Easy Snow Ice Cream Recipe

Snow much fun to make, this easy to make Snow Ice Cream recipe will definitely be a hit with the kids on your next snow day. Just three ingredients mixed together in a big bowl and you have a homemade sweet treat in minutes.

Snow Ice Cream

Who doesn’t love a snow day? We don’t usually get much snow but I do love a winter wonderland. It’s always the best surprise but once that big snow day turns into days, cabin fever starts to set in. Next time it snows, make this easy wintery treat!

This fun Snow Ice Cream recipe is the ultimate boredom beater and a great break from a day of sledding. It’s a fun recipe made with simple pantry ingredients and takes just a few seconds to make this simple treat. That’s right…seconds!

Kids love adding their favorite toppings and you can even put your favorite spin on this Snow Ice Cream recipe by playing with the flavors.

Homemade Snow Ice Cream is a definitely must on the winter bucket list so make sure you have everything you need before old man winter visits the neighborhood this year.

Ingredients for Snow Ice Cream

• Sweetened Condensed Milk – This is always in my pantry so it works well for snow storms that creep up on you. You can substitute with 2 tablespoons maple syrup, agave syrup or corn syrup but the consistency will be slightly different. If you use an alternate sugar mixture, add 1/2 cup regular milk or heavy cream until the right consistency is achieved.
• Vanilla – Pure Vanilla Extract give the ice cream a pleasant flavor that’s not overly sweet.
• Snow – One big bowl of pure, white, clean, freshly fallen snow. Fluffy snow works best but heavy wet snow works, too.

For a full ingredient list and instructions, see the recipe card below.

What is Snow Ice Cream?

Snow Ice Cream is ice cream made out of snow. Which isn’t really rocket science since ice cream is really just like snow….but creamier.

Add in sweetened condensed milk and a splash of vanilla for an icy, creamy treat in seconds. Made with simple ingredients in just a few minutes.

How To Make Snow Ice Cream

I used to make Homemade Snow Cream before, like decades or more ago. Before there were bloggers behind every corner of the virtual world. The easy recipe I used previously called for a bunch of ingredients including granulated sugar. But sugar is weird and takes a long time to dissolve so you had crunchy bits of sugar throughout your already crunchy ice cream.

It didn’t really get to the consistency of a creamy ice cream. It was more like a Milk Snow Cone. No good.

1. Chill your ingredients and a large bowl. Put all the ingredients outside to prepare them for your wintery treat. Your snow will melt upon impact of all the room temperature ingredients.
2. Go outside and fill a bowl with clean, fresh snow. You’ll need between 6-8 cups of snow.
3. Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla with a wooden spoon into the bowl of fresh snow until light, fluffy and somewhat creamy and no longer the texture of the snow.
4. Add sprinkles, chocolate chips or chocolate sauce or even Magic Shell topping.
5. Dig in!

Three ingredient Snow Ice Cream couldn’t be easier to make! Am I right?

Is it safe to eat snow?

I ate snow almost every winter when I was little and I lived to tell about it…..so, yes, as long as you only use freshly fallen, clean snow you should be good to go. Also, be sure to use a clean bowl or bucket to collect your snow.

Snow Cream Variations

• Swap the condensed milk for evaporated milk and maple syrup
• Add a spoonful or two of cocoa powder for a Chocolate Snow Ice Cream
• Ditch the vanilla extract and add almond, coffee or orange extract instead

Tips for the Best Snow Ice Cream

• Use a bowl that’s been chilled.  Seriously. Snow melts rapidly once you bring it inside so a cold bowl will be your best friend and your best defense against snow melt. AND chill your ingredients! This will help the whole recipe from turning into a puddle.
• Make sure you pack the snow in a measuring cup, don’t just measure it out all fluffy…it’s going to shrink wildly once you pour the other ingredients into the bowl.
• No yellow snow.  And no brown snow for that matter. Oh, and how about no colored snow. Snow should be white. Don’t be adventurous…stick to what nature has dealt us. White means clean, let’s keep it that way.
• Work quickly.….like Gordon Ramsey is your boss man. Work like your hair is on fire and get that stuff mixed up.
• Dig in….and remember….this ice cream is made of snow. It’s not hand churned artisan ice cream made from cream that came from cows living on the grounds of Buckingham Palace.

How To Serve Snow Ice Cream

And if you’re feeling super adventurous….top your easy to make Snow Ice Cream recipe with this Homemade Chocolate Magic Shell! Now if you really had your heart set on some creamy, rich indulgence and the kids have had their fun…may I suggest THIS crazy, insane ice cream or maybe something a bit nutty. 🙂

More Easy Ice Cream Recipes

And if you’re still feeling pretty plain vanilla but have the time to make the real deal…this Vanilla Ice Cream recipe is the BEST EVER. OR….if you’re like me, make this Chocolate Ice Cream….it’s sinfully creamy and decadent. Your choice. Really any homemade ice cream will warm my heart any time of year. Happy Snow Day! Fingers crossed that your kids may not miss another day of school this year.

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