Homemade Snow Cream Food

SNOW CREAM

Steps:

• Mix snow, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until well mixed.

SOUTHERN SNOW CREAM

Steps:

• Gather fresh, clean snow in a large bowl or place a bowl outside after it starts to snow to catch it.
• You will need the bowl to be very full.
• Mix in the sweetened condensed milk& vanilla.
• As you stir the snow will reduce by about half.
• Keep mixing, by hand, until thoroughly combined; it will take a few minutes.
• Mix in or top with desired candies, sprinkles or ice cream toppings; or enjoy plain.

COFFEE SNOW CREAMS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a simmer, over low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
• Stir the espresso powder into the hot syrup until dissolved. Whisk in the vanilla and condensed milk and chill before using.
• To serve, mound 2 cups of fresh clean snow or finely ground ice in each serving bowl. Drizzle with 1/4 cup coffee syrup and serve immediately.
• Cook's Note: Coffee syrup will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 week.

CREAMY SNOW CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk milk, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Add snow to milk mixture, about 1 cup at a time, until ice cream is thickened. Freeze for 2 hours.

CUSTARD-STYLE VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the heavy cream, milk, vanilla bean and seeds, and vanilla extract in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the mixture almost reaches a gentle simmer, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Meanwhile, set a fine-mesh sieve in a medium bowl (preferably metal), then set the bowl in a large bowl of ice water; set aside.
• Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and salt in a separate medium bowl. Ladle one-quarter of the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture and whisk well. Whisk in another one-quarter of the cream mixture, then pour the cream-egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream.
• Return the saucepan to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon in a figure-eight, until slightly thickened (a thermometer should register 180˚ F), 6 to 8 minutes. If at any point the mixture starts to simmer, remove from the heat, continue stirring, reduce the heat to medium low, then return to the heat (you do not want the custard to thicken too quickly or the eggs to scramble).
• Immediately strain the custard through the sieve into the bowl set over the ice water. Return the vanilla bean to the custard and let the custard cool, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Remove the vanilla bean, then transfer the custard to an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's directions until the consistency of soft serve. Transfer to a freezer-safe container, cover and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours.

HOW TO MAKE SNOW CREAM

Steps:

• Gather the snow per the notes section below. Set aside in the kitchen.
• In another large bowl, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and granulated sugar. Whisk well.
• Add snow to the liquid mixture and mix well, add more snow until it is the consistency you prefer. More snow makes thicker, less snow makes a more soupy consistency.

SNOW CREAM

Steps:

• Mix together.
• Scoop into mason jars and garnish with snow!