Ice Cream In A Bag: Fascinating . . . Fun . . . and Fast!
Ice Cream In A Bag? How Cool Is That?
Making "ice cream in a bag" is broadly recognized as a good chemistry experiment and a great at-home activity for bored youngsters . . . but I call it "scrumptuous fun" for folks of all ages.
Believe it or not, with common household materials and ingredients . . . you can make a pretty tasty ice cream dessert in less than 15- 20 minutes! How cool is that? Here's how . . .
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Ingredients For Ice Cream In a Bag
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What You Should Have On-Hand:
. . . Milk or Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half
. . . Sugar
. . . Vanilla Extract
. . . Sandwich-sized zip-loc food storage bag
. . . Gallon-sized zip-loc food storage bag
. . . Ice cubes or crushed ice
. . . Coarse Salt (preferably rock salt or sea salt)
. . . Hand Towel or gloves (to protect hands from freezing)
A Single Serving of Ice Cream - One Bag Is Enough For A Single Serving
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Recipe: Ice Cream In A Bag
The following recipe is courtesy: WorkIt Mom.com
You will need the following ingredients, per serving:
- 1 cup cream, or milk, or chilled canned coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (omit if using coconut milk)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 cups ice
- 4 tablespoons rock salt
Optional add-ins:
- mini chocolate chips
- drizzle in peanut butter
- cocoa powder (omit vanilla)
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Step-By-Step Instructions Even Kids Can Follow - Making Ice Cream In A Bag Can Even Be Done By Pre-Schoolers
Ice Cream In a Bag-gie . . . Hmmm
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Have Your Say . . . About Ice Cream In A Bag
Have You Tried To Make Ice Cream In a Bag?
Beyond Vanilla . . . Ice Cream Flavorings
Turn plain vanilla recipes into a tasty treat with this sugar-free flavouring for ice cream, shakes, and smoothies. For ice cream, prepare your favourite vanilla ice cream recipe and add 1 tablespoon flavouring per quart just before freezing.
Ice Cream Spoons
Playful, unexpected, spirited, colorful, modern, crisp and clean . . . these ice cream spoons are dishwasher safe, durable but also stylish. Set of 4 in assorted bright colors. Spoons are 6" in length.
Handy Links To Other "Ice Cream In A Bag" Pages
- Summer Living Recipe: Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
Work It, Mom! is an online community for working moms. Whether you work outside the home, at home, or run your own business, you can come to Workitmom.com to connect with other moms similar to you and share advice on anything from balancing work and - Science: General > Plastic Bag Ice Cream
Teachnet.Com | Smart Tools for Busy Teachers: Lesson Plans, Resources & Links, Teacher-2-Teacher Conference Boards, Free Power Tools downloads, bulletin boards, 'how to' projects for the classroom. - Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
Summer Crafts for Kids: Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes - Kaboose.com - Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag Recipe
Shake it all about and you've got yourself a homemade treat that's great to eat. - Martha Stewart.com.
Favorite recipes and video cooking tips from Martha Stewart on marthastewart.com. Great recipes for chicken, cakes, pasta, cookies, easy meals, healthy dishes, family-friendly menus, holiday food, special occasions, and more. - All Recipes.com
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It's a great idea, you can keep ice cream portioned in the freezer.
What a cool idea! I can't wait to try it!
Very scrumptious fun and one can pretend they're in the lab doing a tasty experiment...how unique and fun for everyone. I sure have been going through the ice cream this winter, unusual for me but you have me heading for the freezer...again!
What an awesome recipe, Blessed! :)
What a COOL idea... pun intended.. but lame :) he he
This looks like a lot of fun and it makes ice cream with no artificial ingredients.
How cool!!! I'd like Mum to give this a try!
What a fun thing to do on a summer day!
Interesting...must give it a try
A great idea for a summer project with the grandkids. Thanks. Blessings!~
I've made these before with my kids and they loved it! We did have one bag break and that was a MESS, but it was still worth it. Fun lens! I'm featuring it on https://hubpages.com/holidays/homemade-ice-cream-c .
Wow, looks like a totally fun and simple way to entertain the kids (and MOM) and a easy way to be able to make different flavors so everyone can have the kind they want and not wasting a huge batch of ice cream no one likes, not that it goes to waste around here because we always make the flavor I like! lol But I do love this and it's already in single serve bags for quick eat, clean and go convenience...you can't ask for more! Fly-by winging for you!
Hi, nDee. Thanks for the cool idea. I have never heard of it before. My granddaughter and my nephew will love this. This may end up being our favorite past time until school starts again. By the way, this is a timely idea, it was 102 degrees today in the great Arizona desert; and we live in a relatively cool part of the state. Swimming pools and ice cream are life savers here!
My son came in and looked over my shoulder while I was reading this lens. He immediately set forth to convince me that we NEED to do this. I think I'm on the hook now!
Nice! I did this in my Chemistry class back in the day! Great throw back and great lens! :)
Thanks for the info. I am very sure my granddaughter is going to love making this. She is visiting me tomorrow and them we are going to try it.
I have to try this! my kids would love it! thanks
Just in time for the school holidays - brilliant idea
awesome! I am going to try this with my kiddo next week as part as our homeschooling cool & fun stuff!
seems pretty simple to make... will try it soon... :)
Thanks for sharing this lens.
I wonder how snow would work? We have a lot of that right now. This is very intriguing.
Great looking lens! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 12/12/2010. Have a great day!
Soft ice cream easily became famous for kids and young at heart, thanks to Soft Ice Cream Maker it is now possible.
We used to make ice-cream at family get-to-togethers. My little family loves this dessert.
This looks fun and easy. Love the way you put this lens together.
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