Baked Ice Cream: A Fun and Tasty Science Experiment

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Who says you can’t bake your ice cream and eat it too! This recipe for Baked Ice Cream can be both a fun science experiment and tasty treat for kids and adults alike!

Here is what you’ll need:

Adapted from Planet-Science

What you need:

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• 3 large cookies
• Aluminum Foil
• Baking tray
• Mixing bowl
• Mixer

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. First make the meringue by separate the egg whites. Put the three egg whites in a mixing bowl and whisk with a mixer. Add in the sugar a tablespoon at a time and continue to whisk until it is completely mixed. The result should be light and fluffy.
3. Cover a baking tray in aluminum foil and place the cookies onto it.
4. Put a scoop of ice cream on top of each cookie.
5. Cover the cookie and ice cream with meringue.
6. Bake them in the oven for about 5 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Then take them out and they are ready to serve!

While you're eating your ice cream experiment, you can talk about the science behind it and ask questions like: why did the ice cream not melt? The answer is because the meringue serves as insulation. For more information on this experiment or a how to video check out Planet Science.