Snow Cream Recipe

Dip up a big bowl of fresh snow and make this winter treat.

Dec 31, 2006 Cyndi Allison

It doesn't snow very often in the sunny south, but when it does, it's a celebration. After playing in the snow, kids love to come in and make snow cream.

When I was growing up, we always made Snow Cream when we had enough snow on the ground to scoop up a bowl of the white stuff. I was usually in charge of gathering the snow, because my brothers were bad about raking the snow off the top of the car. That's a fast way to get a bowl of snow, but who wants to eat car dirt?

Before gathering snow, you need to make up the Snow Cream base.

Snow Cream Base Recipe

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 TBS flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 pint plain milk
  • 1 TBS vanilla
  • food coloring
  • snow (a big bowl)

Mix all of the above together except for the food coloring and snow. Keep cold until the snow is gathered.

Send kids out to get snow. Tell them not to get snow off the car or any snow that looks less than white. The best bet is to wipe off the top layer and then get snow better that layer and the ground layer but not going all the way to the ground. The amount of snow can vary. Tell the kids to aim for about as much snow as the size of a basketball.

Stir snow in with Snow Cream base.

Either put a few drops of food coloring in the big bowl and mix or give everyone an individual bowl and let everyone color their own Snow Cream.

If you have any Snow Cream left over, store that in the freezor. It's not as good as fresh, but it's still OK.

This recipe does have raw eggs, so check out the safety rules for eggs at the USDA page. I've never heard of anyone having problems with Snow Cream, but I guess there's a first for everything.

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Dec 17, 2008 7:03 PM
Guest :
yummm! I tried it at a birtday party and it was a huge success!! thanks!
Dec 17, 2008 7:04 PM
Guest :
yummm! I tried it at a birtday party and it was a huge success!! thanks!
Jan 26, 2009 4:32 PM
Guest :
I LOVE IT. ICAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN
Mar 23, 2009 3:51 PM
Guest :
tats now how i learned.
i learned it this was...
What you need
? 4-5 cups of snow ( if no snow don’t be alarmed you can use really crushed ice)
? 1 cup of milk
? ½ cup sugar
? ½ tsp. vanilla
? 1 large bowl
? Any toppings you want ( do not need)
Step 1
Mix the milk, vanilla, and the sugar together till the sugar disappears.
Step 2
Slowly mix the snow (or the really crushed ice) in with the milk, vanilla, and the sugar. Stir for about 30 seconds.
Step 3
Add any toppings you want. Enjoy!!!
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