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5 Minute Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Servings: 1
Author: Lydia @ ThriftyFrugalMom.com

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup half and half or milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup salt The bigger the granules, the better. Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is fine.
  • Ice cubes enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full
  • 1 pint-size ziplock bag
  • 1 gallon-size ziplock bag

Instructions

  • Combine the sugar, half and half and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.
  • Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well. Seal the larger bag.
  • Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes). Feel the small bag to determine when it's done.
  • Take the smaller bag out of the larger one, add mix-ins, and eat the ice cream right out of the bag.