ToddleBits: Easy and Delicious Homemade Ice Cream

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Name: Chrissy

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Non-working mom of two girls under two years old. I'm always on the look-out for new activities to engage my daughters in. Here you'll find some of the activities that we've enjoyed together. Have any suggestions for toddler fun? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at chrissy(at)toddlebits (dot)com.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Easy and Delicious Homemade Ice Cream

I recently tried out this recipe for homemade ice cream with Little Bit and I could not believe how EASY it was, nor how tasty it turned out for being so incredibly simple to make. Your kids will love making the ice cream as much as they enjoy eating it.

First grab:

One gallon-sized resealable plastic bag
One resealable sandwich bag
Kosher salt (or ice cream salt)
Half & half
Vanilla extract
Sugar

Fill half of the large bag with ice and add 1/2 cup of salt.

Then pour 1 cup half and half, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract into the little bag.

Now put the little bag into the big bag...Make sure both bags are sealed tight!

And shake. Shake. Shake. Shake. Shake your bootie off. Shake for about 5 minutes.

Little Bit had a hard time shaking the bag. It was just a smidge too heavy for her. :)

After shaking for a few minutes, check the consistency of the cream mixture. Once it's nice and thick, you can scoop it out and enjoy!

This ice cream was so good. You could easily change it up by using different flavored extracts. I'm thinking a little almond extract would be yummy!

Labels: activity, food, recipe, snacks, toddler

12 Comments:

At June 6, 2008 8:52 AM , beth said...: I love a project that results in a snack. I had no idea making ice cream was so easy!
At June 6, 2008 8:54 AM , Kristi said...: We were going to do it yesterday but I couldn't find rock salt anywhere. What store do you find it in?
At June 6, 2008 10:17 AM , Natalie said...: Won't be able to find half and half around a here. What would be a good substitute? I'm thinking cream but cream here appears different than what I'm used to (as in I cannot get it to whip up for the life of me)...I could ask around. Whole milk?
At June 6, 2008 10:21 AM , Natalie said...: googled and found the answer-milk will due. I'll try it out. Thanks for this post!
At June 6, 2008 11:42 AM , kristena marie said...: Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.
At June 6, 2008 3:13 PM , chris said...: You have a beautiful little girl!
At June 6, 2008 6:52 PM , Kelsey S said...: WHat a fun project! Yummy!
At June 6, 2008 9:14 PM , Bethany said...: Gosh that does sound easy. I must try that with my crew. They will get a kick out of it!

Thanks for sharing!
At June 7, 2008 12:26 AM , CC said...: I've done it that way and it was a horrible salty mess. What we've done is taken that same bag and put it in a coffee can (large). Surround it with ice and rock salt. Then kick the can around the block. By the time we get back...it's done!
At June 8, 2008 9:46 PM , MamaGeek said...: I don't know what is cuter, the ice-cream or your ice-cream model!

YUM. O.
At June 9, 2008 9:34 PM , Chrissy said...: Kristi- I used Kosher salt, which I bought at Publix (found in the Southeast) and I've also seen it at Walmart.

Natalie- Glad you found a substitute- hope you enjoy the ice cream!
At June 10, 2008 1:02 PM , Shawn said...: Awesome! Can't wait to try this ... reminds me of snow ice cream a bit. Since we dont' have an ice cream maker this will be great for this weeks' hot spell.