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by Alex3917 1161 days ago
Do it. After buying one, you’ll realize that saturated fat and sugar don’t actually contribute anything to the taste of ice cream, they’re just the cheapest way to ensure it stays the correct consistency when not made fresh. A pint of fat free sugar free ice cream from the store would be gross, but if you make it yourself it’s indistinguishable from regular soft serve or whatever. Just use fat free half and half, half allulose, half erythritol, and vanilla. (Which is basically their recipe for light vanilla icecream, but the texture is better if you combine both sweeteners instead of using just one.)
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James_Henry 1161 days ago
That seems strange that the fat isn't contributing anything. The creamy mouthfeel is one of the reasons ice cream is so much better than "frozen dairy desert" or lots of frozen yogurts.

Also, does the creami only make things a soft-serve texture? Slightly harder ice cream is where it's at, in my opinion.

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Alex3917 1160 days ago
> The creamy mouthfeel is one of the reasons ice cream is so much better than "frozen dairy desert" or lots of frozen yogurts.

The reason those have a weird mouthfeel isn't because they don't have fat, but because they're made from powder.

> does the creami only make things a soft-serve texture?

The texture is somewhere between soft serve and traditional ice cream right after you spin it, but if you refreeze the pint and then microwave it for a few seconds it's closer to traditional icecream.

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James_Henry 1159 days ago
Huh, I'm skeptical, but if a low-fat ice cream substitute really can be just as creamy as real ice cream then I guess I'm OK with people liking it. I'd love to try it one day, but I have such a good ice cream machine already and no need for a creami that I'll have to wait until someone I know gets one.
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James_Henry 1161 days ago
Also, why would you want to defile the ice cream that already apparently lowers the risk of diabetes, haha.
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astrange 1160 days ago
Is there actually any reason to take dairy fats out of ice cream?
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James_Henry 1159 days ago
Some people are scared of fat (or the associated calories). From the blogs/ads about the creami, it seems that's the main reason people have.
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