Well this one takes me back...we first made Summer Snowballs months and months ago. It's a really versatile recipe; you can make it as simple as you're in the mood for.
When we made it in the winter months, it was a derrivative of this recipe:
INGREDIENTS
2 cups (500 mL) sweetened shredded coconut
2 cups (500 mL) Vanilla ice cream
1 banana
1/2 cup various dessert toppings
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Place coconut on rimmed baking sheet. Bake in centre of oven for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
Cover another rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Scoop ice cream onto baking sheet in four even scoops, spacing scoops out without touching one another. Place baking sheet in freezer for 3 hours.
Roll frozen ice cream balls in toasted coconut to coat evenly. Slice banana thinly crosswise; top with your choice of dessert toppings.
Place coconut ice cream balls onto dessert plates.
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Of course, when there's children and ice cream around, the patience level is slim to none.
However, the teamwork levels were through the roof.
The recipe intructions quickly became:
*Scoop ice cream.
*Ask everyone what toppings they want.
*Serve immediately.
Mmm, with a high emphasis on the serve immediately part!
