But did you know that there are other frozen desserts other than ice-creams? Yes, there are more to it for your sweet tooth cravings. Frozen desserts are delicious with the creamy textures and sweetness of fruits, nuts, and chocolates. It is a joy to relish on each scoop of these frozen desserts be it gelato, ice-creams, or yoghurts.

But there are so many tasty treats to chose from that we are left confused which is what. 

Let us take a sweet tooth journey on the frozen desserts and learn more about them

1.Ice creams

Ice creams are types of churned frozen desserts that are processed with dairy and 16 per cent butterfat. The flavours are a combination of cream, fruits, and nuts. Generally, ice creams are made on a custard base where dairy fats are whipped to perfection and then kept in the freezer. The creaminess of ice cream depends on more fat and less air to make it thick and

2. Creme Angalaise

It is a light custard that is mostly used as dessert cream. It is a light and poring texture, made of egg yolk, sugar, hot milk, with a touch of vanilla essence. You can drink it on your own with some cinnamon. At Christmas, it is normally used as a sauce to slather on pies and cakes and even added in the egg nogs

3. Sorbet

Sorbet is the choice of vegans when it comes to desserts. People often confused this dessert with sherbet, however, sorbets are dairy-free. It is made only with sugar, water, and fruit puree and essences. It is constantly churned while freezing to give it a soft texture. Sorbets are icy and having it too cold, can give you a brain freeze. Although it does not have fat, it has high carbohydrates due to its sugar content.

4. Sherbet

Sherbet is the non-icy twin of sorbet. It has a low-fat content with only 1-2% butterfat and dairy. It is lightweight due to the addition of milk and egg white added to its composition. Sherbet is made with fruit flavours such as strawberry, blueberries, and oranges. Its sugar content makes hygroscopic, which means icy crystals do not form and its soft texture is retained

5. Parfait

Known as the perfect dessert in French, parfait has a French and an American version. The French recipe is made with egg yolk foam, whipped cream, with multiple flavouring elements. It is all mixed together and frozen into a tall thin mould. When it settles, the unmoulding process commences.

In the USA, it is more like an ice cream served in the parfait glass with nuts, fruits, granola, sponge cake as a wholesome snack or a breakfast meal

6. Gelato

The film “Eat Pray Love” gave us the love for Gelato. It is a dessert that originated in Italy. It has low-fat content due to its high milk content than cream. Gelatos have a dense texture due to their high freezing temperature with 4 to 8% butterfat and whipped in less air. It is mostly available in nutty and chocolate flavours, but in recent times, coffee flavoured gelatos are also gaining popularity.

7. Semifreddo

In Italian , it means half-frozen. It is a type of frozen dessert, similar to the ice cream but minus the churning process. Semifreddo is also easy to make at home without any special equipment. Semifreddos are normally served in the base of tarts or as a cake. To make it crunchy, cookie crumbles and biscuits are also layered on top of it and then kept inside the freezer.

So, now you know the difference of frozen desserts, so which one will try to beat the summer heat?