Ice Cream or Gelato – Tempting Desserts Healthy Race

Posted on 27 May 2016 at 02:28

Ice Cream Race! Yeah it’s really true. Today on BitLanders Ice vs. Gelato is hot topic for two most reasons: (1) For Double Reward and (2) for Telling about favorite or most preferred. So I thinking everyone is busy to write about these double reward topics. And obvious I am also one of them to tell about my preference and opinions about ice cream and gelato. Today really I am filling very cool and dessert tempting while writing about this topic. Because in India summer’s Heat is on peak and we need something to beat the heat.

In deserts Ice cream is the Most Common in most all cousins whether National or International. And No Doubt it’s the first frozen dessert choice of everyone. Me too, Ice cream and no, not at all. But it’s also true before writing this topic For me Ice cream just ice cream, a frozen flavored dairy product, nothing else. I don’t know anything about Gelato.

That’s when read the words Ice cream vs. Gelato feel curiosity to know about it. That’s I made my through research on internet to calm down my temptation. So let’s first make a brief discussion about Gelato and Ice cream.

Gelato Vs Ice Cream – Is Really Different

Oops! It’s true word Gelato is new for me and firstly acknowledge at BitLanders survey chat. But the curiosity to know mostly knocked when come to know in survey chat its healthier then Ice cream. So let’s first discuss what is Gelato and how it’s different from ice cream

What is Ice Cream?

Ice + cream means iced cream; it’s a frozen victual which is mostly enjoyed as snack or dessert. It’s a most famous food stuff which is made of with dairy products milk or cream and flavored and combined with other ingredients like fruits, nuts, egg etc. Mostly we all familiar with fact when any liquid come to blow freezing point or simply when hold in freezer for long time it’s become a crystal hard ice.

But in case of ice cream the most agenda is to avoid these ice crystals to give ice cream a smooth, silky, fluffy and creamy texture. For this purpose special techniques and equipment's are used to avoid ice crystal. The most common method used is churning continually ice cream base until its fluffy, stiff in texture. That’s the mos common way of making Ice cream.

What Is Gelato?

Gelato is one of the most famous Dessert of Italy and used for denoting Ice cream. Yeah,
you are thinking right Gelato is Italian ice cream. Mostly in ice cream the proportion of cream is higher then milk but in case of Gelato the proportion of milk is higher then cream. Basically custard base use for gelato is same as in traditionally ice cream but the main difference regarding the proportion of ingredients used and freezing points.

As mentioned gelato used more milk composition then cream that’s healthy and lower in calories as compare to ice cream

Gelato is Ice cream but Ice cream Is Not Gelato

Oh! Don’t get confused. Yeah, because for making gelato the recipe starts from making the basic custard same as in case of ice cream by using milk, cream, and egg yolk ( but sometime in gelato egg is not used). So Gelato Can Be denoted as Ice cream but the proportion and freezing technique is different. And moreover the nutritional benefits of gelato are higher then ice cream. That’s Ice cream can’t be Gelato. Let’s briefly discuss the difference between Gelato and Ice cream

Different Ingredients Proportion

Ice cream and Gelato both are frozen dairy products but the basic different is proportion of ingredient used. In case of ice cream the proportion cream is higher then milk. But in case of gelato the proportion of milk is higher then cream or only 10% of cream is used. But one thing which is common among both is making custard as base for recipes.

Special Freezing Point

As already mentioned the proportion of ingredients used in both recipes is different. That’s for freezing the recipes ready custard different temperature points or techniques are used. As in case of Ice cream to make it fluffy there’s need to incorporate more air that’s the reason custard is churned at high rate. And moreover it’s need fairly high cooling temperature to maintain it’s freeze texture

But on other side, gelato composition contains higher amount of milk and lower of cream. That’s here custard is churned at low rate to incorporate less air plus served at little bit low cooling temperature. This is because to maintain its silky smoother texture otherwise it will hard at higher temperature.

Creaminess

Gelato is more silkier, smooth and dense then ice cream because it is served at low temperature

More Nutritional values

As already mentioned Gelato use higher proportion of milk then cream that’s it’s nutritional value is higher. It contains higher amount of calcium, carbohydrates, rich in vitamin B, protein and phosphorus. Gelato contains less saturated fat and lower in calories as comparison to ice cream.

Gluten Free

Oh! That is surprising for me when I come to know Ice cream contains gluten. Yeh, you know for making the ice cream some type of wheat is used to make the ice ream more stable. But that’s’ not in case of Gelato, its gluten free.

Nutritional value chart for Gelato Vs. Ice Cream

SCREENSHOT TAKEN FROM NUTRITIONDATA SELF

Hey! Are you thinking same what I am? Yeah Gelato is really healthy and best treat for kids and even for every age person. Now almost we no need to worry about calories while enjoying our taste buds with frozen dairy desert. I really appreciated the survey chat and bit miles survey which discloses the benefits of gelato. See the screenshots of my survey

My Own Preference and Views on Gelato

Yeah, at bit-miles short survey and at global chat survey many times word gelato is used to know about user’s preference. But that time really no bother to click ice cream because for me Gelato is totally new word. But when I attend Bit-miles short survey and know about the benefits of gelato it’s really a new adventure of Ice cream for me. After my detail research I find out few major differences between Ice cream and Gelato.

Gelato Or Ice Cream - My Preference!

Hey guy’s for me Gelato is a new healthy version of ice cream which offer best punch of nutrition along with yummy frozen dessert. Before when I don’t know anything about gelato we always preferred our local or even India’s famous brand of Ice cream that’s “AMUL”. Amul is one of the famous brands of India for its assured satisfying variety of dairy products one of which is Amul Ice cream. In Amul Ice Cream Parlor you can find variety flavored ice cream. Some famous varieties are vanilla, chocolate, tutti frutti, ice cream cones, ice cream bars etc.

Now what happen when I come to know about gelato? Oops, I immediately open the Amul website and make research what we are eating gelato o ice cream. I read the ingredients of ice cream at ingredients tag but enable to confirm. But some healthy points of ice cream which I really come to know its gluten free plus do not use egg for making custard.

At bit-Miles Survey Chat I mentioned about my favorite Chocolate flavor. Then the survey chat immediately show me the nutritional value of Chocolate Gelato which is denoted as “CIOCCOLATO “ They also mention the best brand to buy Gelato that's "AMORINO"

Hey, after knowing about the gelato, it’s really attractive one. I really wish to taste it. I don’t from where I can make it available. But you know what good is - we can try this yummy recipe in our kitchen easily. You can also try it home if you like. Yeah, after knowing about the healthy version of ice cream I immediately save the recipes of making Gelato in home. Goodness is you can make it in home with fewer efforts. My favorite flavor is chocolate so Let’s see how can ready chocolate at home

Ingredients

• 2 ounce chocolate
• 2 ¼ cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup cocoa powder (non-sweeten)
• ¾ cup minus granulated sugar
• 4 egg yolks

Direction

1. First In a heavy bottom sauce pan add dark chocolate, milk and half of sugar. Cook until dark chocolate and sugar dissolve completely.
2. Now in another bowl add egg yolk and sugar and whisk until mixture become creamy.
3. Now it’s time to make custard. For this on slow flame drizzle chocolate milk mixture in egg yolk and whisk the mixture continually
4. When the mixture turn into custard off the flame. Now keep custard in freezer to get it chilled.
5. Once custard set pour it in heavy cream through strainer to avoid any lumps. After stir continuously and keep in freezer about 2 hour to get it chilled properly.
6. Once custard set and chilled properly shift it to your ice cream maker. Follow the instruction given in ice cream maker and ready the Gelato.

That’s the easy and healthy recipe of making Gelato in you home kitchen. You know its sweet coincident that a few time ago I share a ice cream recipe at BitLanders which almost same of making like gelato. I really wish to share this recipe again with all of you that how can you make Ice cream Or Gelato (probably) in home with egg and ice cream maker. Let’s have a quick screenshot.

Gelato As Snack Or Dessert – My inclination!

For me ice cream is really a sweet dessert for satisfying my tasting buds and for meeting my carving for sweet. I never take ice cream as snack for me its sweet dessert which I can enjoy any time for meeting my mud swings for dessert. I always use fruits and other healthy toppings for my sweet frozen dessert.