Eating snow? Don’t dogs and babies do that? Yes, and you and your preschooler can too! Winter is just around the corner, and it’s a great time to start planning activities for those snowed-in days. Why not relish the snow with some snow recipes? One word of caution: avoid the yellow snow. Clean snow only for these recipes, please.
Snow cones, anyone? Get some fresh snow and stir it together with syrups to make a snow cone. Maple syrup is wonderful, but golden syrup and even a light molasses taste good too! Experiment with different syrup flavors.
How about snow ice cream? Yes, you too can make snow cream – yum! Add half a cup of sweetened, condensed milk or whipping cream to three cups of clean snow. Add flavoring like vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon, or almond extract. If you’re using whipping cream, you may want to add some sugar as well. Stir until it’s smooth, and eat the snow cream as soon as possible. I’m sure that there won’t be a problem with this part.
If it’s really cold, it’s possible to make snow taffy. Find a patch of clean snow and mix the syrup together. Then bring it outdoors and move a container over the snow, gently placing a layer of syrup on the clean surface. It should freeze into a long, sticky candy. Use a Ziploc bag to capture the sticky mess, then bring it in and eat it!
For those with a healthier bent, try snow smoothies! Place snow, yogurt, and fruit into a blender with a little bit of sweetener. Add vanilla or almond flavoring. Add a small amount of cream if desired. Blend and serve to the chilling preschooler crowd.
Have you ever made a snow recipe? Please share so that the rest of us can have some delicious winter goodies as well!