Ice Cream: Recipes

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Vanilla Milk Shake

Combine 2 cups vanilla ice cream, 3/4 cup milk, and 1 teaspoon of
vanilla extract in a blender.  Process until smooth.  Makes 6 servings.

 

Ice Cream Pudding

Ingredients Needed:
1 pkg. of instant pudding, any flavor
1 cup cold milk
2 cups softened ice cream, any flavor

Directions:
Beat pudding and milk with electric mixer for about 1 min.  Fold in ice cream. 
Spoon into individual serving bowls.  Chill at least one hour. 

 

Ice Cream Cone Clowns

Ingredients Needed:
Ice Cream Ice Cream Cones
Cupcake papers
Cherries,
nuts and mini chocolate chips or other cake decorations

Directions:
Scoop ice cream into each cupcake paper. Let each child place cone  "hat" upside
 down on scoop. Children can make facial features with the decorations of choice.

 

Home Freezer Ice Cream

Who says it has to be summertime to enjoy ice cream? Not your kids, that's for sure!
 Everyone loves ice cream, and what better way to beat the cold weather blues than
 with some cold treats? Gather your kids around, get out the ingredients and have some fun.
 Don't forget to pull out all your favorite toppings. You can use anything from sprinkles
 to crushed candy bars to cookies. Fresh fruit is an excellent topper for a fresh bowl
 of homemade vanilla ice cream. Try bananas or strawberries sliced and thrown on top
. Or add them to the blender with a splash of milk for a fabulous shake.  Anything is possible.
 Have fun with it! Let the kids help pick the toppings and make it a fun day for everyone!

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups milk
3 eggs
2 cups heavy or whipping cream 5 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
In heavy, 3-quart saucepan with spoon, combine sugar, flour, and salt. In medium bowl
 with hand beater or wire whisk, beat eggs and milk and eggs together until well blended;
 stir into sugar mixture until smooth. Cook for about 15 minutes over low heat,
 stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats the spoon, being sure
 that the custard does not boil or it will curdle; cool. Stir in 2 cups heavy or
 whipping cream and 5 teaspoons vanilla extract. Freeze and Enjoy!

 

Ice Cream In A Bag (Serves 1)

Ingredients:
1/2 c. milk
1 T. sugar 1/4 t. vanilla (or other flavoring) Can also add syrups like chocolate or carmel, etc.
May add mini marshmallows or nuts or fruit.
Food coloring - use as desired.

Directions:
Place all ingredients into a pint-sized FREEZER baggie and seal well.
In a gallon size FREEZER baggie fill 1/2 way with ice, and add 6 T. of rock salt on
 top of ice. Place pint size freezer baggie inside gallon size freezer baggie and seal tight!
Place inside sweatshirt and get a partner. Shake and shake and shake! Can place both
partners bags in shirt at same time. . .  It will become a solid in about 4 minutes or less!
Get a spoon and eat right out of bag - eat quickly! Ice cream melts on hot days!

 

~or~

 

Ice Cream in a Bag (Serves 1)

Ingredients Needed:
1 small ziploc bag (pint size)
1 large ziploc bag (quart size)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoon salt (regular table salt that pours will work)

Directions:
In each small bag add the milk, vanilla, & sugar; seal the bag. Fill the large bag
 half full with ice; add salt. Place the small bag inside the large bag and seal.
 Shake until mixture is the consistency of ice cream takes about 5 minutes.

 

~or~

Ice Cream in a Bag

Ingredients Needed:
 1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Zip-loc bags
1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
Mittens or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well!

Directions:
Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size
bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as
possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during
shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again
leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-
bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is
minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the
bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape
and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on,
and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the
cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture
to freeze into ice cream.

Tips:
Freezer bags work best because they are thicker and less likely to
develop small holes, allowing the bags to leak. You can get away with
using regular Zip-loc bags for the smaller quart sizes, because you
are double-bagging. Especially if you plan to do this indoors, I
strongly recommend using gallon size freezer bags.

 

Ice Cream in a Can

We place heavy whipping cream in the can with rock salt and ice cubes. We seal the can up
 and we sit in a circle on the carpet and roll the can from person to person until ice cream forms.

 

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients Needed:
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup white sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 pints vanilla ice cream

Directions:
Combine the flour, soda, salt and cocoa powder in a bowl. In another bowl,
 cream the sugars together until smooth. Add the butter or margarine and
 beat until it forms a grainy paste. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
 Slowly add the flour mixture, and then stir in the chocolate chips. Drop dough
 by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake at 300 degrees F for about
 22 minutes. Transfer cookies and cool completely.  To serve, place scoops
 of the vanilla ice cream between two of the cookies. Wrap in plastic wrap and
 freeze until firm. For a festive touch, roll the edges
 of the sandwich in crushed cookies, nuts, or M&Ms.

~or~

Make ice cream sandwiches using favorite cookies.

 

Ice Cream Cupcakes

These cupcakes are fun and easy to make. And the best part is there's
 no paper cup to throw away, so they are great for family camping or picnics.

Ingredients:
1 box cake mix, any flavor
1 can frosting
24-30 flat-bottomed ice cream cones, any type

Directions:
Mix cake batter according to directions on the box.
 Fill ice cream cones about half full with batter.
 (Use an ice cream scoop for easier filling.) Place cones in muffin tins.
 Bake according to cake box instructions for cupcakes.
Cool and frost.

 

Cone Sandwich

Ingredients Needed:
Ice cream cones
Tuna, egg, or chicken salad.   

Directions:
 Either let the children help you make or make ahead your salad filler.
Have the children fill the ice cream cones with the lunch salad and eat it like ice cream.
There is not only one way to use foods like ice cream cones!  Anything tastes good in a cone.

 

 

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