“The Ultimate Top-Secret Recipe Revealed!”
If there’s anything Southerners love more than a snow day, it’s a good recipe to enjoy while the flakes are falling. Thanks to several big Southern snows this year, our most-saved recipe isn’t a pot roast. It isn’t fried chicken. It isn’t even pound cake.
Our Most-Saved Recipe
Snow cream is our most saved recipe of 2025 so far. I know—we were surprised, too—both by the snow and by just how much folks love this recipe. It seems like the last thing a Southerner would want to do after being out in the cold all day is to eat a bowl of cold ice cream, but nobody said we had to make sense all the time. Where’s the fun in that?
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Why Is Snow Cream So Popular?
Snow is a novelty to Southerners—it falls so rarely, therefore we go into an absolute frenzy when it does. We get so excited by a mere dusting of delicate flakes, unlike our Northern sisters and brothers who have become joy-blind to the magic of a winter wonderland.
Another reason snow cream is so popular is because it’s just about the most simple one-bowl dessert you can make. Dairy, sugar, and snow—that’s basically it. Whether you use regular milk and sugar, evaporated milk, or sweetened condensed milk, it stirs together in minutes and brings an instant smile to your face.
The Trick For The Best Snow Cream
Don’t just go scoop snow from your yard. And definitely don’t do like I did as a kid and scoop it off a playground slide (spoiler alert, it tasted like metal). When snow is in the forecast, set a clean bowl outdoors in an open area, and let the snow collect in it. That way, you’ll have clean, fresh snow to make a big bowl of snow cream.
Related: 12 Recipes So Warm And Comforting, Our Editors Make Them On Snow Days
How To Save Recipes
If you’re looking for a convenient way to save and organize your favorite Southern Living recipes, our new, easy-to-use recipe box on MyRecipes is the perfect solution.
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