Vanilla Bean Snow Cream

It's been snowing all day here in NW New Jersey; the light fluffy stuff that looks like clouds of diamonds when the moonlight shines over it.  I was looking out my back door and admiring its beauty, but at the same time thinking how good it would taste as a snow cone since it was new, untarnished snow, totally free of any sand, salt or debris.  Brilliantly white and also perfect for enjoying in a dish with a few ingredients added ... Snow Cream!

Ingredients

About 8 cups of fresh, clean snow
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 T vanilla bean paste

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and scoop immediately into serving bowls.

Variations:
Chocolate: Add in 3-4 T Hershey syrup
Coffee:  Mix 1 T espresso powder with 1/4 c water. Microwave for 15 seconds and cool completely. Add along with sweetened condensed milk and bean paste.
Almond:  Add in 2 tsp. almond extract
Cherry: Add in 1 - 2 T cherry syrup from a jar of maraschino cherries
Snow cones: Scoop snow only into cones made from parchment paper and drizzle with snow cone syrup





I scream, you scream, we all scream for snow cream!