Homemade Ice-Cream

Tonight I was suppose to work, but got canceled and so we were trying to think of something fun for the kids to do. I had come across a recipe for homemade ice-cream in a bag a couple of days ago and got the ingredients for it and so we decided that it would be fun to make our own vanilla ice-cream.

The girls helped me assemble the ingredients and bags and then we went outside to shake the bags. The kids didn't last too long shaking their bags, and so Jarel did most of the shaking for the kids' ice-cream. It didn't take long, and sure enough we had ice-cream to enjoy!

Here is the recipe: This makes 1 serving.

1 gallon ziplock bag
1 quart ziplock bag
2 Tbl. sugar
1 cup half and half
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup Morton ice-cream salt
Ice cubes

Add sugar, half and half, and vanilla into the quart size bag. Seal tight.
Mix ingredients by smooshing the bag.

Place salt and enough ice cubes to fill the gallon bag 3/4 full. Then place the sealed ice-cream mixture bag into the gallon bag. Seal tight.

Shake the bags around until you can feel the ice-cream mixture harden. Takes about 10-15 minutes.


Makena shaking her bag.


Kali really didn't like to shake the bag, she liked rolling it on her head or stepping on it with her feet.


Tyler trying to open the bag. It was really hard for this little boy to understand that we had to keep the bag closed so that we could make ice-cream.


Makena enjoying her ice-cream. She tasted it and said, "Mom, it takes just like Chick-Fil-A's ice cream. Yumm!"


Kali and Tyler


Kali eating her ice-cream. She ate her entire bag!


Tyler eating ice-cream. He loved it and wouldn't let anyone near his bag of ice-cream.