Homemade Frozen Treats
by Neighborhood-Kids.com7/25/2008 4:55:33 PM
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Going out for an ice cream treat is great, but making ice cream at home is a fun activity that will keep kids entertained for the afternoon and they can look forward to an after-dinner dessert that they helped make. Try any one of these recipes with your kids:
Make a variety of ice cream flavors at home.“Kick the Can” Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup whipping cream
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Small bag of cubed ice
- ½ cup of rock salt
- 1 large coffee can with lid
- 1 small coffee can with lid
- Duct tape
Combine milk, cream, sugar and vanilla in the small coffee can (make sure that the can is well-cleaned). Secure the lid on the small can with duct tape. Shake it to mix the ingredients. Put a layer of ice and rock salt in the bottom of the large can. Put the small can inside and fill the rest of the space with more ice and rock salt. Secure the lid on the large can with duct tape. Kick (or roll) the can for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the small can and scrape the ice cream away from the sides of the can. Recover and retape the lid on the small can and add more ice and rock salt to the large can. Kick the can for 5 to 10 more minutes. Stir the ice cream and it’s ready to serve!
You can make reduced fat ice cream by using low-fat milk and half-and-half instead of whipping cream. You can also make chocolate ice cream by using chocolate milk and adding 1/3 cup of chocolate chips, or fruit ice cream by adding ½ cup of sliced fruit (fresh or frozen).
No-Frills Mini Popsicles
Fill ice cube trays with any fruit juice or Kool-Aid mix. Partially freeze, then insert toothpicks in the center. When fully frozen, break them out of the tray and serve.
Pudding Pops
Make instant pudding of any flavor according to the directions. Pour mixture into a popsicle mold (or save, clean and reuse empty yogurt cups with new popsicle sticks). Freeze overnight and enjoy the next day.