In the first week of 2025, central Virginia received a significant snowfall , the first in at least five years. Chester residents received up to 3 inches of snow Jan. 5-6, according to the National Weather Service Wakefield Snow Report .
The Bartley family who resides in Chester used the gift from Mother Nature to make snow ice cream.
“We made it all the time when I lived in Ohio,” Jasmine Bartley, owner of Honey Bee Bakery LLC said. “It’s a fun, family experience. Our six-year-old Andre enjoyed helping and eating it.”
Bartley, recently featured in The Progress-Index for owning and operating a cottage bakery , shared her snow ice cream recipe with our readers.
How to make snow ice cream: Bartley family recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/3 cup of granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract [use more or less according to taste preference]
- 5 – 6 cups of snow [the top layer]