Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Librarian's File Cabinet Of Fun: Ice Cream in a Bag

Looking for an easy, cheap, delicious after school program for your teens? My friend, let me tell you about ice cream in a bag.

It's low cost and makes for a great drop in style program and for one glorious afternoon you won't hear the words "But I'm hungry!" come from any of your teens. If that's not winning I don't know what is!



Ingredients
1 cup whole milk (can use almond milk for teens with dairy allergies)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Optional: toppings such as chocolate syrup, candy, fruit, sprinkles, etc.

Materials
1 gallon sized zippered plastic bag
1 quart sized zippered plastic bag
Ice 
1/4 cup coarse kosher, rock, or ice cream salt

What You Do

  • In quart sized bag, mix milk, sugar, vanilla, and any toppings if desired. Seal tightly and set aside.
  • In gallon sized bag, fill about 3/4 of the way to the top with ice and add in salt. 
  • Place quart sized bag inside of the gallon sized bag, sealing gallon bag tightly.
  • Shake vigorously for 5-10 minutes, pull out your bag of ice cream, grab a spoon, and enjoy!
**We learned a few years ago that having dish towels on hand is super helpful as that gallon bag with the ice and salt gets CRAZY COLD, like hurt-your-hands cold, but wrapping the bag in a towel helps keep the chill off of your hands.

1 cup of milk makes about one and a half to two scoops of ice cream, which totally hits the spot for hungry teens (and librarians) in the afternoon!


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