Let’s take a look at the main ingredients in ice cream and how they add to its taste and texture.
- Fat from the milk or cream gives ice cream its smooth texture.
- Sweetener, such as sugar or honey, makes ice cream taste sweet. It also lowers the temperature at which ice cream freezes. This keeps ice cream from turning into a block of ice in the freezer.
- Air is mixed in when the cream and sugar are mixed together. Air makes ice cream soft. Ice cream with more air is softer.
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