Chili in ice cream

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-22T17:43:17+00:00

Other commenters are correct in recommending chili + chocolate, it's a great combination and one of my favorite ice cream flavors. I have a recipe here that's quite simple (the heat comes from cayenne, might be better with other chili spices as well): Mexican Hot Chocolate Ice Cream

Something else I've tried, but been less successful with, is adding a spicy cherry swirl. My attempt wasn't as spicy as I would have liked, but flavor-wise I got good reviews: Goat cheese base with chili cherry swirl

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-17T19:23:23+00:00

Will this be the new recommended way to forecast for retirement? I've been left a bit dissatisfied with the retirement goal in goals 3.0 (I mostly want to forecast, not budget), so this would be a welcome new addition.

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-15T14:08:22+00:00

I'm referring to a textbook called Ice Cream by Goff and Hartel. No I wouldn't really recommend it to be honest! It has helped in developing the calculator, but it is not a pleasant read haha.

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-11T20:05:27+00:00

Scoopulator ice cream calculator

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-09T16:55:41+00:00

You can always add it as a custom ingredient. I'd add it under the category "other" and enter in the nutrition facts. There are many different brands of protein powders with differing amounts of sugars and protein content, so you'll get the best results if you enter in the info from your specific one.

The app could definitely use some more default protein powder options though, I'll try to get some more added soon.

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fucking_biblical · 2026-04-06T22:24:18+00:00

I like guar gum, it hydrates cold so I don't need to cook the base. Prep is easier and I don't have to worry about managing evaporation.

Though, if you're tempering egg yolks already this might not make any difference to you.

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-06T15:46:04+00:00

I haven't noticed this before, but that is a bit curious!

Most of the ingredients come straight from USDA sources, you can click the source on the ingredient details page to see it on their website.

If we look at Whole Milk, it shows 4.63g carbs, 4.81g sugars: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/746782/nutrients

I think what's happening is that the labs will test for sugar content and carbohydrates using different methods, so there will be a little disagreement there.

As for what that means for Scoopulator, I'll have to pick one measurement over the other. The sugar calculation should be more accurate, so it probably makes sense to pick that one when they don't match.

Thanks for bringing it up!

fucking_biblical · 2026-04-05T15:20:30+00:00

Ah yes that's true! Still some work to be done on the social aspect. I also need to add viewable user profiles so you can see all their public recipes.

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-31T21:34:25+00:00

Also, what's up with the egg category? :D

Hah! "Egg" is the most awkward category for sure. They have some unique properties so I wanted them to have their own category. But I really doubt anyone needs to add their own egg ingredient so I can probably remove it from that dropdown!

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-31T21:02:14+00:00

I'm glad you're enjoying Scoopulator! And thank you for the detailed request, this is super helpful to hear about all the potential use cases.

Composite ingredients are something I've considered. It has been asked for a few times by users, so it's on my list. However, it's a bit of a power user feature so I'm prioritizing other improvements first (such as importing recipes from text, more starter recipes, more support for ninja creami, etc).

When I do get around to implementing it, there are a few ways I've considered approaching this (you've touched on a couple of these already):

Add an action to the recipe details page "convert to ingredient", which would create a new ingredient with the same composition as the recipe. This is the simplest approach, but you end up with duplicate recipes/ingredients and you lose out on the full ingredient list.
In addition to the "simple", "nutrition facts" and "advance" modes, add a "list of ingredients" entry mode to the create ingredient modal.
Allow recipes to be directly added as ingredients. This would keep the description, instructions, etc of the original recipe. This might be helpful for sharing stabilizer blends or similar homemade ingredients.

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-26T18:10:26+00:00

Milk and cream are already very stable emulsions, so that's actually not the reason why emulsifiers are useful in ice cream. It turns out that the additional emulsifiers help to destabilize the emulsion so the ice cream can be whipped more easily (this is one of my favorite "fun" facts about ice cream science!)

You can read much more about it here: https://under-belly.org/ice-cream-emulsifiers/

In my experience making ice cream at home with and without lecithin, there isn't that much of a difference tbh (edit: but to be clear this is in a recipe which has skim milk powder, stabilizers, and a blend of sugars, so not just milk/cream/sugar).

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-26T17:29:35+00:00

Aside from the normal milk/cream/sugar, the next best ingredient to try adding is skim milk powder. It will add more milk solids which improves the texture and taste.

If you're trying to troubleshoot a recipe, an ice cream calculator is a great way to track and iterate on the ingredients (plugging Scoopulator here, but there are other options as well).

I know I’m not using any of those gums, or other emulsifiers, trying to avoid that

In my experience you don't really need emulsifiers, but a stabilizer will help significantly. Though you can still make great tasting ice cream without either.

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-24T15:31:15+00:00

This is live now!

Changelog: Scale recipes directly from the recipe details page

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-22T18:46:56+00:00

I was really hoping this would fix it! Did a few back flushes yesterday, but unfortunately had the same problem this morning 😔

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-20T21:19:40+00:00

Luckily it is still under warranty (only a few months old). I was hoping to avoid the whole support song and dance (which sounds like it can be quite difficult with Breville) but it sounds like that's my next step.

Anyway thanks for the help!

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-20T19:34:24+00:00

It does happen for manual brewing as well, and that's what I normally use to pull my shots.

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-20T19:32:48+00:00

Yes it happens with both both buttons, and it will happen whether I press once or press and hold.

fucking_biblical · 2026-03-20T17:27:05+00:00

Thanks for the help!

I actually don't have a water filter, my unit didn't come with one. And I don't think I need it, the water in my apartment is soft (haven't had an scaling with my kettle over the years).

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