Types of Frozen desserts and classification

What is Frozen Desserts and various types of frozen desserts ?

Frozen dessert is a dessert made by freezing liquids, semi-solids, and sometimes even solids. … Per Indian regulations, ice cream which is made from milk solids, but contains non-dairy fat is categorized and labelled as frozen dessert

Ice cream and frozen desserts come in many flavours and types with numerous delicious choices. Whether the flavour is vanilla, chocolate, cookie dough or chocolate chip, ice cream and its related products share certain basic characteristics that are often unknown or misunderstood by us.

Classification of Frozen Desserts

Still Frozen

Still Frozen Desserts are products that are not churned during the freezing process, Air is incorporated by whipping the base or folding in whipped ingredients Examples of Still Frozen Desserts:

• Parfait Glace
• Souffle Glace
• Semifreddos

Churn Frozen

Churn-frozen desserts are desserts that are stirred as they freeze constantly being churned or rotated. Churn-frozen desserts are processed or frozen in an ice cream machine and include ice cream, frozen yoghurt, gelato, sorbet, and sherbet. Flavorings are added before freezing but additional solid ingredients like nuts, fruits, or chocolate are usually added after processing.

Types of Frozen Desserts

Frozen desserts come in many forms. Each of the following types has its own definition, and many are standardized by federal regulations the types of frozen desserts are as follows:

Ice Cream

Ice Cream consists of a mixture of dairy ingredients such as milk and nonfat milk, and ingredients for sweetening and flavouring, such as extracts, fruits, nuts and chocolate chips. Functional ingredients, such as stabilizers and emulsifiers, are often included to promote proper texture and enhance the eating experience. By federal law, ice cream must contain at least 10 percent milk fat, before the addition of bulky ingredients, and must weigh a minimum of 4.5 pounds to the gallon.

Frozen Custard or French Ice Cream

Frozen Custard or French Ice Cream must also contain a minimum of 10 percent milk fat, as well as at least 1.4 percent egg yolk solids.

Sherbets

Sherbets have a milkfat content of between 1 and 2 percent and a slightly higher sweetener content than ice cream. Sherbet weighs a minimum of 6 pounds to the gallon and is flavoured either with fruit or other similar ingredients.

Gelato

Gelato has an intense flavour and is served in a semi-frozen state that is similar to “soft serve” ice cream. Italian-style gelato is denser than ice cream since it has less air. Typically, gelato has more milk than cream, if any, and also contains sweeteners, egg yolks and flavouring.

Sorbet and Water Ices

Sorbet and Water Ices are similar to sherbets but contain no dairy ingredients.

Quiescently Frozen Confection

A Quiescently Frozen Confection is a frozen novelty such as a water ice novelty on a stick (e.g. Popsicles).

Frozen Yogurt

Frozen Yogurt consists of a mixture of dairy ingredients such as milk and nonfat milk which have been cultured, as well as ingredients for sweetening and flavouring.

Novelties

Novelties are separately packaged single servings of a frozen dessert (e.g. ice cream sandwiches, fudge sticks and juice bars) that may or may not contain dairy ingredients.