Let's welcome spring with a scoop of delicious and healthy ice cream, which we can easily prepare at home. In addition to simple recipes, among which we have included alternatives that are suitable for everyone who does not eat eggs, lactose and gluten, we asked where the popular dessert comes from and what are its positive properties.
The origin of the most popular dessert in the world
Beginnings ice cream date back to four centuries BC when the Roman emperor Nero brought her husbands ice combined with fruit toppings. Anthropologists have found that he brought an interesting technique to Europe from of China, where they mixed in the frozen snow from the mountains fruit, wine and honey. Milk was added to the ice cream a little later.
Homemade coconut ice cream. Photo: ThinkStockThe culprits behind making ice cream real a culinary treat, of course they are Italians, who added yak's milk and fruit toppings to the icy dessert for a creamier texture. With different ice creams and sorbets in the old days, the upper classes at the Italian and French royal courts were pampered. Ice cream has undergone quite a few changes to this day. It seems that nowadays we are returning to the beginnings of the creation of the delicious dessert, as more and more aware people always prefer to reach for natural and healthy ingredients.
Let's check the recipes for a vegan ice treat, healthier chocolate dreams and fresh chocolate treat.
Interesting facts about ice cream
- Ice cream, if you prepare it yourself, can actually be a complete meal, as it hides a veritable treasure trove of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in its tempting creamy texture. Prepared from fresh fruit, it could even be included in the list of healthy food, because with a delicious morsel we get vitamins A, D, E and K, which are worth their weight in gold.
- For the biggest fans ice cream residents apply New Zealand and Americans, as they consume an average of 22.5 to 26.3 liters per inhabitant in a year. Compared to other countries Slovenes we are not exactly high on the list, as the average Slovenian should eat approx four liters of ice cream. Despite this, ice cream is also one of the most popular desserts in our country.
- Dairy ice cream it contains three times more milk protein than milk, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A, D, E, K and B2 and minerals. It is considered a rich source of energy, as it contains milk fat and carbohydrates in addition to protein.
- Calcium, which we get from ice cream, is one of the most important minerals in the human body. Above all, it is important for the growth of bones and teeth, for the functioning of the immune system, blood clotting, the correct functioning of many enzymes and many other body functions.
- Unhealthy additives used by most providers ice cream, the ice treat is thrown off the list of healthy eating, because we rarely meet a seller who ice cream it is prepared from fresh fruit and avoids the addition of powders, concentrates and flavor enhancers.
- Sellers already offer us in some places ice creams also water-based, egg- and gluten-free, and even made from rice and soy milk. Thus, patients with celiac disease and people who are allergic to gluten, eggs, lactose and milk are able to enjoy a delicious scoop or two.
But because the offer healthy ice creams not very colorful, you are ice cream without unhealthy artificial additives and sweeteners, let's simply make it ourselves. Let's look at some simple ones recipes, which will take us on a journey of ice fantasy.
Homemade chocolate ice cream. Photo: ThinkStock
