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Kids can make their own Ice Cream in a Bag

Kids can make their own Ice Cream in a Bag
Ice Cream in a Bag

I saw this idea last summer in the Disney Family Fun magazine, wrote it on a little notecard, an finally pulled it out!  It has been soooo hot here, and the girls love ice cream, so I figured it would be fun to make our own.

Ingredients for Ice Cream in a Bag

Ingredients for Ice Cream in a Bag

  • 1 C 1/2 and 1/2
  •  2 T sugar
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 1/4 C salt (we used rock salt, but I think other types may work)
  • ice

Steps to Make Ice Cream in a Bag


First mix your 1/2 and 1/2, sugar, and vanilla in a small ziploc bag.

Mixing ingredients for ice cream in a bag.

Just a few ingredients for ice cream in a bag.

Fill a gallon size ziploc 1/2 full of ice and add salt and small ziploc bag.


When making ice cream in a bag you need a larger bag for ice.

Seal and shake for 5 minutes.  

This was the hardest part because the bag gets really cold and little girls get tired of shaking.  So we wrapped the bags in towels and jumped up and down.  They probably only shook them for a minute and a half, and I shook them for a little while. They still worked even with inconsistent shaking.

Shake the bags to make ice cream!Shaking ice cream in a bag gets a bit cold.

   Eat and enjoy!



             Eat and enjoy!


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