Snow Place Like Home

Snow Day

I LOVE snow... no, seriously! I can't even recall the number of sleepless nights spent in anticipation since my childhood. Growing up in the south, you learn to really appreciate the stuff, even if it is only a dusting. I can remember many groggy mornings spent in front of the television waiting for the weatherman to announce school closings. 

You would think that as I've grown up, I would have learned to complain about it like 90% of the population. Not the case! My inner child still forces me to check my phone constantly for wintry updates. So it's no surprise that my relationship with snow can easily be summed up in a single quote (which is consequently painted on a canvas that is currently hanging in my entryway) from my all-time favorite television show Gilmore Girls.

"Flakes, flurries, swirls, crystals, 

whatever form it comes in, I'll take it." 

-Lorelai Gilmore 

Getting On With It

So now that you have the backstory, you can see why I am thrilled to be sitting in my house, coffee in hand, and blinds pulled up, watching the snowflakes silently fall outside of my window. 

There are so many beautiful results of snow and growing up it was a tradition in our house on snow days to make SNOW CREAM! Our love for this delicious snow-day dessert was so dedicated, that the minute we saw flakes falling, we placed a bowl in the yard to gather the snow for us. (Obviously, you can just scoop it into a bowl with a spoon, but where's the fun in that?).

Fast forward to college where I had a roommate from New York who had never heard of the stuff! I just couldn't believe that a person from a state that typically gets snow every year had never had the opportunity of enjoying one of the best parts of snow.

I decided that it was my duty to introduce her to that simple joy. However, I did not have this revelation until we were already snowed into our dorm room. I definitely wasn't going to walk to Wal-Mart to pick up the typical ingredients: sugar, vanilla, and evaporated milk, which obviously as a college student I didn't have on hand in my dorm. I was forced to improvise, and you know what, it was AWESOME! I'll give you the secret to cheating your way to snow cream perfection... coffee creamer! 

That's right, it may sound silly but it totally works, and the best part is, you can use whatever you have on hand. If you want to get fancy, purchase different flavors to make several types while you're snowed in. 

The Recipe

This recipe is beautiful because of its sheer simplicity. For a decent two-person serving size, you'll need eight cups of fresh snow (not the refrozen stuff), and a cup and a quarter of your favorite coffee creamer. I went with Coffee-Mate natural bliss vanilla because it is what I had on hand. Mix the snow and creamer together, and voila, you've got snow cream!

I've added before and after pictures and there's also a recipe card at the end for you to download.

And here is the finished product! The bowls pictured are one cup each, and you can see that the snow cream towers above. I'm calling this my "serving" size. 

Recipe Card (as promised)

I hope that you enjoy your snow (and snow cream). Please feel free to post a comment below and let me know how some of your flavor attempts turned out!