Wahoo, today we have another installment of Crafting Challenge with a fabulous group of bloggers. This month's theme, MASON JARS!!! Who doesn't love a good mason jar, and have a whole load of them sitting around the house?!
We decided to make homemade ice cream in our mason jars…and the kids had so much fun. Although they didn't shake them all themselves…it was more fun for a minute until their little arms got tired, and then Mom and Dad ended up shaking the rest. Oh well, they enjoyed it for a minute!!
Combine whipping cream, sugar and vanilla in a ziplock bag. Place inside the mason jar and then fill to the brim with ice. Then sprinkle the top with salt (this helps with lowering the temperature of the ice, to make the ice cream freeze!). Put the lid on the jar, and shake….shake, shake, shake! This will take about 5-10 minutes of shaking to freeze your icecream.
We topped our ice cream with all sorts of stuff. Because everyone likes different toppings, right?
Oh, and did you see the fun way we knew who's was who's? We used chalkboard vinyl and cut it to the size of the lid, then wrote each of our name's on them!! The kid's loved that they had one with their own name on it!
Right?! I remember making it for a "pioneer party" when I was like 8! It's fun to watch my kids do things that I did when I was little.
OOH! I love the idea in a mason jar! We just made this recipe for fathers day, but we put the ice in a gallon size ziplock, It froze our hands off before we were able to enjoy the treat! Love the chalk names on top too!
Putting it in a towel to hold definitely helps with freezing of your hands!!
Some took a bit longer than others. I'm sure it was because I didn't measure the salt, just kinda put it in. Also, the amount of shaking can change it. But typically about 10 minutes per jar!
My kids would love to do this! Putting it on my list of things to do this summer!
What a great idea. I love homemade icecream and usually use my ice cream maker, but their is just something about shaking it up in a can – or jar. looks delicious!
This looks super yummy!! I'm going to have to try it with the kids, thanks for sharing!
I wonder if there was a small hole in your inside bag? It would explain the salty taste as well as why it was too liquidy too freeze?
I can't wait to try this.I love ice cream!!!!!!!
So adding rock salt to ice doesn't lower the temperature of the ice. What it does is lower the melting point of the ice. When this happens, energy is released from the ice as it melts thus making really cold water.
Tried this with just the ingredients in the jar. No ice. Shook for 4-5 minutes. Can you over shake the cream? We are waiting for it to freeze.