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The Suzzzz on 10.29.2011
A fun project. Not the best ice cream, but definitely something to do with the kids on a rainy day.
Ice Cream in a Bag
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In honor of summer, you must, must try Ice Cream in a Bag. It is such a fun, kid friendly activity. And it’s so yummy!
Ingredients
- 4 cups Half-and-half
- 8 Tablespoons Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 4 whole Pint Sized Zip Lock Baggies
- 16 cups Ice
- 8 whole Gallon Sized Zip Lock Type Baggies
- 2 cups Salt, Rock Salt Type
Preparation
Measure out 1 cup half and half into a pint sized baggie. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Repeat for the remaining three pint sized baggies. I used a loaf pan to hold the baggies while I added the ingredients. No spills! Seal the baggies and place them in the freezer while you assemble the gallon sized baggies.
Fill each of four gallon sized baggies half-way full of ice. For me this was about 4 cups of ice for each of the four gallon sized baggies. Add 1/2 cup of ice cream salt to each gallon sized baggie of ice. Now double bag those puppies. That’s where you get the 8 gallon sized baggies from.
Remove the ice cream mixtures from the freezer. Recheck the seal on the ice cream mixture to make sure they are well sealed, and place one pint sized baggie into one gallon sized ice set up. Seal each of the gallon baggies.
Shake, shake, shake for at least 5 minutes. For my little ones, this proved to be a little challenging, so I helped out. Then it got a bit cold for my hands. You could try wearing oven mitts to insulate your hands from the cold. Me? I put all four set-ups in my front-loader washing machine and set it to spin. Three minutes did the trick!
This project would make a great summer time scientific inquiry for the kiddos. “Which agitation method produces an ice-cream like consistency in the fastest time?” I fully expect everyone to try this out and report your results in the comments section. Now get shakin’!
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tifferrific on 11.9.2011
I made something like this when I was younger. My brother got the recipe from the home ec. teacher. I later had the same teacher, but we did not get to try this out.
whatthedogate on 9.15.2011
elliemaytucson: I hope you get a chance to try it. It was so yummy! Maybe some crushed Oreos?!
elliemaytucson on 9.14.2011
incredible idea with the washing machine. that is thinking outside the box! i am going to try this as soon as my dieting is over! looks great. you could probably add nuts and chocolate chips too! when i do it, i will let you know how it turns out! we live far from town and dont usually get ice cream from the store as it gets melty on the way home. this recipe will solve that problem!
whatthedogate on 6.27.2011
I like that idea. Very interactive!
kookiecookie on 6.26.2011
I used a similar recipe called “Tin Can Ice Cream” when I taught 4th grade for an end-of-the-year science activity. We used 1- and 3-pound coffee cans with lids, assembled the ingredients, and working with a partner, rolled the cans back and forth on the playground. In case of rain, we commandeered the cafeteria floor. The kids loved it, especially eating the results.