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Cold Stone No-Melt Ice Cream | 07/29/2009 10:50 am

Is It Ice Cream if It Doesn't Melt? Cold Stone Creamery's No-Melt Concoction Has Us Wondering

Creamy concoction based on properties of Jell-O has the tastebuds humming. What are your thoughts on such newfangled confections?
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Wow, ice cream, that delicious treat of summertime — or anytime, for that matter — has come so far. With the thousands of flavors out there, we’re no longer limited to just vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. All of these options! So hard to choose! And now, thanks to Cold Stone Creamery, we have a new kind of ice cream option: ice cream that doesn’t melt. But the question at least one wOw reader has: Does it still make your thighs expand?!

Cold Stone Creamery has created JELL-O pudding ice cream in butterscotch, chocolate and, when you add candy and other goodies to the mix, you Butterscotch Velvet and Chocolate-y Goodness. It tastes like pudding, has the characteristics and texture of pudding, but it’s frozen. When left at room temperature this ice cream turns into pudding – not a puddle!

"It was my goal this year to develop not only a new great flavor but to also change the actual texture of ice cream. I experimented with dozens of ideas but it was the taste and texture of pudding I knew would really surprise ice cream aficionados," said Cold Stone Tastemaster Ray Karam. "Pudding evokes nostalgic memories for a lot of people, as does ice cream, so this treat satisfies the taste buds and emotions."

The sensation caused New York Magazine to take a closer look at such newfangled confectionary concoctions: "Melting ice cream is an immutable truth of summer, a symbol of the fleeting nature of the season itself. How did they do away with one of the frozen treat’s most fundamental properties? Welcome to the weird science of ice cream."

Although the no-melt treats were only supposed to be available for a limited time, check your local Cold Stone to see if you can still get a scoop! And please: Share your thoughts with us about changing the status quo of good ol’ treats.

Read more about: Cold Stone Creamery, Confections, Decadence, Food, Jell-O, Melt, News, No-Melt Ice Cream, Summer, U.S.

20 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Maggie W

Noooooooo! Say it isn’t so!  Wake me from this bad dream. Why mess with a great treat!  I love Cold Stone along with several other creameries. DQ will always have a place in my heart.  Sonic also whips up some heavenly shakes.   If I want pudding, I’ll make some tapioca. 

But leave my ice cream alone!  Where are the taste police?

By Maggie W on 07/29/2009 11:07 am
Grande Camper
It doesn’t sound very natural to me.  Anything man made (food item) seem to lead to health problems down the road.  Some how this smells like a health problem down the road to me.
By Grande Camper on 07/29/2009 11:07 am
Eldebbo C
I agree with you Grande, I’d like to see the health specs on that.
By Eldebbo C on 07/29/2009 11:28 am
Patty E
Probably will never try it!  It cannot be healthy.  Has anyone tried those ice cream dot things?  They too, taste awful!  A bunch of chemicals…gelatin on its own is good for the finger and toe nails….gelatin used with chemicals is not good for my body—-give me the old fashioned organic ice cream!  Ever watch ice cream when it has been too long in the freezer?  It is like glue!  What is that gum stuff they put in it to keep it lasting longer?  They can take that out too!
By Patty E on 07/29/2009 12:14 pm
Judy K.
Gums are basically used for thickening and stability, each with a little different property.  Xanthan gum prevents ice crystals from forming.  Guar gum is a thickening agent and stabilizer and locust bean bum helps prevent formation of sticky, syrupy like ice cream when the ice cream gets too soft.  Guess the best thing to do is eat the ice cream right out of the freezer and dont let it get soft enough to be a problem.  Hee Hee Hee
By Judy K. on 07/29/2009 2:15 pm
Carolyn K
I’ve had these a couple of times. You’re right they aren’t up there on the flavor meter but I love the play on my tongue. I’ve bought them a couple ot times when I was in the supermarket and wanted a treat to eat before driving home. They’re very convenient - just pull back the lid, open your mouth and pour :-)
By Carolyn K on 07/29/2009 4:26 pm
Belinda Joy
Oh my Lord! That sounds disgusting!!!!!!
By Belinda Joy on 07/29/2009 12:51 pm
L. C.

Leave my Vanilla, Strawberry and Butter Pecan Ice cream alone  I’m :o)

The whole concoction sounds disgusting!

THUMBS DOWN!

By L. C. on 07/29/2009 1:55 pm
DeBúrca obj
I tried the pudding ice cream. It was gross.
By DeBúrca obj on 07/29/2009 1:55 pm
Betty Tabar
Sounds like a health problem to me.  Xanthan gum, guar gum and locust bean gum can cause bowel blockages and diarrhea.  Best to stick with good old fashioned ice cream in my opinion.
By Betty Tabar on 07/29/2009 3:04 pm
M C

Every body mentions how it may be a health problem, and you are all probably right. However, to put things in perspective, most chips and jello are equally unnatural, and carry similar risks.

I would never make this a regular thing. Nothing will replace the joy of home made ice-cream, made with any flavor that I choose, any sweetener I choose (I pick honey, not sugar), and the fat level I choose (decent ice-cream can be made in the full range from skim milk to full cream). But I wouldn’t mind trying the pudding jello ice cream thing,  once in a long while. It’s all about balance.

By M C on 07/29/2009 3:40 pm
Patty E

>>>>>Every body mentions how it may be a health problem, and you are all probably right<<<<<<< - M C

Welllll..here is what I think about the contribution to health problems….before ya know it—this newfangled ice cream will be subject to a ‘fat tax’…..so why bother making yet ANOTHER ‘bad for you and your health’ product to begin with? 

By Patty E on 07/29/2009 4:53 pm
Lila Kuh
I vote for good old-fashioned, sugary, creamy, all-natural ice cream. I have never liked pudding and doubt freezing it would improve anything. And butter is sooooo superior to oleo.
By Lila Kuh on 07/29/2009 7:10 pm
Lizzie R.
Is this the equivalent of eating a veggie burger?
By Lizzie R. on 07/29/2009 7:53 pm
Steve R

You can’t just freeze something and call it ice cream! Sherbet, while tasty, is something else. Frozen yogurt is a first cousin. “Soft-serve” is the black sheep of the family. Frozen pudding sounds like a cheap excuse for innovation. How about we just pour milk into a Popsicle mold and freeze that?

This reminds me of the “scent opera”.

By Steve R on 07/29/2009 9:42 pm
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