Hi everyone!
It is July, and that means..... it’s National Ice Cream month again! :D
To kick off National Ice Cream month, here’s an ice cream fact of the day!
🍦Fact:
Did you know that ice cream cannot be refrozen? Well, it will... but you won’t like it refrozen. It actually refreezes into a different texture - icy and not creamy at all!
This is mainly because of how ice cream (key word = cream) is made. Ice cream is churned, and churning of the ice cream whips air into the cream, so there is a lot of air bubbles or pockets within the cream. That’s why ice creams can be light, fluffy and creamy ( my favorites are those that are super creamy!!)
When ice cream melts, the air bubbles go away - thus when you refreeze it there are no air bubbles, just ice crystals. It’s just flavored ice - a popsicle, essentially.
Therefore, eat your ice cream! Make sure too your freezer works when you buy your ice cream from the store :)
Top: Creamy & scoopable - yay!
Bottom: Icy & not scoopable - aww.