’t get much … as in neeeever! Snow Cream sounds wonderful … especially the gathering of snow 🙂
I am sending this to my daughter (I was just telling her about it). She lives where it does snow; I don’t. Maybe next time I am at her house when it snows, we can make it because I’d love to try it! Thanks, Lisa!
I remember SNOW cream and totally forgot it existed!! This is great – we’ve got lots of snow!
Wow, I never heard of such a thing! I was born and raised in Florida, then moved to Seattle. Both places rarely ever have snow. I guess that’s why it was a mystery to me until now! Sounds like a fun treat to make on those snowy days. 🙂
SoCal so no snow for me! I’m not sad about that, especially since I can now snack on your snowman puppy chow! 😉
OMG! What a memory that brings back. When I was about 3 or 4, my babysitter (from the South), ran outside, gathered snow & made it for me. Even at that age, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing or eating!! Clearly it made quite an impression, all these years later!!