December 16th, 2007 | Category: Recipes
RECIPE: ICE CREAM SNOW BALLS
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
The idea for this recipe was sent to us by Shirley M. of Northfield, Ohio. She had e-mailed Ernie a few weeks ago and reminisced about how her mother would treat the kids to ice cream snowballs back in the 50’s. Shirley described them as “vanilla ice cream coated with coconut, they had a little holly on the top with a small red candle.” Her mother bought them and several years later Shirley would buy them for her daughter, but she hasn’t been able to find ice cream snowballs for sale in many years.
We did some poking around and discovered a product from yesteryear called “Flaming Ice Cream Snow Balls.” At right is a photo. That’s more than likely the snowballs Shirley had as a child.
Flaming ice cream snow balls might not be available in stores, but it seems one could probably make ice cream snowballs at home, even though they’ll never be as good as the ones mom used to bring home. With that, here’s our attempt at an ice cream snowball recipe:
INGREDIENTS
• Vanilla ice cream
• Shredded coconut
• Garnish (holly, mint, candles)
DIRECTIONS: Scoop several balls of ice cream onto a baking sheet and place in freezer until solid. The balls can be any size you’d like. You can use a melon baller or you can create larger snowballs with your hands (that could be fun).
Some baking sheets might not fit in a freezer, especially a freezer that’s already full of ice cream so feel free to place the ice cream balls on something smaller. Remove from freezer and roll in coconut. Re-freeze until ready to serve. Garnish with holly or mint and a candle (optional).
TODAY’S PRIZE: The Spaghetti Ice Cream Maker. According to the company’s website, the Spaghetti Ice Cream Maker comes with three attachments that allow you to make spaghetti-shaped ice cream, lasagna ice cream and, dare we say, asparagus-shaped ice cream? Some parents will try anything to get kids to eat their “vegetables.”

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December 26th, 2007 at 9:33 amI am adicted to turket hill.
December 25th, 2007 at 5:27 pmI would garnish with the green mint jelly candies. My family is going to try this recipe during vacation week. What a great little family recipe.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:55 pmSounds An d looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 21st, 2007 at 3:12 amthese look so good- great appliance
December 19th, 2007 at 1:06 pmWhat no pictures of the pasta-shaped ice cream maker!?! :-/
December 18th, 2007 at 10:51 pmMaybe these will stop my kids from making snowballs from outside & putting them in the freezer for later! They look yummy!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:06 pmThe ice cream snowballs look like a great idea for Christmas Eve desert. How fun!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 6:10 pmMy Grandson’s saw the ice cream balls and now they want me to make them tonight. They said that they will help me. Looks very good.
December 18th, 2007 at 4:21 pmsnowballs, spaghetti, lasagna,
December 18th, 2007 at 2:45 pmthis is awesome, I am ready to eat more ice cream now. and the spaghetti ice cream maker is an exercise activity too.
How wild! But, shouldn’t we be eating our ice cream manually for the exercise, afterall!!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 1:23 pmLove the Duetto. Creamy but light and oh so Delicious. Tastes like a “diet” ice cream.
December 18th, 2007 at 11:58 amHi,
I saw today’s prize and cannot believe what a great gift that is. I saw ice cream prepared on the cooking network and how they made a meatball from ice cream also. Hope I win!!!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:00 amMy first memory of eating ice cream was a MeloRoll. They even had a specially shaped cone to hold it. My Philadelphia friends tell me that they never encountered it even the ones who are as old as I. Was this a New York thing?
December 18th, 2007 at 9:41 amMy favorite flavor is Death by Chocolate. A chocolate lovers dream.
December 18th, 2007 at 9:04 amMMMMMMMMMMMM Good!!!!!!!!!!
I wish I could eat Turkey Hill ice cream every day. I have to drive over 30 miles or so to get it! So I really would like to win this contest, then I could dive and make it worth my while to stock my freezer, since it is cold right now here in the south. It would not melt until I got back home.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:50 amI didn’t remember these until I saw the picture with the holly and candle. It seems somehow though it had cake in it somewhere,? Maybe my mom had her own twist to this one. Thanks for the memory bite. (pun intended)
December 18th, 2007 at 8:29 amWhat a great idea!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:08 amI’d roll those snowballs down the hill to a pond of chocolate, & then go diving for snowballs!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:07 amThese look very easy to make and lots of fun! My kind of recipe!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:04 amListen. You dont have to do anything with your Ice Cream to make it good.Ive eaten a lot of Ice Cream in my 60 s0me years and Turke Hill makes the best.
December 18th, 2007 at 6:58 ami love coconut, especially paired with pineapple. add a little crushed pinapple to coconut and roll balls in that. don’t know how it would freese, but sounds good. i and my sisters loved to take a spoon and eat the frozen cream from the top of the milk bottles. it would rise and push the paper cap up, sometimes even off of the bottle. now that flavor in an ice cream would be delicious. its name could be fifties dream cream.
December 18th, 2007 at 6:13 amWow these snowballs are amazing! I just served them as a treat for my friends and they were so easy to make and so delicious. Thanks for the great idea Turkey Hill, you help make the holiday season great!
December 18th, 2007 at 4:05 amThe spaghetti ice cream maker is right
December 18th, 2007 at 2:38 amup my alleyl but then again, I don’t need any assistance to get me to eat ice cream, my favorite food.
Looks like you better eat these snowballs fast before they melt. I am sure putting a candle in them would certainly cause them to melt faster (i.e. if you light the candle).
December 18th, 2007 at 2:17 amI like the Pineapple ice cream idea better than Vanilla. To each his (her) own.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:48 amHey, I never thought of ice cream snowballs before. Sounds interesting.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:36 amCute idea! Especially in individual sizes…
December 18th, 2007 at 12:24 amthat is awesome
December 18th, 2007 at 12:19 amnice idea will have to try this on my kids to see what they think
December 17th, 2007 at 11:29 pmWhat a cool idea. And Snowmen, too. the kids’ll love them! How about making them with the Coconut Cream Pie IC?!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:09 pmSounds like fun. We’ll give it a try!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:09 pmFEED ME
December 17th, 2007 at 11:05 pmICE CREAM NOW!!!!!!!!!
We just made both snowballs, vanilla got my vote.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:03 pmI think this has started a new thing in my home. Now they want to try other flavors and with toasted coconut.
We might be onto something good.
I love the snowball and will try making them. Also like the idea of the mud balls too. Thanks for the ideas.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:34 pmMy grandmother used to make the same ice cream snowballs and all of us grandchildren loved them! You are bringing back some wonderful memories.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:16 pmI’ll need to have a football get together to enjoy all these recipes.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:02 pmThis sounds yummy, as I love coconut and vanilla ice cream!
December 17th, 2007 at 9:30 pmCoconut is my favorite and vanilla ice cream is my favorite ice cream. I am getting a visual on this and my mouth is watering. I loved the nostalgic ad in the article.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:16 pmOh my God I have to try this!!! Wouldn’t mind the Ice Cream Maker…
December 17th, 2007 at 9:15 pmOMG! Now to be very honest with you. I’ve been doing that for years with ice cream. You can roll then in all kinds of delicious toppings. Ice Cream snowballs, why not? Love them!
December 17th, 2007 at 9:06 pmI’m thinking that with all that coconut, that will be more for us big kids!!
December 17th, 2007 at 8:56 pmThese snowballs sound delicious.Looks like I’ll be making them for our “special holiday dessert” this year…I can’t wait for the family”s reviews!
December 17th, 2007 at 8:45 pmLooks like they would be fun to make.
Why not add maraschino cherries for the holly berries, and some cut up gummy worms for the holly berry leaves. Something fun for kids to eat.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:37 pmI LOVE Coconut, so they sound great!! And the spaghetti ice cream maker sounds like something my grandbabies would love. Thanks for the interesting info!
December 17th, 2007 at 7:37 pmGreat Idea…
December 17th, 2007 at 6:40 pmWhat about building a Snowman..
More ice cream is better!
Ice cream snow balls sound great, I think I will try them for the kids and the adults on Christmas.Trying flavors other than vanilla would be fun too. can’t wait to try them.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:15 pmThey sound really YUMMY! I would have to coat them in chocolate or caramel……..
December 17th, 2007 at 6:01 pmWhat a great idea for the children during the holidays! (Grownups too!!)
December 17th, 2007 at 5:52 pmMaybe this idea could be used in another way to get kids to eat vegetables.
December 17th, 2007 at 5:41 pmthat sounds really good, I can’t wait to try it.
December 17th, 2007 at 5:16 pmSnow balls look great! Ice cream goes with anything and fits in anywhere!
December 17th, 2007 at 4:36 pmI USED TO MAKE THESE ICE CREAM SNOWBALLS FOR BABY SHOWERS. I’D TINT THE COCONUT PINK OR BLUE. THEY WERE ALWAYS A BIG HIT. THIS WAS WAY BACK IN THE EARLY 70′S. (I MADE THEM ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL.)
December 17th, 2007 at 4:35 pmI loved the article about coconut snowballs-I am 85 my oldest is 59 every christmas we had the ice cream balls, our 3 kids loved them. in the 50s- every christmas for years ,then they disappeared. We tried making them several times, they were not the same!!!Thanks for the wonderful memories- Happy Holiday-Leo & Lucy Fredricks-Newark DE.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:33 pmWhat a great idea.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:23 pmIce Cream snow balls sound great!!!!!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 4:15 pmfirst I see there are now 2 Carolines and both of us are not coconut fans. My husband likes the ice cream ball idea but prefers “MUD BALLS” with chocolate ice cream rolled in chocolate sprinkles or bits
December 17th, 2007 at 4:15 pmas much as they look like a cute idea, sorry the idea of coconut coated ice cream just doesn’t appeal to me
December 17th, 2007 at 4:08 pmThey would not have time to melt before they are eaten.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:02 pmIf you’re making the icecream snowballs you can use green gum drops for the holly. Flatten them out with a rolling pin and trim to a holly shape. Use cinnamon candies for the berries.
December 17th, 2007 at 3:32 pmYour ice cream is the best and the yogurt too. How about rolling those ice cream balls in chocolate sauce and chopped nuts?? YUMM
December 17th, 2007 at 2:58 pmSpaghetti Ice Cream is awesome!
December 17th, 2007 at 2:52 pmThis recipe looks incredible! It reminds me of a dessert my father often talks about having as a child growing up in Scotland. I can’t wait to tell him about this…
December 17th, 2007 at 2:47 pmIce Cream is always on the menu here.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:42 pmWe even started an ice cream club in the office. (ICC) We have lots of fun with it & take turns buying ice cream for the office.
Thanks for a great product & I love the recipe for the snowballs. I too remember having them on Christmas Eve.
Wow I can’t wait to make these for my kids.
Great product and information on how to make interesting presentations….
December 17th, 2007 at 2:24 pmI like the dirty ice cream comment. How about crushing up chocolate cookies (like oreos) and rolling the snow balls in them. Yum!
December 17th, 2007 at 2:23 pmI remember eating those when I was a kid.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:00 pmWhat a lovely dessert for the holidays!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:53 pmToo bad for those who don’t like coconut. That means there’s more for us coconut lovers.
We’re #2 when it comes to eating ice cream!!How can that be when we have Turkey Hiil ice cream?
December 17th, 2007 at 1:39 pmThose ice cream balls look like they would be good, especially for Holidays.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pmSounds awesome !!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:29 pmWow, neat!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:24 pmhope I win!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:22 pmI have a spaetzle machine that might do the trick!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:19 pmGreat idea!!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:05 pmWhat a great idea those snowballs. That could involve the whole family Christmas Eve and everyone could make their own snowball for dessert on Christmas. Make as per the recipe and then perhaps for those that like chocolate drizzle with melted chocolate bars and it could even taste like a mounds bar. The spaghetti ice cream maker is a neat invention and again everyone could use it to create their ice cream meals! Love to have one!!!!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:37 pmI love Hostess snowballs so the ice cream variety would fall into the same delicious category.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:34 pmYum, sounds great. I already have a freezer that is devoted entirely to Turkey Hill Ice Cream!!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:30 pmMy grandchildren love spaghetti in any shape. It would be fun on april fool’s Day to make them spaghetti ice cream for dinner.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:11 pmAs I’ve often believed - I could live on ice cream so the “spaghetti ice cream maker” would be a great idea to add variety - hee hee!!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:10 pmWe get to enjoy ice cream snowballs year round. A local restaurant has their version called pecan balls served with either hot fudge or butterscotch topping and served in a crystal goblet. the only thing that would make it better would be for them to use Turkey Hill. maybe I need to make that suggestion.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:06 pmI remember the snowballs (showing my age) - they were very special treats when we couldn’t afford “extras” at home. I think I’d rather have snowballs than spaghetti shaped ice cream, unless, of course, it was coconut creme pie ice cream from Turky Hill shaped as spaghetti.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:05 pmIf they don’t care for coconut, try to find some elegant white sprinkles/jimmies instead, or crushed pound cake.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:47 amMy son would love to play with this
December 17th, 2007 at 11:46 amThe coconut snowball is just right for the season! I’m a big coconut fan too.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:25 amhappy holidays!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:20 amThe snowballs sound like a perfect recipe for Christmas dinner. Not too difficult and appropriate for the day.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:19 amPick me to win the year’s supply of ice cream - I’m addicted!!!!
What happened to the 17th receipt?
December 17th, 2007 at 11:19 amLove coconut! We’ll definitely try this.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:16 amBased on delicious comments here, we tryed Bills Stampede Sunday…it could quickly over take chocolate chip cookie dough.Now there is serious competition in our home for first place!!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:16 amFICTION: Flaming Ice Cream Snow Balls are dull and boring.
FACT: Flaming Ice Cream Snow Balls are fantastic.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:12 amwhat about instead of covering snowballs w/ coconut, u cover then in white chocolate shavings, or a combo of both!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:11 amwhat about instead of covering snowballs w/ coconut, u cover then w/ white chocolate - or a combo of both!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:10 amThe Spaghetti Ice Cream maker looks like a very creative way to engage kids and adults alike!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:10 amThese Ice Cream Snow Balls would bring an interesting twist to a Food Fight :>)
December 17th, 2007 at 11:07 amCoconut is not my favorite but I would try something else.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amYum! A timely treat for the season.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amThis sounds wonderful and the idea about using Turkey Hill coconut creme pie ice cream, sounds even better. Thanks for the great ideas, I think this will be our dessert for Christmas Eve.
I see an italian pasta shaped ice cream party in my future…
December 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amWhat a great dessert idea!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:03 amYou could have a lot of fun with this. Toasted coconut for a “dirty” snowball. Lemon ice cream for a “don’t eat yellow” snowball.
Great idea.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:02 amMy husband would love these - chocolate turkey hill ice cream - covered with Coconut. What more could one ask for?
December 17th, 2007 at 10:59 amI remember those snowballs when I was a child growing up. My mom purchased them at the local grocery store in upstate New YOrk
December 17th, 2007 at 10:54 amHas ice cream lost its’ cachet now that we all have gallons in the freezer instead of that special trip to the corner candy store for a cone?
December 17th, 2007 at 10:53 amTHE SNOWBALLS LOOK GREAT!!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:49 amI don’t like coconut, but it is a great idea - just change the coconut to chocolate and call them mud balls.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:49 amSounds like a lot of fun for the grandchildren to make during Christmas week. Thanks for the info.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:48 amI am not so sure about the spaghetti ice cream maker but the ice cream snowballs will end up as dessert at one of my holiday gatherings this year!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:48 amTHE SPAGHETTI MAKER LOOKS LIKE ALOT OF FUN-GREAT TO USE WHILE IT SNOWSIN PA.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:47 amThose snowballs are such a cute idea. There are so many other ingredients that you could throw in as well to add a little color and flavor to the mix, like sprinkles, etc etc.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:46 amBet this would be great with pineapple ice cream for a Hawaiian summer party - minus the holly of course!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:44 amIf you live in New England and you’re buried in snow and cold, why not embrace it and eat lots of ice cream and make it fun with this scoop
December 17th, 2007 at 10:37 amHard to find snow-balls in Florida!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:30 amSince we don’t have the traditional Christmas dinner anymore, I think this is going to go over wonderfully.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:26 amI will use green frosting and create “leaves” of holly so that it would be 100% edible. Looks like fun
December 17th, 2007 at 10:26 amSnowballs made out of Turkey Hill’s Coconut Creme Pie ice cream would be doubly good!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:23 amI remember the coconut ice cream balls! They were very good, but not as good as Turkey Hill Ice Cream would be if I made them at home. How about making a little snowman with chocolate chips for eyes and buttons? A cinnamon heart could be the mouth. Try it.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:08 ammy family loves ice cream. any flavor. the shapes would be a welcomed change
December 17th, 2007 at 9:55 amLooks great…we might make it over Christmas!
December 17th, 2007 at 9:23 amYou could roll the ice cream balls in colored candy jimmies or sprinkles and make them look like ornaments. This would work for people who do not like coconut. You would have to change the name though.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:20 amWOW bright candles and spaghetti. What a combo.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:19 ami could go for some green-tea mango icecream right about now. school is delayed again!!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 9:06 amThe snowballs look festive and delicious. When they were sold, who sold them I wonder? Why do all the good things go away?
December 17th, 2007 at 9:02 amMy grandson would like to make them.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:58 amNow that sounds good. Ice cream and coconut…love them both. Great party idea
December 17th, 2007 at 8:45 amSnowballs, what a cool and hot timely idea!
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My mother made the same snowballs for us as I was growing up in Lancaster Co in the 50’s. the TH website (under “Seasonal Recipes) has a recipe for the same with a slight variation.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:25 amWhat will they think of next? LOL Spaghetti ice cream!! It looked like fun, playing with that thing
December 17th, 2007 at 8:23 amThe ice cream snowballs sound wonderful. I like coconut but don’t know if I would like it on ice cream.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:08 amThanks for the recipe for ice cream snowballs. Great for when the grandkids come around. I recall delicious bonbons from my past.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:05 amI don’t like coconut, but my husband would probably love this recipe.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:04 amThanks for the calendar.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:50 amMy mom used to make these too, delicious!
December 17th, 2007 at 7:47 amyou can also tint the coconut….lots of different colors and make confetti balls for New YEars….!!! what a way to ring it in!
December 17th, 2007 at 7:45 amWow — what a novel idea. Ice cream, too, my favorite dessert!
December 17th, 2007 at 6:22 amJUST LET ME GO,WITH BOTH HANDS AND I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN.WITHOUT ANY DOUBT!
December 17th, 2007 at 5:52 amI love the snowball ice cream. It is a great idea for christmas
December 17th, 2007 at 5:39 amThe snowballs sound like a great treat for the holiday birthdays we have coming.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:45 amThese would be even better with Turkey Hill Eggnog ice cream or Peppermint Stick ice cream! Yum!!!! Or any other flavor for that matter.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:22 amLooks delicious to me but I don’t like the way the coconut sticks between my teeth. Maybe I’ll try butterscotch chips on & put in the microwave a short time. Keep those delicious new recipes coming. I love Turkey Hill ice cream just the way it is.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:10 amthese look tasty..my hubby and daughter would love. I’d have to pass on the coconut!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:28 amIce cream snowballs with coconut sounds great!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:20 amlooks scrumptous
December 17th, 2007 at 1:19 amThat sounds really fun!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:04 amOm MY GOSH!!! I remember those from when I was a kid. We use to look forward to Christmas because we would have one of those for a desert during the holidays. That resally takes me back. I had forgotten all about them. Hot fudge topping anyone?
December 17th, 2007 at 12:50 amThese snowballs sound delicious will have to make them over the holidays. Sort of remind me of coconut macaroons one of my favorite cookies.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:41 am…”on the third day of ice cream Turkey Hill gave to me 3 spaghetti ice cream makers, 2 cuisipro ice cream sandwich makers and the book “everybody loves ice cream”"……I am not all that in love with the spaghetti ice cream maker so this’ll probably be the prize I win.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:33 amMy power just came back on after 18 hours!! I checked my freezer and my Turkey Hill Ice Cream is still cold…
December 17th, 2007 at 12:32 amThis one I like - might even give it a try. Thanks
December 17th, 2007 at 12:21 amI could see m&ms making really tasty berries on the snowball….mmmm!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:20 amI love the idea of an ice cream snowball, better than eating yellow snow that if for sure.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:16 amMy family would love to win this & we love Turkey Hill Ice Cream!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:14 amThe snowball reminds me of a treat I
December 17th, 2007 at 12:06 amused to get (eons ago… mid-1950’s) on the Boardwalk of Rockaway Beach (NY). It
was a glazed donut with a smaller version of the snowball sitting on the
donut’s hole. What a 10 cent treat!
Sounds yummy!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:44 pmlooking out at all our actual snow makes the coconut snowballs sound like a good idea!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:30 pmI made ice cream snowballs over 40 years ago. After the ice cream had sat at room temperature for a short while I filled the cavity of a large size cupcake holder. This was returend to the freezer to harden.
Using one piece of wax paper for each form I sprinkled it with the coconut Roll each ball in the coconut and wrap in the paper and returned to freezer. until completely frozen. When ready to serve simply unwrap the paper and place the coconut ball in serving dish. Garnish .
December 16th, 2007 at 11:15 pmExcept for the trim or sauce, these can be prepared a few days ahead.
For some reason, our electric went out tonight. It probably was the westher. The first thought both my husband and I had was but what about the Turkey Hill Ice Cream in the freezer. Before the electric came back on about 1-1/2 hr. later, (yea I know we were lucky to be only out that long), we had helped ourself to a larger than usual serving of ice cream.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:14 pmThat sounds like heaven ! Turkey Hill makes the creamiest, dreamiest goodness!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:08 pmShoveled so many times between Thursday and today that I’m going to have an extra large - guilt free - bowl tonight! (The guilt never slows me down!!)
December 16th, 2007 at 10:41 pmThere has been a rise in the serving of “comfort food” mashed potatos, mac and cheese even in facy restaurants as a responce to the scary world situation.
The true comfort food for me is ice cream. Preferably coffee with hot fudge to create a mocha flavor. That’s comfort.
December 16th, 2007 at 10:31 pmAsparagus-shaped ice cream? Just so it isn’t asparagus-flavoured….
*shudder*
December 16th, 2007 at 10:18 pmThe ice cream balls look so festive. Thanks also for the calendar…I look forward to it every year.
December 16th, 2007 at 10:17 pmhow cool! If I don’t win one, I guess I’ll have to put it on my Christmas list! I’d have alot of fun with it.
December 16th, 2007 at 10:11 pmThis looks like something I would love! I’d add choclate somewhere. Like a Hershey kiss in the middle. I’m one of your biggest vanilla ice cream fans. You make the BEST ice cream ever. I’d like to try the spaghetti ice cream maker on my grandchildren. Especially the asparagus attachment since they hate veggies but love ice cream. Thanks for the great recipes and a chance to win something VERY unusual.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:50 pmwhat a mixture it sounds good and different I think I’ll try to make some and see what happens
December 16th, 2007 at 9:44 pmLike so many others said, love the idea of the Ice Cream Snowballs! Ideal for kids who could care less about rich fancy desserts during the holidays and just want their ice cream! The snowballs make it a little extra special. We’ll definitely give it a try. Thought you could hide a chocolate covered cherry or something else in the middle for an extra surprise. We just made ice cream sandwiches with our egg nog cookies. Turkey Hill chocolate of course! The cookies are soft and ideal to make an ice cream sandwich with.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:41 pmI DON’T THINK THERE IS A SPAGHETTI SHAPED ICE CREAM MAKER….IF THERE WAS SUCH A THING IT WOULD BE IN WALMART NEXT TO THE CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN MACHINE.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:31 pmIF, IN FACT, IT DOES EXIST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PHOTO…
ALSO, I DON’T KNOW HOW I GOT ON YOUR E-MAIL……
UNLESS YOU HAVE CAMERAS IN THE FREEZERS,,,,,,,
Neat ideas, both old (ice cream snowballs) and new (spaghetti maker).
December 16th, 2007 at 9:31 pmWhat a great tradition. My kids would love it!! Great idea.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:25 pmi remeber those
December 16th, 2007 at 9:25 pmI’ll have to try this on a day when I haven’t just shoveled so many inches of snow!
December 16th, 2007 at 9:13 pmthe snowballs look delicious, but spaghetti shaped ice cream? interesting . . .
December 16th, 2007 at 9:10 pmCan you imagine these beautiful white fuzzy balls with a candle flaming proclaiming Jesus’ birthday. Now that is a wonderful, joyous Christmas dessert! A lasting memory for life ever after.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:09 pmThis seemed funny to me, I was supposed to make coconut macaroons for a cookie exchange on Friday, but got so backed up with holiday stuff I didn’t get a chance to bake as many as I wanted. I have bags and bags of coconut and am burnt out on macaroons. This would be a super cool idea for the kids to make these on Christmas Eve. We have a tradition of meatballs on Christmas Eve, and I could turn it into a new tradition of Ice Cream Snowballs for later in the day for all the little ones (and big ones too) to join in and make. I will have to pretend awhile that I was crafty and came up with the idea on my own before I confess that I am addicted to Turkey Hill Ice Cream and I hang out on their website reading ideas all the time and trying to win a whole years worth of the greatest guilty pleasure I confess to!!!
December 16th, 2007 at 9:04 pmI make something similar to this evry Holiday except I use m&ms instead of coconut. Whatever color m&ms are out for that holiday. I use vanilla/chocolate ice cream and then decorate them on top of that flags for july 4, little chocolate bunnies for Easter so on and so forth. They are a hit every holiday.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:04 pmVery Interesting!
December 16th, 2007 at 9:03 pmI want to win!!! My mother-in-law made these snowballs and they were great. I forgot about them and now may make them this year.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:56 pmMy mother-in-law made these a couple of years ago. I forgot about them until now. My kids and I enjoyed them. She toasted the coconut a little. I would love to win any prize but ice cream for a year sounds the best. I love ice cream!!
December 16th, 2007 at 8:55 pmMy mother-in-law (a teacher) made these a couple of years ago and my kids and I loved them. She toasted the coconut lightly. I forgot about them until now and may make them this year!! Hope to be a winner in the sweep because I am a ravenous ice cream eater.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:52 pmI love coconut in ice cream! Sounds like you can experiment with all sorts of ice cream ball decorations.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:51 pmInteresting concept and use of coconut. will need to try it.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:40 pmI remember the ice cream snowballs. They were part of our Christmas when I was young. Brings back memories.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:34 pmHow cool is that?! I just finished watching the video and think that the spaghetti maker is quite the gadget! I enjoy decorating cakes which is sometimes quite time consuming. The ice cream maker offers a lot of impressive dessert creations, which look relatively easy to create! I love it!
December 16th, 2007 at 8:32 pmThe snowballs sound very good. I guess we should not eat the yellow snowballs.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:32 pmCoconut ice cream snowballs sounds great!!!!!
December 16th, 2007 at 8:30 pmthe snowballs sound great - have to try that, and the spaghetti ice cream maker sounds really different - a great way to to do something fun with your kids!
December 16th, 2007 at 8:20 pmsounds awesome, the kids love coconut, will definitely try it
December 16th, 2007 at 8:13 pmI had the best thing today! We were celebrating Christmas a little early tonight at my aunt’s house, and there was cake and ice cream for dessert. The power was out, and I didn’t see any plates, so I took a cup, put vanilla ice cream in the bottom, cake in the middle, and some ice cream on top! It was delicious!
December 16th, 2007 at 8:08 pmThe coconut snowballs sound yummy. Add a little chocolate and it might taste like an Almond Joy
December 16th, 2007 at 8:06 pmThe more coconut the better!
December 16th, 2007 at 7:51 pmWhat a neat idea! I can’t wait to try it sometime. I just love coconut.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:45 pmIn replace of the coconut I will use white sprinkles (Jimmies as they’re called in this neck of the woods)
December 16th, 2007 at 7:39 pmWow! An ice cream maker that makes “spaghetti”? My nephews would love to make ice cream they can play with!
December 16th, 2007 at 7:36 pmWhat a festive dessert!
December 16th, 2007 at 7:35 pmThe snowballs seem like a really neat idea. Only problem, my husband and I would have to eat all of them-my kids don’t like coconut. So, how about rolling them in toffee chips for a “dirty snowball”?
December 16th, 2007 at 7:32 pmI have made snow (ice cream) balls before… they are great for the holidays… children love this type of desert…kind of fancy.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:27 pmAnother great idea to make ice cream THE favorite all time dessert. Spaghetti ice cream surely would make this italian family real happy.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:23 pmLOOKS GOOD BUT GOING TO DO WITH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM.ALSO GOING TO MAKE SOME OUT OF CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM MY HUSBAND LOVES CHOCOLATE.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:23 pmCan you flavor the coconut? Ilove ice cream balls, especially when they are festive looking.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:16 pmHummy! You may try making differant kinds-some with coconut, others could be chopped up milk chocolate chips, and some with milk chocolate chips with chopped peanuts to roll the balls in. You can also put the chocolate that freezes when you put on cold ice cream. Can’t wait to make them for a birthday party for my grandchildren. I think I will put sticks in mine from the top down.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:15 pmmmmm…. snowballs sound good. My husband is from York,PA we live right outside of Boston now.He won’t allow anything but Turkey Hill in our house:).Sometime it;s not easy getting the tea here and we love it.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:14 pmThat’s a pretty neat prize.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:09 pmWow! Those snowballs look great!
December 16th, 2007 at 7:08 pmI had forgotten about these special desserts. Do not always tolerate coconut but sprinles idea sounds great.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:08 pmIce Cream lasagna, that sounds like a plan.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:08 pmhmmm, I guess Duetto would work well with the Italian themed Ice Cream Spaghetti maker.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:07 pmice cream snowballs? what a kid friendly idea and how neat to put a candle on top…can’t wait to try them
December 16th, 2007 at 7:02 pmI can’t wait to serve the snowball ice cream balls to the grandchildren when they come over for the holidays. What a great and easy recipe.
December 16th, 2007 at 6:55 pmI saw the show they demonstrated the spaghetti ice cream maker on, on the Food Network, Looked cool, but the ‘lasagna ‘ noodle didn’t seem to work great!As for the snowballs, roll in red and green sprinkles!! Sure like to win it!
December 16th, 2007 at 6:54 pmThese ‘ice cream snowballs’ look great. I am going to serve this at my Christmas party. My nieces will love them!!! Thanks for the idea
December 16th, 2007 at 6:52 pmThanks for the great idea, the snowball ice cream recipe. It’s so easy to make and it will be a big hit with the kids.
Think of the great things you can create with the spagetti ice cream maker. Cool!
December 16th, 2007 at 6:37 pmThe ice cream snowballs sound delish and the spaghetti ice cream maker sounds like fun for the whole family!
December 16th, 2007 at 6:20 pmI am always looking for fun things to do with the kids — and this seems like it would be an excellent idea - fun and then delicious too!
December 16th, 2007 at 6:11 pmAwesome and delicious
December 16th, 2007 at 6:02 pmNot as fun as ice cream snowballs, but I bet the spaghetti maker is a good time.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:59 pmWhat an interesting way to sever ice-cream ! They look beautiful and sound yummy !!
December 16th, 2007 at 5:59 pmThanks for a really fun contest and Happy Holidays !!!!!!!!
Pasta shaped IC?
Gotta see that.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:55 pmThanks for recipe. Could tint the coconut for the holidays. It’s so easy I have to try.
Thank you for the calendar.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:55 pmWOW! I would love to try this recipe for sure! This almost reminds me of the fried ice cream recipe but its carmalized and froze! What a great recipe and very festive indeed!!!
December 16th, 2007 at 5:54 pmLet It Snow - Let It Snow! Growing up on a farm in Misssouri - snow cream was a favorite. Fresh snow, fresh cream, and lots of sugar. Wish we had thought of the coconut!
December 16th, 2007 at 5:46 pmIce cream snowballs look like a great idea for our Christmas eve party. Thanks
December 16th, 2007 at 5:36 pmThose ice cream snowballs would make a beautiful desert for Christmas. Thanks for the idea.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:28 pmThat recipe LOOKS good, but can’t stand the coconut. MUST work on a substitution, cause they would be super for Christmas dessert!
Weather in SE Virginia cool, but very breezy!
Happy “Holy”days!
December 16th, 2007 at 5:19 pmWinter is the perfect time for an icecream snow ball. But I like my icecream when it is soft - however, I am to eager and can’t wait so I soften it in the microwave oven and then it is just right!
December 16th, 2007 at 5:17 pmYes, I remember these snowballs from the grocery store, but I haven’t seen them since 1980 or so. Thanks for the old ad with the picture.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:16 pmThat sounds like fun.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:14 pm17 degrees out there today, with blowing snow. But I just walked the dog two miles, correction, he just walked me. So I’ll, correction, we’ll, now be ready for my, correction our, guilt free bowl(s) of Turkey Hill tonight. The things I, correction we, do for my, correction our, daily ice cream….Yes, he loves it too.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:06 pmLOVE YOUR ICECREAM
December 16th, 2007 at 5:03 pmOther than having Ice Cream Cakes as an adult, I can’t think of a single ice cream recipe. Being raised in a family of eleven, and ice cream being a special treat, I don’t think we would have allowed (talk about a revolt) to having to wait for our special treat. Keep coming up with your great flavors. I recently called your company about your vanilla and lemen duetto to see if it was going to be a limited time flavor. Thankfully, it’s not or I would have had to buy a freezer to load up with just containers of this incredible tasting ice cream.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:59 pmLooks good enough to eat. heding to the kitchen. Going to try dusting the coconut with some choc. great idea!
December 16th, 2007 at 4:51 pmThis sounds like a great idea to make with the kids. I never had them, but they sound delicious.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:49 pmI remember having these “special treats” at Christmas time when I was a child. I absolutely loved them. Lighting the red candle made them extra special and exciting. The coconut wasn’t shredded. It was finely chopped, almost minced. You can get coconut like that in the freezer section in the grocery store. Any child would love these. What a special memory!
December 16th, 2007 at 4:43 pmthat snowball looks like the ones i used to eat when i was a kid - all coconut covered. but i can’t eat them now - allergic to coconut!!!
December 16th, 2007 at 4:42 pmThis would make a nice holiday treat. I’d probably use marzipan or maple sugar leaves on top.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:26 pmI’m not a big fan of shredded coconut, but I suspect shaved white chocolate would work just as well.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:20 pmGreat recipe! Maybe I will try it with our kids!
December 16th, 2007 at 4:16 pmI’d probably roll the snowballs in crunched up chocolate. How about crushed candy canes? Yum. I may have to make that for dessert tonight since the snow passed us by.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:11 pmHmm. Neither of these would be great hits here, but the eye’s on the {Grand} prize, so I post nonetheless.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:56 pmWe first had spaghetti-shaped ice cream on our honeymoon in Germany. We thought it was pretty cool because we love ice cream and we love pasta. The best of both!
December 16th, 2007 at 3:56 pmThe snowballs look like so much fun!