We all scream for snow cream!

Snow!!!

This is the sight that greeted me when I looked outside this morning. Snow, snow, and more snow! What's a girl to do with all that snow? (Yeah, I'm not shoveling that!)

Make snow cream, of course!



From the time I was a very little girl, my favorite winter memories were of Grandma making a big batch of snow cream when the first big snow hit. Now, I'm not gonna lie. Hers is way better than mine. I'm pretty sure she uses sweetened condensed milk. I didn't have any and made do with what I had.

I started out making the plain vanilla snow cream, but, meh. It needed something more. I came up with, get this...buttercream flavored snow cream. It's like eating frozen frosting. Love it! 

Bowl o'Snow

 Buttercream Snow Cream

makes 8 cups - 16 servings - 51 calories per serving

 Ingredients:

• 1 big bowl of fresh snow (I used the largest mixing bowl I had. A popcorn bowl works, too.)
• 2 cups of skim milk
• 3/4 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of almond extract
• 1 teaspoon of butter flavoring

Directions:

1. Add the sugar and flavorings to the snow. 
2. Add milk a bit at a time while stirring until the consistency is creamy.
3. Pour the mixture into a freezable container and freeze for at least an hour.
4. Nom. Nom. Nom.

Zara's a great little helper.

Trying it out.

Toddler Approved

I have no idea why it didn't occur to me until this year to try different flavors, but I'm so glad I did. The possibilities are endless. Snow cream is fast, easy, and, yes, Super Simple! The hardest part is waiting for the snow to fall...and deciding which flavor to try next.

*edit*
To get the old-fashioned snow cream recipe and a few ideas for other flavors, head on over to the Frugal Homemaker's blog.

*edit - 1.12.11*
We had yet another good snow storm, and so I got the chance to try out another recipe. I came up with...

 Citrus Snow Cream

makes 8 cups - 16 servings - 37 calories per serving

 Ingredients:

• 1 big bowl of fresh snow
• 2 cups of skim milk
• 1/2 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of orange flavoring
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Directions:

1. Add the sugar and flavorings to the snow. 
2. Add milk a bit at a time while stirring until the consistency is creamy.
3. Pour the mixture into a freezable container and freeze for at least an hour.
4. Nom. Nom. Nom.