[OT] Home made ice cream

 It's getting to be the season, and since my bod seems to be sucrose
intolerant I can't eat the store-bought product. Even so-called
"sugar free" gives me a bad reaction.

So I bought a small $50 Kenmore ice cream maker so as to able to make
my own, about 1.5 liters per batch.

Well it turns out that ice cream is complicated stuff. There's a lot
of quantum physics involved, including fat particles and ice crystal
granularity and molecular binding. It's apparently some kind of
colloidal suspension produced by simultaneously chilling and stirring
the mixture.

There's two parts to the apparatus: one is a bowl which you have
to store in the freezer before use. The walls of the bowl have high
thermal capacity cooling mixture (like antifreeze). The other part is
a motorized stirring paddle.

Then I followed a recipe that came with the machine and bought some
(terrible fattening) ingredients such as full BF milk and whipping
cream. I used honey for sweetener instead of sugar and mixed everything
together, distracted by a screaming parrot perched on my shoulder,
the landlord's toy poodle yapping and an interesting TV show.
(The cussed bird is drawn to everything he's not supposed to eat,
including avocado, chocolate, rum, beer and milk products, as if
all these things grow on trees in triple canopy Amazon rain forest).

Well all this made a terrible mess on the counter which my S/O squawked
about (until she sampled the end product).

I poured the mixture into the bowl with the paddle running (it seems
to rotate awful slow) and in about 20 mins it all turned to some glommy
stuff resembling a coarse sherbert (I think the ice crystals were
too granular). It tasted not all that bad, if a bit heavy on the BF.

Actually my S/O ended up eating the lion's share. (Sometimes ya gotta
know when [and how] to yield gracefully).

But now I hafta make another batch to ensure domestic tranquility.
Anyone know of some good sugar-free recipes? I still want to use honey
for sweetening or maybe some genuine Canadian maple syrup and as little
fat as possible (but then the question is, will it coalesce?)

Any help appreciated, SQ

 
You should be more specific with us about your intolerance.

Are you diabetic?

If not, what does sugar due to you?

What kind of sugar-free gives you a bad reaction?

The two major players are aspartame and splenda, and I think you can use
either in ice cream.

Do your feel your bad reaction to sugar-free is due to the sugar substitute
or to some other factor?

Datesfat

 Datesfat Chicks wrote:


Gives me a sore throat; makes colds more painful (and more frequent).

I've got a write-up somewhere that says sugar and other sticky sweets
removes the mucus lining on the throat. It takes the body about 20 mins
to rebuild it, giving the rhinoceros virus and other microbe beasties
a window of opportunity to enter the bloodstream.


Various locally made brands -- I can't recall the brand names
at the moment or the ingredients.

  > Do your feel your bad reaction to sugar-free is due to the sugar

Probably some other factor. Honey is ok though.

The point is, I'd also like to make some milk-free low cal treats
that resemble ice cream in taste and texture. For instance my SO
likes a non-dairy desert called "So Good" which contains a long list
of ingredients (see below). I suppose some of them are emulsifiers
and stabilizers and preservatives, but I just want to use a few
simple components without a lot of chemicals.

SQ

So Good is a registered trademark of the Australiasian Conference
Association Ltd. Product of Canada. Prepared by SoyaWorld, Vancouver, BC
Lactose and cholesterol free, no trans fat. Keep frozen.
see: www.so-good.ca

Ingredients:
sugar, berries, soy protein, maltodextrin, sunflower oil, tricalcium
phosphate, potassium citrate, magnesium phosphate, dipotassium
phosphate, salt, dextrose, mono- and di-glyerides, guar gum, sodium
carboxymethyl-cellulose, locust bean gum, carrageenan, modified corn
starch, sodium citrate, artificial color and flavor.
Also contains "solae"

 
First I've ever heard of that.

BTW, have you ever been evaluated for GERD?  Are you packing a few extra
pounds, and do you consume a lot of caffeine?

The reason I'm asking that question is that it is easy for people to make
false associations, and GERD is one of the most common causes of undiagnosed
chronic sore throat, particularly in the morning.


Datesfat

 
SNIP

Dingbat! Next time get one that makes a 1/2gal at a time!!!


Use honey sparingly...oh your ice cream will not set up properly. Why
the sugar free if it's for diabetic reasons use splenda or some such.
As for receipes I use Ben & Jerry's two base ice cream formulas and
yes I have their first cook book. Dastardly Mash is the best ice cream
EVER invented. Oh and when you make a batch of Cherry Gracia marinate
the marichio cherries in amaretto for a couple of days, trust me it's
worth the wait. ;^)
--
Keith