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Ordered my Creami and now just put my first pints in the freezer. Coffee using monk fruit sweetener and Cardamom Custard... where I needed to use brown sugar to make because I completely forgot I was out of white sugar.
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# ? Mar 4, 2024 14:06 |
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 06:56 |
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First attempt with the coffee. .9 cup drip coffee .9 cup whole milk .2 heavy cream 1/3 cup monk fruit sweetener 1 tbsp nescafe pinch of xanthan gum 24 hours may not be long enough to get super cold or I gotta get the freezer colder. I put most back to try a re-spin tomorrow. Coffee flavor was there but a little weak (just judging by the color I shoulda expected that). Next time more nescafe until I get a color I like. On the lite ice cream setting it came out at the exact same consistency as a Wendy's Frosty. Maybe that is from the xanthan gum?
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 13:08 |
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Blueberry and raspberry vanilla coconut swirl --- Fill creami cup with, 1/4 with cococut cream 2 drops vanilla extract 1/4 cup sugar A pinch ( tiny tiny tiny) of salt Top with coconut milk to fill line Stir to combine. Freeze, process, then layer in a quart togo container blueberry/raspberry pancake syrup we had left over from banana pancakes until quart cup is filled. Use a chopstick to mix it all gently, not too much. Then freeze.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 23:06 |
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Honey'd honeydew with coconut cream. [Recipe] Makes 2 creami cups 1/2 honeydew melon cubes. 1 can of coconut cream. 1 heaping teaspoon honey. 1/4 cup sugar. Pour honeydew cubes into blend cups, pour in sugar, honey, and coconut cream diced between two cups. Freeze, process, and finally, eat. Taste is honey forward with gentle melon notes mixed in with coconut. Top 3 best recipes BY FAR.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 23:08 |
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Coconut milk vs coconut cream? Which is best for the creami? I couldn't find anyone reviewing the two types of coconut milk products, so I decided to do my own research. This machine is really good for cranking out ice cream experiments. Coconut cream wins in texture, however coconut milk is easier to mix in. Coconut milk taste more like actual milk ice cream, whereas coconut cream kind of tastes like a whipped product. I personally think coconut cream is the better option. For the record, the coconut milk is peanut butter cup, and the coconut cream is lemon curd. Get some coconut products, and go make some ice cream.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 23:15 |
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Simplest way to taste all the frozen fruits If you're like me, you see strange and unique frozen fruits at your ethnic grocery stores. And if you are even more like me, you wonder what you can do with them apart from smoothies. Wonder no longer Me-doppelganger, for today I bring you frozen fruit and coconut ice cream. 1. Almost fill a creami cup with chunks of frozen fruit. Try new flavors, we just tried Mamey. 2. Mix up a can of coconut milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and a tsp of salt until smooth. Try an immersion blender. 3. Pour coconut mixture atop fruit until fill line is achieved. Press down to flatten mixture, but not too hard. 4. Freeze 24hrs 5. Mix on" ice cream", scrape down sides, remix 1-2x to taste.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 23:16 |
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Mango coconut with a twist. I used 1 can of coconut milk. Frozen mangos. Demerara sugar Cayenne pepper. A bit of salt. Frozen and took 2 re mixes from ice cream setting. Really fantastic flavor and CHEAP too. oxyrosis fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Mar 5, 2024 |
# ? Mar 5, 2024 23:17 |
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Aldi sells a blended, fat-free strawberry Greek yogurt that I love. Could I just spoon that straight into a creami container, freeze, then spin into froyo?
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# ? Mar 6, 2024 03:12 |
Lawnie posted:Aldi sells a blended, fat-free strawberry Greek yogurt that I love. Could I just spoon that straight into a creami container, freeze, then spin into froyo? yeah pretty much. depending on the texture you might want to thin it out a little or maybe adjust sweetness levels after it's frozen? but most things along those lines basically work in my experience
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# ? Mar 6, 2024 03:26 |
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A re-spin on the coffee the next day came out very powdery, had to add a little cream and spin again to get anywhere. Cardamom on lite came out great, excellent flavor. I brought in both flavors to school for to
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# ? Mar 6, 2024 06:36 |
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When it's powdery for me, a simple respin usually does it, no new ingredients needed
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# ? Mar 6, 2024 06:53 |
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BrianBoitano posted:When it's powdery for me, a simple respin usually does it, no new ingredients needed It didn't after a respin. Could be because this was a reattempt after spinning it first to try the day before. I'll keep trying, but if I keep getting powder trying the regular ice cream spin and something good on lite after one spin I'll just do that. Maybe I'll figure out a right temp in my freezer eventually. I made some custard into two batches, added cocoa powder to one for a good chocolate flavor and will mix in Oreos for the other to test it out with the in-laws. GoutPatrol fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Mar 9, 2024 |
# ? Mar 9, 2024 03:28 |
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I have learned my lesson. Attempting an almond milk, sugar free maple syrup sorbet with xanthan gum to get a creamier texture ended up with something that looked and had the exact same texture of mashed potatoes
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# ? Mar 14, 2024 02:39 |
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I don't know about gum, I refuse to put any gum in my ice cream. There's a place called Afters that puts gum in their ice cream and because of it everything scoops weird, and melts even stranger. The texture is okay, if you like chewing.
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# ? Mar 14, 2024 19:39 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpdwJudCTlQ The gum is what helps with preventing melting. I might try it since the consistency is closer to a thick shake than ice cream after two blends with the creami
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# ? Mar 14, 2024 19:45 |
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I finally tried 160°F soapy water + mix in setting to try and clean the shaft. I did once before ice cream and once after. Both times, water ended up clear and didn't smell of old dairy after. It still whirlpooled so only 1/3 ish of the shaft got direct contact with the soapy water. That said, I got a good look and it seems the shaft was clean already. My guess is that their gasket does a good job, combined with centrifugal force throwing off drips. I know I won't be bothering to try and clean again - ice cream tastes good. You could fill water all the way to the top (I just did max fill line) but I'd be worried about it being forced up into the gearbox. Maybe make a water + crushed ice slushy so it's more solid? A project for someone more worried about it than me. Fake edit - another thought - do a dark red sorbet spin. Then wash blade and exposed screw connector, then a vanilla ice cream spin. If you see red in the ice cream, you know the gasket isn't very effective. Could do water + food coloring but as I've found, water doesn't really mimic a real spin.
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# ? Mar 14, 2024 20:08 |
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Had my creami for like 5 days now, and each day I've had a pint of icecream for breakfast and again after dinner, it's fantastic. Mostly just doing protein shake type stuff 1 serving (2 scoops) of 'protein mousse' (i get this stuff when it's occasionally on sale down here in australia, it already has a bunch of gums/stabilisers added to it) 100mL of milk/coconut milk (canned coconut milk I get also has guar gum in it) 250mL water it's a pretty high water content and 100mL of milk isn't a lot of fat, so I also add - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp xanthan gum, which is dissolved in - 10mL vegetable glycerine (same stuff they put in frozen coke zero) not a food scientist but my understanding is both of these help with texture as well as making it not as hard(?) when it freezes Greek yoghurt and whatever fruit/flavouring/protein powder I've had lying around is great, great way to eat half a kilo of yoghurt in one go
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# ? Mar 19, 2024 10:35 |
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KRILLIN IN THE NAME posted:Had my creami for like 5 days now, and each day I've had a pint of icecream for breakfast and again after dinner, it's fantastic Judging by reddit, this is one of the biggest selling points of the machine. 60% /r/volumeeating, 30% "just throw whatever in and it just works!" leaving 10% "making good ice cream is just using any good ice cream recipe. Maybe replace a little fat with milk."
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# ? Mar 20, 2024 14:34 |
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I don't eat my ice cream directly out of a Creami mixing container, this gives me one major advantage, layering. I mix and then once the ice cream is finished, I can then scoop it into a takeout pint container and between each layer i add, I'm able to add additional liquidy mix ins, including peanut butter, flavored whipped creams, jams, and my favorite, a melted dark chocolate bar. Layer a bit, drip in some candy bar, layer again, drip in some more. Once you've filled the cup, use a chopstick to stir it a small bit and then freeze. The chocolate turns into flake or chunk depending on how well you control your pour. Experiment a bit.
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# ? Mar 20, 2024 17:52 |
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First frozen yogurt attempt had great texture but the yogurt flavor just completely overwhelmed the winter melon flavor, in a way that it didn't in the milk base using the same amount of syrup.
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# ? Apr 7, 2024 06:44 |
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it's "cheating" a bit but if you put magic shell on your base and let it solidify before the final mix-in spin, it makes a pretty effective chocolatey chip ice cream. i prefer it to actual chocolate chips because it has such a nice smooth melt
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# ? Apr 7, 2024 12:13 |
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If you're ever buying gelato, that's called stracciatella. I love the tiny shards too!
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# ? Apr 7, 2024 15:38 |
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Make your own magic shell by whisking cocoa powder into warmed coconut oil. I add a splash of vanilla and some espresso powder, but it's great on its own. It works even better if you use cocoa butter( food grade), but that's harder to find and a lot more expensive. Roughly a 1:1 ratio will get you there. Keeps indefinitely in a cool dark place. Do not refrigerate.
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# ? Apr 7, 2024 18:57 |
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I've been experimenting with low cal, low fat, high protein ice cream. This is super easy in a Creami, since you can freeze and spin anything except rocks. But most recipes online assume you eat the whole pint in one go - great if you're replacing a meal but I'm just doing 1/3 to 1/2 a pint as a snack. As a result most Creami recipes do not have sufficient Anti Freeze Power - you have to spin right before eating and if you refreeze you'll get a solid chunk. A hack I'm experimenting with is just adding 40-50ml of booze, and I'm liking it. I'm pretty sure it's the lowest calorie antifreeze, and it seems to be working nicely. Plus, tasty! I add 2g gelatine as insurance, and some xanthan and locust bean gum since I have it on hand. So far, I've gotten it scoopable but definitely not the same as full fat - more similar to a fudgecicle. I've done rum, B&B, and last night I prepped Mexican chocolate with tequila. Anybody else try to thread this needle?
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# ? Apr 27, 2024 19:16 |
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Just freeze half a pint if you only want to eat half a pint?
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# ? Apr 28, 2024 01:50 |
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Every little bit of prep and cleanup is pushing me towards eating a protein bar or candy. Spinning every 3 days is easier. Plus I enjoy an experiment E: goddamn this one is good I think the key for flavor was 20g cocoa powder and the texture, which is like fudge or a chocolate truffle, is from doubling the gelatine to 4g, and 50g tequila. Probably has room for more spiced chocolate bitters, or simply cayenne. BrianBoitano fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Apr 28, 2024 |
# ? Apr 28, 2024 02:49 |
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Deluxe is on sale at Costco for $179 so I upgraded and sold my old one for $125. The Deluxe can do a half pint spin, so that is pretty cool!
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# ? Apr 30, 2024 22:57 |
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Made some Horchata style icecream for Cinco De Mayo. Toasted rice and cinammon then steeped in some hot milk for about an hour. Tempered in I think 5 egg yolks then dumped over cream in an icebath. Hitting real nice, should have tracked down some churros to mix in but very good on it's own.
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# ? May 5, 2024 04:14 |
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Hell yeah, you just inspired me to do the same
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# ? May 5, 2024 16:57 |
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Trip report! Aforementioned horchata ice cream! The rice added starch which meant I should have reduced the gelatine. Still, great flavor and I got lucky and found churro chips at Costco. Previous chocolate was too boozey for my wife's tastes, so I tried a reformulation. Added some monk fruit / erythritol, though exact contributions to Anti-Freezing Power is hard to discern. Still, was able to drop the booze down so it still stays scoopable without tasting of alcohol. And once more - this time split the recipe in two and added a banana to one half. Tried adding psyllium husk fiber* too, though that was difficult - I'll need to switch from whisking to blending, mind the order of operations, and measure very carefully. Banana was a good addition. Helped in scoopability and worked very well with chocolate and PB flavors. * cholesterol control being a main goal of mine
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# ? May 15, 2024 00:07 |
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Made a pineapple mezcal sorbet. Blended up a bunch of leftover fresh pineapple, added a couple tablespoons of sugar, squeeze of lime and then what I thought was about an ounce of a mezcal we really enjoy. It's a bit more mezcal forward than intended but delicious non-the-less. The smoke from the mezcal plays really nice with the pineapple. Very nice texture. Tried a watermelon sorbet too but left out the booze as this was for the kiddo. Not surprising this one freezes over pretty hard. I didn't add enough sugar to keep it scoopable.
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# ? May 21, 2024 21:07 |
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Maksimus54 posted:
Try watermelon coconut cream! It's even better with a large dash of cayenne or jalapeno mash.
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# ? May 21, 2024 21:54 |
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oxyrosis posted:Simplest way to taste all the frozen fruits i love mamey, but prefer it as a drink.. white zapote or even xoconostle with piloncillo could be good if you find them
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# ? May 22, 2024 05:30 |
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ogarza posted:...piloncillo could be good if you find them I've seen it a few times in my local Mexican markets. I just might give it a try, danke!
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# ? May 22, 2024 07:21 |
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I'm a little confused by the OP. The "frozen bowl" makers (eg. Cuisinart ICE-21) are described as the "worst" because you need to pre-freeze the bowl. But the thread favorite is the Creami which... also requires you to freeze everything in advance. Why is the former so much worse? Being clear, I may spring for the Creami anyways, just wondering before I potentially buy the thing that is 3x as expensive. Is it because the Creami is so much more flexible that the benefits outweight the downside of pre-freezing?
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# ? May 22, 2024 16:00 |
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Discussion Quorum posted:I'm a little confused by the OP. The "frozen bowl" makers (eg. Cuisinart ICE-21) are described as the "worst" because you need to pre-freeze the bowl. But the thread favorite is the Creami which... also requires you to freeze everything in advance. It’s not just the flexibility, but the actual quality of the end product. Ice crystal formation is one of the main problems with frozen bowl, or even compressor models. The Creami just obliterates them, so you end up with the smoothest, most professional result possible without spending $1400+ on an actual PacoJet. The only real downside is indeed needing to freeze ahead of time. Also, it’s loud af.
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# ? May 22, 2024 16:43 |
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To build on that consider that with a bowl type you are storing a giant bowl in your freezer, plus another pint of whatever icecream you just made. The bowl types can take 20-30 minutes to make icecream and you often need to freeze the batter again afterward to firm up. The creami you just freeze the mix you want, spin it in 2-5 minutes and it's ready to go. You can store it in the same container you mixed it in. Or you could store the icecream in another pint and make a new mix. But you have options.
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# ? May 22, 2024 16:52 |
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Also, best case scenario with frozen bowl, it's 1.5 pints per 24 hour period. Best case with Creami is you freeze as many pints of base you want & spin when you feel like it. Churn while freezing methods, like frozen bowl or compressor, require careful ratio recipes too. Stray too far and you either get icy and hard or just cold soup. Creami don't care, it'll make a good texture out of anything on the first spin or two, with the caveat that you need to respin leftovers if you went rogue on ratios. Churn while freezing has the edge on ability to incorporate more overrun, if you want something light and airy.
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# ? May 22, 2024 17:38 |
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the way I see it, the bowl type machines have the disadvantages of both without any of the advantages... have to pre-freeze, post-freeze, end up with icy textures, and you have less freedom on the recipe ingredients.
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 06:56 |
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Thanks, "better quality and harder to completely gently caress up" are a bigger deal to me than pre-freezing. Looks like I have a Costco run in my near future.
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