Homemade *ice* cream, fun for kids!

For those of you trapped under feet of snow (like me in the midwest!), here's a good recipe for your kiddos!! (and you can make a healthier version for yourself!). My girls have strep throat so this was an awesome treat for them this afternoon!

4 cups of clean snow
1/2 cup fat free Half and Half (you can just use another half cup of milk, but it really looked like ice cream)
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together the half and half, milk, sugar, and vanilla in bowl. Put 1 cup of snow (or more!) in 4 bowls. Add 1/4 cup of the milk mixture to each bowl. Let the kids mix it together until it is ice cream consistency. Top w/ chocolate syrup or other toppings if desired (my girls love Hershey's Special Dark syrup). Still a lot less calories than regular store bought ice cream!!

Nutrition Facts: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories 82.1
Total Fat 0.3 g
Saturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 1.5 mg
Sodium 43.4 mg
Potassium 46.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 17.0 g
Dietary Fiber 0.0 g
Sugars 16.1 g
Protein 2.0 g
Vitamin A 3.2 %
Vitamin B-12 2.2 %
Vitamin B-6 0.6 %
Vitamin C 0.0 %
Vitamin D 4.0 %
Vitamin E 0.1 %
Calcium 7.6 %
Copper 0.2 %
Folate 0.4 %
Iron 0.1 %
Magnesium 0.8 %
Manganese 0.0 %
Niacin 0.1 %
Pantothenic Acid 1.1 %
Phosphorus 2.9 %
Riboflavin 3.5 %
Selenium 1.5 %
Thiamin 0.4 %
Zinc 0.8 %

To make a lower cal version, use fat free milk (almond, soy, whatever you like) and your favorite sweetener. I was really amazed at how the snow really made it into ice cream!!