I know, I know–the last time I shared an eldritch secret it was about low calorie ice cream too. It’s 90 outside for the 400th day in a row.
I have to confess tonight I had real calorie ice cream, soft serve Bourbon Vanilla Toffee to be exact.
But I really want to talk about this “ice cream.” If you taste it you will 100% know it’s not the Cadillac of Ice Cream but it’s got 2 important things going for it.
- They know you’re going to eat the whole pint. They acknowledge that right on the front.
- It tastes good. Not a dupe of ice cream but a credible representation for anyone who is watching calories.
Surely you’ve noticed that “Hard” and “Soft” ice cream have different textures. “Light” ice cream tends to have both taste and texture issues.
The Soft
Most of the people in my geographic area have a childhood romance with Mr Softee trucks and the soft -serve ice cream those trucks sell. For many years I could not wrap my head around why anyone would want HARD ice cream. How would you even eat that? BLERGH.
The Hard
But then you get a little older and learn to appreciate the diversity of flavors, and add-ins, available with hard packed ice cream. And the higher fat content that carries more flavor. And it melts much slower. And it can be brought home and tucked away for your 2 am “If no one sees me eat it, it has no calories” adventures.
The Incomprehensible
Then there is the growing category of light ice creams. Some substitute fats for sugar, some omit sugars, some freeze into pint sized hockey pucks (looking at you Halo Top), likely because the lack of emulsifiers. They don’t always feel that good you, for me at least, I can’t get to the taste as I’m already put off.
And Now, The Compromise
Yes, that’s how it’s spelled. I checked. Yes, the apostrophe does go there.
Maybe you miss the creamy texture or the Pied Piper like Mr Softee music. Well, one of those can be bought in your freezer section if you find “churned” ice cream. Churned, like soft-serve, has a lot of air mixed in to halfway to the ice cream of childhood. But those still have a lot of sugar in them.
Nick’s is certainly churned. In fact it’s lighter in texture than soft-serve. It’s also got no “white sugar” in it. Some flavors are keto-friendly.
That’s a lot of gum. And I’m sure some people might not like Erythritol (a sweetner and a thickener) or Xylitol (a sweetener). It makes some people’s tummies unhappy. Meaning you’ll fart and poop like mad. This is PG-13 blog so get over it.
But I like it, and I like I can work it into my calorie budget. If you’re interested, you can get a coupon here (as on this post time). I am NOT an affiliate.