How to Make Snow Ice: Your Ultimate Guide

How to Make Snow Ice: Your Ultimate Guide

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesHow to Make Snow Ice: Your Ultimate Guide

When life hands you a load of snow it's time to make snow ice. We share tips for making snow ice safely plus lots of variations. Happy #snowday!

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How to make snow ice ~ in 5 minutes!

"My dad always said to wait until there was at least 2.5 feet of snow on the ground and let it continue to fall because then we knew the snow was clean. I can count on one hand the number of times the snow has been clean enough to turn into snow ice. It's almost worth moving to a part of the country that gets more snow because man is it tasty!" — SUZYL

In Western Washington State where we’re lucky to get six inches of snow in the winter we make sure to get outside when the snow is fresh and new—before the chickadees and squirrels come calling. We use a clean mixing bowl or large pot to collect snow or we put a large pot outside to catch the snow as it falls. And as the old saying goes don’t eat yellow snow! Still worried about contaminants? Check out this piece from NPR . Then get back to work.

Here's the thing about snow: it melts! Make sure you have your snow ice cream ingredients ready so you can get started as soon as the snow hits your warm kitchen.