Soft Serve Ice Cream Mix
Soft serve ice cream gets its light, creamy texture from a carefully balanced mix with 40-60% air incorporation, creating a smooth and flavorful treat. Choosing the right ingredients, emulsifiers, and stabilizers ensures perfect consistency, making it a popular choice for businesses and home use.
Equipment
- Soft serve machine
- Whisk (for powdered mix)
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups/spoons
- Refrigerator (for liquid mix storage)
- Airtight container (for powdered mix storage)
Ingredients
- Base Choices 1-2 cups
- Milk almond, oat, or coconut milk for creaminess
- Dairy or substitutes affect texture and taste
- Sweeteners 2-5 tbsp
- Organic cane sugar natural sweeteners, or corn syrup solids
- Sucrose in premium blends for a richer flavor
- Fat Content 3-6%
- Lower than regular ice cream 10-18% fat
- Creates a light airy, and smooth texture
- Stabilizers 0.5-1 tsp
- Guar gum carrageenan, mono & diglycerides
- Prevents ice crystal formation improves consistency
- Emulsifiers 1 tsp
- Helps blend fat and water for structure
- Improves stability and swirl
- Flavoring Agents 1-3 tsp
- Classic: Vanilla chocolate
- Exotic: Matcha salted caramel, taro
- Fruit-based options for a signature taste
Instructions
- Choosing the Right Mix
- Liquid mix for convenience, powdered mix for longer storage
- Use 1:2 powder-to-liquid ratio, blend with filtered water or milk
- Whisk thoroughly, chill for 30 minutes for freshness
- Maintain cold temperature (33-39°F) to prevent spoilage
- Loading and Churning the Mix
- Load the mix into the soft serve machine
- Set serving temperature to 18-21°F for perfect consistency
- Churns while ensuring proper air incorporation
- Ideal overrun: 40-60%—too much air makes it fluffy, too little makes it dense
- Do not exceed 18°F, or ice cream will be too hard
- Dispensing and Presentation
- Hold the cone or cup at an angle when dispensing
- Let the ice cream flow smoothly, creating even layers
- Swirl upwards for a visually appealing presentation
- Proper Storage for Freshness
- Powdered mix: Store in an airtight container, cool, dry place for 6-12 months
- Liquid mix: Refrigerate (36-40°F), use within 7-14 days
- Keep away from heat, moisture, direct sunlight to prevent spoilage
Notes
Liquid mix: Refrigerate at 36-40°F and use within 7-14 days.
Powdered mix: Store in a cool, dry place for 6-12 months in an airtight container away from heat and moisture.