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Vanilla Ice Cream in a Bag

This is Vanilla Ice Cream recipe is perfect to make with the kids. They can do the measuring and the shaking – all you have to do is supervise! Best of all, you don’t even need an ice cream maker for this recipe. You just need plastic bags!
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups half and half
  • 8 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • Supplies
  • 4 1- pint sized sealable plastic bags
  • 8 1- gallon sized sealable plastic bags
  • 16 cups ice
  • 2 cups rock salt

Instructions

  • Pour 1 cup half and half, 2 tbsp. sugar, and ½ tsp. vanilla into each Into each of the pint size bags. Seal the bags and put them in the freezer.
  • Fill each of 4 1-gallon size bags half full of ice. Add ½ cup rock salt, and then double bag them.
  • Remove the ice cream bags from the freezer and put each one into a gallon bag, then shake for at least 5 minutes. When you open the bags, you’ll have your very own tasty vanilla ice cream, made entirely by hand!