Do you need a quick and easy, stress free, last minute holiday dessert?  Small individual desserts at a meal are especially perfect at the holidays. Since there is so much snacking and treat eating between meals, a small refreshing sweet is ideal.  Do you want to know what I think fits the bill perfectly? Snowballs!

Some of the best desserts are the simplest. And. at the holidays, snowballs are perfect!  Just 2 easy ingredients – vanilla ice cream and coconut – create a delicious snowball for dessert. This dessert looks so seasonal on a holiday table, and it is sure to be a hit with kids of all ages!  There is no better way to bring back memories of creating snowmen or participating in long ago snowball battles!

I love ice cream snowballs. They are such a festive winter dessert.  Just make a round of a good quality vanilla bean ice cream and roll it in coconut – voila!  A snowball!

For an easy upgrade, a pool of chocolate or raspberry sauce can easily be added to the bottom of the bowl.  Or, for those over 21, add a favorite liquor – peppermint or peach are great choices. Myself – I prefer just a garnish of sugared cranberries or raspberries and some mint.

I use red mini latte bowls from Anthropologie to serve – the perfect size for a single snowball!  (The dishtowel is also from Anthro.)

If you have little children, you may want to consider stacking the snowballs to make a snowman or serving a ‘snow fort’ on a platter, to be portioned out at the table!  Enjoy!

Wishing you and those you love a very blessed holiday.  Thank you so very much for sharing pleasure in simple things with me!

See you after the holiday, Jackie xoxo

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