Stir-fried ice-cream or rolled ice-cream had its origins in Thai cuisine as one of the most creative and incredible frozen dessert. Over the years, it has become extremely popular all over the world with some ice-cream parlours like Roll Me Up Ice Cream & Desserts in Toronto are famous for their Thai rolled ice cream and ingenious mash-up of flavours that you simply couldn’t resist. Want to know more about rolled ice-cream, how it came to be, how it’s prepared and other exciting details? Read on to discover everything you’ve always wanted to know about rolled up ice-creams.
Ice-Cream Rolls; What are They Exactly?
Just like the name, rolled ice cream are incredibly delicious and one-of-a-kind frozen dessert made up of fusion of ice-cream flavours, milk (sometimes condensed), sugar and custom topping, the way you want yours. They’re quick-frozen on a special metallic pan on which the ice-cream mix is rolled by experts into spirals and then scooped in a cup or cone ready to serve.
Although topping is optional given to the already flavour fusion, some of the amazing options you can have especially at Roll Me Up are mango madness, pink lady, Oreo Secret, Strawberry Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake, Ferrero Rocher and many more.
How Ice-Cream Rolls Came to Be?
It was in the Southeast Asia, Thailand from where the rolled ice-cream originated and became a popular dessert all over the world. Malaysia, The Philippines, The U.S., The U.K. and especially in Toronto where Roll Me Up Ice-Cream & Dessert, part of the renowned The Cheesecake Factory makes some of the most amazing and creative rolled ice-creams.
How Rolled Ice-Cream is Made?
Most of us are familiar with the ice-creams that has been a tradition, prepared and stored in freezers before they’re served. But where’s the excitement in all this? Rolled ice-creams on the contrary are prepared fresh whereas some ice-cream parlours even welcome guests in their kitchen to witness how they prepare the loveable, delectable desserts.
For the ice-cream rolls, colder than the usual flat metallic pans are used with sub-zero temperature of -30 degrees; so, they’re ridiculously cold. One of your favourite ice-cream bases is then placed on the pan with add-on ingredients used as flavours that can be strawberry, mango, chocolate, cookies and cream so on. When completely mixed, the mash is professional sliced and diced using metallic spatulas which further fuse the tongue-twisting, mouth-watering flavours together.
Then comes the last step during which the entire blend is flattened to achieve rectangular shape which is separated into thin strips and rolled into spiral shape. Ready to serve!
What About the Taste? Is It Different than the Usual Ice-Creams?
A customer survey actually revealed that rolled ice-creams definitely taste different and better since these aren’t prepared like your regular cones, scoops and tubs whereas rolled ice-creams aren’t churned in a machine.
As said, these are tossed in the deep freeze pan and prepared directly using expert techniques which gives it a denser, deeper and more intense taste that’s sure to change your opinion about ice-cream. The rolls are thin, irresistible and melt-in-mouth sensation.
Versatile they are, rolled ice-creams achieve their unique flavour by fusing fresh ingredients on the spot.
Which Milk is Used for Rolled Ice Cream & Is it Gluten Free?
Full-cream, double cream and condensed milk are used to prepare the ice-cream base which is then deep freeze on the pan for rich, creamy and delicious mesh. That said, there’re also options for vegans like coconut milk which surely give it amazingly rich, smooth and irresistible texture. Other than that, rolled ice-creams are gluten-free but, you may need to check the topping, add-on ingredients and flavour that may contain a smaller amount of gluten in the form of wheat biscuits.
Where Can I Get My Rolled Ice-Cream?
Visit Roll Me Up Ice Cream & Desserts in Toronto where they’re known for the best ice-cream rolls, funky shakes, bubble rolled waffles and of course, amazing desserts crafted from The Cheesecake Factory.
