Best Ice Cream in TX

[dcbc 14465]

I am not aware of a better ice cream/custard recipe book.  Every recipe in here is gold.

 

 

Edited July 1, 2022 by dcbc

[C-Man 27194]

4 minutes ago, dcbc said:

I should go on a custard diet.

It's probably only similar to the difference in eating moist or lean brisket but hey, every little bit counts, right!

[dcbc 14465]

3 minutes ago, C-Man said:

It's probably only similar to the difference in eating moist or lean brisket but hey, every little bit counts, right!

I should go on a brisket diet.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2402]

Henry's Ice cream in Plano is pretty damn good.  

[speed817 19256]

So just had some of this new Blue Bell Oatmeal Cream Pie ice cream......

 

....it is GOOD!!!

[Mo Horn 8831]

Just tried it this weekend as well. I know many here are down on BB, but damn it was good. 

Edited July 25, 2022 by Mo Horn

[dcbc 14465]

Eating the oatmeal cream pie Blue Bell right now by coincidence.  It's solid.  It's no Mocha Almond Fudge.  But it's good.

Edited July 25, 2022 by dcbc

[Etexhorn13 3045]

What’s that place down in Galveston? Henry’s or  something? Might just be cus it’s always hot as hell when I get it but I love that stuff. Fat Cat in Houston is also pretty damn good 

[texasdago 7568]

Was reading an article from Men's Health "Eat This Not That" about the ice cream brands with the cheapest ingredients.  Everyone's favorite, Blue Bell, made the list.  

[dcbc 14465]

1 hour ago, texasdago said:

Was reading an article from Men's Health "Eat This Not That" about the ice cream brands with the cheapest ingredients.  Everyone's favorite, Blue Bell, made the list.  

I saw that too.  I'm no Blue Bell fanboi, and their ingredients may suck.  But it usually tastes pretty good.  I need to start making homemade ice cream again.

[Etexhorn13 3045]

10 hours ago, Etexhorn13 said:

What’s that place down in Galveston? Henry’s or  something? Might just be cus it’s always hot as hell when I get it but I love that stuff. Fat Cat in Houston is also pretty damn good 

Hey Mikey’s in Galveston… I knew it started with an H.

[Hermanator 7032]

On 7/1/2022 at 11:27 AM, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Henry's Ice cream in Plano is pretty damn good.  

It's really good. 

Just a little south on Arapaho close to 75 is Tongue in Cheek and it's great too. The "banana pudding" flavor with the vanilla wafers mixed in is fantastic. 

 

[Hermanator 7032]

On 6/30/2022 at 11:50 AM, Helobious said:

I remember a trip to Dallas as a kid, we stopped at a place called Braums in hillsboro or west or something. It was so amazing I still remember it. 

 

On 6/30/2022 at 12:50 PM, Carl Spackler said:

They're only in the OKC area now.  

I thought for sure these had to be sarcasm

[Texzilla58 4732]

Damn it. Appears Van Leeuwen Hot Honey ice cream is done. It is the best ice cream ever. I can’t find at any Wal Mart, just the goofball shit like pizza and Kraft Mac and cheese. If you see it but some. Let me know where it be.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

5 hours ago, Hermanator said:

 

I thought for sure these had to be sarcasm

Nope.  Just plain wrongness on my part.

[Deej 76755]

44 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

Damn it. Appears Van Leeuwen Hot Honey ice cream is done. It is the best ice cream ever. I can’t find at any Wal Mart, just the goofball shit like pizza and Kraft Mac and cheese. If you see it but some. Let me know where it be.

Let WhatTheBuck know so he can enter it on his list. 

[After irth 1243]

6 minutes ago, Deej said:

Let WhatTheBuck know so he can enter it on his list. 

He's gotta bitch about it and then tell us a story first.

[Nueces River Rat 5537]

HEB Cookies and Cream.   Better than the Blue Bell chit. 

[C-Man 27194]

Blue Bell uses "lowest quality ingredients."

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/food-magazine-ranks-blue-bell-ice-cream-among-worst-store-bought-in-country-brenham-frozen-dessert-texas/273-12322c65-1314-4eef-8be0-41d3b3cc0bd7?fbclid=IwAR0XuGrLVSzrilIrd_51p-V77ihbSnC_m1OfQ4QTQzrKTCiQeN78V83HVlM

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SAN ANTONIO — Apparently, not everyone believes that Blue Bell Ice Cream is the best ice cream in the country. In fact, one food magazine, “Eat This, Not That!,” says the popular Texas treat is among the worst. 

New York-based writer Steven John listed Blue Bell, which was founded in Brenham, Texas in 1907, among nine ice cream brands that “use the lowest quality ingredients.” 

The article says, "Blue Bell Ice Cream has a popularity problem: according to a Mashed survey, a majority of people find it to be the worst store-bought ice cream. Maybe that's because they have a quality ingredient problem, too."

The writer criticized the company for using food thickening agents such as cellulose gum and vegetable gums in its Homemade Vanilla flavor. He also had a problem with the company’s use of food starch, artificial colors and other ingredients.   

"How about just regular milk, cream, and sugar," said Steven John.

While he might say the tasty frozen treat is one of the worst, most Texans will say it's a taste of heaven on earth.

Have you tried any of their new flavors yet?

 

[salonghorn 204]

On 7/25/2022 at 5:47 PM, Nueces River Rat said:

HEB Cookies and Cream.   Better than the Blue Bell chit. 

Many of the HEB flavors are really really good.

[salonghorn 204]

13 hours ago, C-Man said:

Blue Bell uses "lowest quality ingredients."

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/food-magazine-ranks-blue-bell-ice-cream-among-worst-store-bought-in-country-brenham-frozen-dessert-texas/273-12322c65-1314-4eef-8be0-41d3b3cc0bd7?fbclid=IwAR0XuGrLVSzrilIrd_51p-V77ihbSnC_m1OfQ4QTQzrKTCiQeN78V83HVlM

 

All that you need to know from the story. "New York based writer...."

[ztejas 43411]

Blue Bell is solid. I like it better than the HEB stuff. 

[Nueces River Rat 5537]

17 hours ago, C-Man said:

Blue Bell uses "lowest quality ingredients."

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/food-magazine-ranks-blue-bell-ice-cream-among-worst-store-bought-in-country-brenham-frozen-dessert-texas/273-12322c65-1314-4eef-8be0-41d3b3cc0bd7?fbclid=IwAR0XuGrLVSzrilIrd_51p-V77ihbSnC_m1OfQ4QTQzrKTCiQeN78V83HVlM

 

Blue Bell= aggy

[Nueces River Rat 5537]

3 hours ago, salonghorn said:

Many of the HEB flavors are really really good.

Yes they are.   The Candy Cane special edition is the best that comes out  at Christmas.   Next to the Cookies and Cream.  

[speed817 19256]

3 hours ago, salonghorn said:

All that you need to know from the story. "New York based writer...."

Probably the same write that said New York BBQ is better than Texas BBQ.....

[C-Man 27194]

17 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Blue Bell= aggy

This. Creamy Creations is one of a dozen brands on the HEB/Central Market shelves that exponentially better than BB, which is run by aggy and fucking killed people AND still didn't clean up their shit. Fuck them. I'll never buy BB again.

[dcbc 14465]

42 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Yes they are.   The Candy Cane special edition is the best that comes out  at Christmas.   Next to the Cookies and Cream.  

Lemon Cookie from HEB is amazing, but I'm discovering more and more often that my affinity for Lemon ice cream is a minority position.

Also, I know they were not local, but Steve's and Swensen's when I was growing up in Houston (1980s) were fantastic.

 

edit:  Ooooh, replies automatically merged.  I'll be the first to admit that that I will unintentionally wear that feature out.

Edited July 28, 2022 by dcbc

[TexPx 2322]

I have become hopelessly addicted to these.

[futureman 22444]

never give up hope.

[Deej 76755]

On 7/28/2022 at 1:53 PM, ztejas said:

Blue Bell is solid. I like it better than the HEB stuff. 

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

Braum's. /thread 

Literally the only thing I miss about living in Dallas. That and having a season called winter. 

[Zepol87 9185]

Braums is the shit

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

the duck fat caramel ice cream at Heritage Creamery in Waco wins this thread.