Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

We made this ice cream one year for our Primary Pioneer Day activity. The kids had a great time and most of them had the patience to keep turning/shaking the bag until it was the consistency of soft ice cream.

1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
rock salt (not ice melt)
crushed ice cubes
quart size ziplock freezer bag
gallon size ziplock freezer bag

Pour whole milk and cream into large bowl and stir. Sprinkle sugar into mixture. Add salt and vanilla and stir. Pour into quart size ziplock bag leaving at least 2 inches between batter and zipper. Seal bag tightly. Place bag inside gallon size ziplock bag. Add about 1 1/2 cups crushed ice to gallon bag. Add a couple of handfuls of rock salt. Add more ice and salt as needed to fill bag. Zip tightly closed. Give the bag to the kids and have them knead the bag in their hands or toss back and forth for 20-30 minutes. Enjoy the ice cream immediately.
Instead of ziplock bags, you can use a small can inside a larger can as long as both have tight fitting lids. Roll the cans back and forth on the sidewalk or porch.

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