Dear Breyer’s:
I’ve been a long time advocate of Breyer’s ice cream and refused to buy any other brand for years because you made a superior product with only natural ingredients. I’m very disappointed that you’ve started putting tara gum in your ice creams. I no longer buy Breyer’s ice cream, as I do not like the texture or flavor of ice creams with added thickeners. You have lost a loyal customer forever.
I’ve found, recently, that Blue Bunny makes an all natural vanilla ice cream with no thickeners and I’ve started buying that.
I’m disappointed to no longer enjoy mint chip, strawberry or chocolate ice cream from Breyer’s, but the vanilla Blue Bunny will have to do until I can decide which ice cream maker to buy.
You shouldn’t mess with a good thing.
I have a deep and abiding love for ice cream. Especially in the winter. But even though winter is gone (fingers crossed) I still cannot resist an almost daily ice cream fix.
It’s not that easy to find good ice cream at the grocery store these days. I used to love Breyer’s, because it was made with only milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cocoa, strawberries, etc.; no artificial colors, flavors, or thickeners. Sadly, Breyer’s has changed its formula and added tara gum (ick) and so I’ve been at a loss.
So it’s Blue Bunny to the rescue along with Tom’s Gourmet Dark Fudge Sauce (locally made) until I can decide if I want to buy an ice cream/gelato maker. Then the Blue Bunny will go, but I have a feeling the Tom’s will stay. Yum.
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Posted 09 May 2008 at 5:26 am ¶I did Ice Cream, too….but I’m not as picky as you are;-)
I must admit that I don’t really pay attention to the ingredients in the ice cream I buy. Mostly, though, I get Ben & Jerry’s, and I think that’s all natural.
Posted 09 May 2008 at 7:06 am ¶making ice cream is lots of fun. i have a cheapo maker (30-40 dollars), and it is great!
Posted 09 May 2008 at 7:23 am ¶I had an ice cream maker for a while, but it just never really tasted all that creamy to me. The flavor was good, but it still seemed more like ice milk, even when I was making it with all cream. I think it’s because it doesn’t have the air whipped into it like the commercial stuff. Probably the old-fashioned kind that use salt and hand cranking make better ice cream. I do stop at Fendall’s once in a while when I see an interesting flavor on their marquee. Larry likes the black licorice.
Posted 09 May 2008 at 8:38 am ¶We’ve got a countertop Cuisinart which I don’t recommend as it rarely is cold enough to freeze.
Love that Spotted Dog ice cream.
Posted 09 May 2008 at 7:36 pm ¶Oh! I am SO with you. Don’t mess with my ice cream flavors. You might just as well boil a bunny. But not a blue bunny.
That chocolate sauce looks yummy. Must. Check. Out.
Posted 10 May 2008 at 10:36 am ¶Have you checked out any of the locally made brands? I’m not sure about Fendall’s, but I know that Spotted Dog Creamery uses all-natural ingredients, and I haven’t had anything from them that wasn’t incredible.
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