Have you been graced with some wintry mixes yet? Now, unless you don”t have to work, or you”re going to the mountain, or you don”t have to clean off your car, or you have a pair of snow shoes — snowstorms can be kind of a pain. But next time it snows, don”t be upset — just grab a few items out of your cupboard and take advantage of that snow to make

Yes. Ice cream. Made out of snow. Have I got your attention yet?

Now there are a bunch of recipes online for snow ice cream (what .. people actually know about this already?), however, because I am obsessed with Paula Deen, we”re going to follow her recipe. And it”s so simple! You”re going to be kicking yourself for just finding out about this awesome treat now. Here”s what you need:

8 cups of SNOW (or shaved ice if you can”t wait till the next storm)

1 14-oz can of SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK

1 teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT

TO MAKE (the basic recipe): Place the snow into a large bowl, then pour in the condensed milk, followed by vanilla. Mix and voila, snow magic! However, if plain vanilla ice cream just isn”t thrilling enough for you, grab these as well:

FOOD COLORING

SPRINKLES

Add a few drops at a time of the food coloring until you get the color vibrancy you want, depending on how much snow ice cream you”re working with. Scoop into bowls and top with sprinkles before serving! After a bite of this, you”ll be begging for it to snow each night!

What are your favorite snowstorm treats?

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