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Ice cream thickeners?

thanks for the info! I've actually tried using acacia gum, which makes it sort of fluffy.. I was thinking about getting some fenugreek gum too, which is like xanthan gum, except you use smaller amounts of it, and its supposed to be good for diabetics or something

on Jun 04, 2008

nessie33 in Home Cooking

Ice cream thickeners?

hi! do you have any experience with using thickeners in making ice cream

on May 28, 2008

nessie33 in Home Cooking

Ice cream thickeners?

actually I wanted to make a low-fat ice cream, so the stuff I'm making actually has no cream

on May 25, 2008

nessie33 in Home Cooking

Ice cream thickeners?

OK so I just got a new ice cream machine...

I only want the best ice cream, so I use all organic ingredients, and to make it creamy I use raw egg yolks... The only problem is that using too many of those makes it eggy tasting (gross!).

I'm totally new at this, so I've been researching it a little bit, and it looks like to me the best thickeners to use are guar gum, locust bean gum, and food grade carrageenan (not the toxic degraded carrageenan).

Which of these thickeners are the best? Or are there any better ones? I'm looking for the most natural and best tasting ones

Thanks for any comments

on May 25, 2008

nessie33 in Home Cooking