Celebrate this snow day by making snow cream

By now there should be enough snow outside your East Tennessee door to create a memory making dessert. All it takes is a bowl, a spoon, a gallon of snow and someone brave enough to go outdoors to gather it.

The rest is easy peasy. You"ll need some sugar, vanilla flavoring and a little milk for vanilla snow cream, the addition of chocolate syrup if making chocolate snow cream or you can go rogue by adding orange and vanilla flavoring to create a creamsicle.

Here"s a few recipes to get you started.

CHOCOLATE SNOW CREAM

Yields 8-10 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 cup milk

1/3 cup sugar

8-10 cups snow

1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate syrup (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Add milk, sugar and vanilla in bowl until blended. If desired include chocolate syrup to taste. Stir mixture into a large bowl of snow.

PAULA DEEN SNOW CREAM

Yields 8-10 servings

INGREDIENTS

8 cups snow

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Place snow or shaved ice into a large bowl. Pour condensed milk over and add vanilla. Mix to combine. Serve immediately in bowls.

Source: Paula Deen/Food Network

Snow Cream (with egg)

Yields 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

2 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup white sugar

1 gallon snow

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla and sugar until smooth. Gradually stir in snow until mixture reaches desired consistency. Eat at once.

Note: Ingesting raw eggs can be hazardous to your health. Pasteurized eggs recommended.

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