Ice Cream in a Baggie - A Pinterest Summer Success!

In an attempt to keep my kids busy this summer I have become a Pinterest addict. I have found so many creative activities to keep them entertained and happy. One pin I was excited to try was this homemade ice cream in a baggie.

My kids love ice cream and Ive always wanted to make our own, but don't own an ice cream maker so this was perfect!

Here's what you need:

• 1 cup half & half
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup course salt
• 1 gallon-sized Ziploc bag
• 1 pint-sized Ziploc bag (I just used a sandwich bag since that's all I had)
• ice
• fresh fruit (optional)

Mix the half & half, sugar and vanilla together and pour into pint-sized Ziploc. Make sure the Ziploc is completely sealed.

Fill the gallon-sized Ziploc half way with ice and add salt.

Next, put the baggie with the half & half mixture inside the bag of ice and salt; seal.

Now shake like crazy for at least 5 minutes or until cream sets.

We took turns running around the backyard shaking our ice cream.

 Once the cream sets, quickly run the sealed pint-sized bag under cold water to remove the salt.

Open and enjoy quickly! Our ice cream melted pretty fast. I suppose we could have shook it a little longer, but patience were wearing thin and our hands were freezing! The ice cream was really good though. We added strawberries before digging in for a little extra fun.

  (I suggest making a baggie for each kiddo if your making it for more then one)