Easy to Make, Delicious to Eat! Ice Cream Snowballs
Brrr, it's been kind of chilly. No matter how cold it gets, there is always room for ice cream. At least that's how I was raised. True story. So many fun memories involving the sweet icy treat growing up. We'd fight over who got the biggest bowl quite frequently. Now, mind you, I don't have any siblings. I'm talking about fighting over it with my parents. Ha! Good times. I also can't forget all the times my dad convinced me to be happy about yet another trip to The Home Depot with promising to stop for some ice cream on the way back. Hey, it worked. What can I say?
As I was gathering up ideas for easy treats, I found a simple recipe for Ice Cream Snowballs over on the Dreyer's website. Funny enough, we don't have that brand of Ice Cream here, but we do have Edy's which is the regional name for ours. Same ice cream, different name, all delish. To make these cute little wintery treats, you just need two ingredients, which is awesome. Just vanilla ice cream and white ice cream toppings. They suggest crushed white chocolate, white sprinkles or coconut flakes. Yummers.
I opted to try it out with shredded coconut and I don't regret it a bit. I just wish my dad lived a little closer so I could share. Now that I'm an adult, I don't mind sharing the larger portion of ice cream and he still doesn't mind eating it. *smile*.
When I was shopping for my vanilla ice cream, I noticed that the vanilla bean flavor had more of a white appearance, so I used that instead of regular vanilla like the recipe calls for. You can obviously use any flavor you want to, it's all good. BUT, that shredded coconut tastes freakin' amazing with the vanilla bean flavored ice cream. Highly recommend!
Ice Cream Snowballs Recipe
Original recipe from Dryer's. Print the Original Recipe.
Ingredients:
-Vanilla Ice Cream (I used Vanilla Bean for the whiter color)
-Shredded Coconut
Directions:
Use an ice cream scoop to create a round vanilla scoop right from the carton. I used plastic gloves and quickly rolled each one into a perfect ball. (Brrrr).
Roll the scoop in a bowl of shredded coconut to cover.
I placed my ice cream snowballs on wax paper on a baking tray and stuck them in the freezer so they could solidify a bit. These store surprisingly well. After they are firm again, you can put them in a freezer friendly container or freezer bag.
Promise you'll try vanilla bean ice cream and shredded coconut?
Do you enjoy ice cream even in the colder months? Do you have any fun memories about ice cream? Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear from you.
In the late 50s this was my birthday treat it came with a candle many fond memories.
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing with Sunday Features!
Oh fun! I"m not a big vanilla ice cream fan, maybe coconut ice cream. Mmmm.
These sound so yummy! Easy and fun to make too!
these would be great for dessert on christmas. premake them and store in the extra freezer, no mess, no fuss
Those look so great! My kids would love that! I bet they are super yummy
What? They are that simple? Thanks for the great recipe for ice cream snowballs!
Ice cream snowballs?? This is amazing thanks for this innovative treat!
This definitely looks yummy! I bet my kids would like it (I wouldn't mind the coconut!)
YUMMMMM! At first I thought this was going to be snow ice cream made out of real snow. I was surprised. This sounds good.
Aw those look SO adorable! I am not a fan of coconut but my husband and mom LOVE it! Would love to make this for them!
I have some vanilla bean ice cream in the freezer right now. All I need to do is hunt up some coconut and whip me up a few of these delicious treats now!
These would make a delicious dessert. I will have to try making some of these.
Oh my gosh. These look amazing! I can't wait to give them a try.
Oh these look delicious! So simple, and I know my kids would think they were just amazing! Will have to try these myself!
My husband will eat ice cream any time, but I usually only eat it in the warmer months, except when we get enough snow to make snow cream. I do love coconut, though, so I will give this a try!
This is such a cute and yummy idea. I will have to make this for my Christmas Party. It is the only kind of snowball we will see in Florida.
These look so yummy. The shredded coconut is a huge plus for me!
These sound SO good, and I love that they're so simple. Definitely making these soon.
Ice cream and coconut? What's not to love! Yum. =D
Quick frosty treat for the season! I love how perfect they look!
I love ice cream year-round and these look great! I'm sure my son would also love them.
Those are cool. Fun and easy to make.
I just had ice cream at my son's birthday party yesterday, so yes we enjoy it all year round! I'm hoping it snows enough so we can make snow cream too this year!!
So much easier than what I thought it was going to be by looking at the photos! So pretty! ooo and I LOVE vanilla bean!
Those sound heavenly! Definitely a recipe that I am going to be trying with the boys when they are on vacation next week 🙂
These are adorable and look so delicious. I can't wait to make these with the boys.