Taste-4 on Celine's Stealth Creamery

C2.1 Earl Grey Lychee

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Earl Grey (3 tea bags)
Milk, 2% fat, ultra-filtered (2 cups)
Lychee, fresh (215 g / ~10)
Salt (⅛ tsp)
Monkfruit sweetner with allulose (¼ cup)
Xanthan gum (¼ tsp)
Lemon juice (1 tsp)

Instructions:

Steep the Earl Grey tea bags in milk over medium heat for ~15 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and let the mixture cool.
Blend everything together.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on ICE CREAM (push down and re-spin with a splash of milk if needed).

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

Summer is the season of fresh fruits and lychees are one of my all time favourites! The combination of the bergamot in Earl Grey and the fresh florals in lychee is such a bubble tea classic. IYKYK! Another one for Celine’s Choice.

The Good (what went well):

Layers of flavour: The bright florals of the lychee hits strong upfront, followed by the deeper and richer Earl Grey tea. Steeping the tea was definitely worth the effort!

The Bad (lessons learned):

Icy texture: There’s not enough body in this recipe. Lychees are mostly water and there’s just not a lot of substance holding it together. Add more fat or stabilizers next time.

P1.4 Monkey Choconutty

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Whey protein, chocolate (2 scoop / 70 g)
Banana, ripe (2 large / 258 g)
Peanut butter powder (3 tbsp)
Salt (⅛ tsp)
Milk, 2% fat, ultra-filtered (1 ¼ cups)

Instructions:

Blend everything together.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on LITE ICE CREAM.

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

Going back to the basics here. I felt like I was getting too fancy with these protein recipes when they should be easy staples with simple flavours. Re-introducing… a creamy, delicious, and protein-packed pint with chocolate, banana, and peanut butter. My favourite iteration yet!

The Good (what went well):

Creamy and sweet: The two ripe bananas really did the heavy lifting here for that natural sweetness and creamy texture.

The Bad (lessons learned):

Hard to blend: There was a lot going on in that small container. A smooth blend requires patience and constantly scraping the container sides to fully incorporate every ingredient.

E2.1 Ginger Jujube Tofu Pudding

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Ginger, fresh (50 g + 15 g + 15 g)
Jujube dates, dried (50 g)
Brown sugar (2 tbsps)
Soy beverage, unsweetened (2 ½ cups)
Silken tofu (212.5 g)
Miso, white, reduced-sodium (1 tsp)
Monkfruit sweetner with allulose (¼ cup)

Instructions:

Slice 50 g of fresh ginger into coins, peeling optional.
Halve the jujube dates and remove the pit.
Steep the ginger, jujube dates, and brown sugar in soy beverage over medium heat for ~15 minutes.
Remove the ginger and let the mixture cool.
Add in 15 g of grated fresh ginger, silken tofu, miso, and sweetner. Blend until smooth.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on LITE ICE CREAM.
Optional: Saute 15 g of sliced ginger in water and sweetner. Add in the candied ginger and spin on MIX-IN.

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

Brown sugar ginger tofu pudding (douhua) is a beloved traditional Chinese dessert. Add in some jujube dates, and you’ve got a legendary Traditional Chinese Medicine trio. It’s warm, sharp, sweet, and definitely making Celine’s Choice. The silken tofu and soy milk provides a rich base and great macros. Mum tried it and she liked it.

The Good (what went well):

The flavour’s got layers: There’s an immediate floral sweetness from the jujube dates and brown sugar, followed by a deeper savoury warmth from the white miso. Finally, the ginger kicks in at the end.

The Bad (lessons learned):

Refreeze before mix-ins: This pint was quite soft and melted quickly after the first spin. Briefly refreezing the pint with the candied ginger before spinning on mix-ins helped to keep a creamier texture.

B4.1 Ube Coconut

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★☆☆☆☆	★★★☆☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Purple sweet potato (2 medium / 342 g)
Coconut milk, unsweetened (200 ml)
Milk, 0% fat, ultra-filtered (⅔ cup)
Salt (¼ tsp)
Monkfruit sweetner with allulose (⅓ cup)
Vanilla extract, pure (1 tsp)

Instructions:

Wrap the purple sweet potato with a wet paper towel and microwave for 5 minutes. Flip the potato and microwave for another 2–4 minutes until a fork can easily pierce through.
Blend everything together.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on ICE CREAM (push down and re-spin with a splash of milk if needed).

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆

Okay, first things first, I know purple sweet potato and ube are not the same thing! Ube grows on vine and has bark-like skin while sweet potatoes are tubers that grow underground. However, I think this was a really close attempt! Another one for Zebby’s Pick. The rich, roasted, starchy undertones of the sweet potato was suprisingly comforting.

The Good (what went well):

Vanilla: Brought a subtle sweetness that mimicked the natural fragrance of ube.
Classic coconut pairing: Need I say more? Coconut milk immediately brings the tropical vibes.

The Bad (lessons learned):

Thick pudding-like texture: Sweet potatoes are quite starchy. Microwaving heats up too fast and doesn’t give time for naturally occurring enzymes (amylases) to break down starches into sugars. Bake/roast the sweet potato next time and use less of it. Also mix/blend gently to avoid overworking the starches.

B2.1 Toasted Sweet Corn Custard

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Sweet corn kernels (2 cups / cut from ~2 cobs)
Butter, unsalted (2 tbsp)
Salt (¼ tsp)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)
Milk, 0% fat, ultra-filtered (1 ⅔ cups)
Silken tofu (125 g)
Egg yolk (2 yolks)
Monkfruit sweetner with allulose (¼ cup)
Xanthan gum (¼ tsp)
Lemon juice (2 tsp)
Vanilla extract, pure (1 tsp)

Instructions:

For fresh sweet corn, slice the kernels off the cobs and scrap the cob to collect the “corn milk”.
Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat until foaming.
Add the sweet corn kernels, scrapings, salt, and cinnamon. Saute for 5 minutes.
Pour in the milk and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat.
Remove the mixture from heat. Add soft tofu, egg yolks, sweetner, and xanthan gum. Blend until smooth.
Bring the mixture back onto low heat. Stir contantly while scraping the bottom until the mixture thickens.
Remove the mixture from heat. Add in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to mix.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on LITE ICE CREAM (push down and re-spin with a splash of milk if needed).

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆

This pint tastes just like a sweet corn tofu pudding (douhua) that you might find in a Chinese dessert shop. I think my momma would approve (not too sweet)! This is the first recipe to make the list for Zebby’s Pick! Fantastic aroma, flavour, and texture.

The Good (what went well):

Fragrant buttery sweet corn: The toasting and steeping steps do the heavy-lifting to draw out the essence of corn.
Butter: Real butter brings an irreplaceable level of depth to the flavour.

The Bad (lessons learned):

The flavour was a bit flat: More salt, acidicity, and spices (e.g. cinnamon, cardamom, or nutmeg) would provide some balance.

B1.1 Strawberry Cheesecake

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taste	Macros	Ease
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆

Recipe

Ingredients for a 24-oz pint:

Strawberry fruit spread (3 tbsp)
Guava fruit spread (1 tbsp)
Instant pudding, zero sugar, cheesecake (14 g)
Salt (⅛ tsp)
Monkfruit sweetner with allulose (1 tsp)
Vanilla extract, pure (1 tsp)
Milk, 0% fat, ultra-filtered (1 ½ cups)
Greek yogurt, nonfat, plain (½ cup / 115 g)
Cottage cheese, lowfat 2% milkfat, small curd (½ cup / 119 g)
Lotus Biscoff cookies (2 cookies)
Lime zest and juice (1 lime)
Strawberry, fresh (12 strawberries)

Instructions:

Blend everything except half of the fruit spread, Lotus Biscoff cookies, lime, and fresh strawberries together.
Freeze for 24 hours.
Spin on LITE ICE CREAM.
Squeeze in the lime juice, and add the other half of the fruit spread and the Lotus Biscoff cookies (broken into halves), spin on MIX-IN.
Top with lime zest and fresh strawberries.

Nutrition Facts

Reflections

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

Wow, I’m genuinely impressed by how the flavours came together! I wanted to get a little fancy with the fresh strawberries and lime zest, and it was definitely worth the effort. Fragrant, fresh, sweet, tangy, and rich, this pint perfectly captures the essence of a decadent slice of cheesecake. First recipe to make Celine’s Choice!

The Good (what went well):

Fresh strawberries are so good: In general, fresh fruits are a great way to add volume, flavour, and fiber into an icy dessert.
Cheesecake flavour did not taste artifical: The secret was pure vanilla extract!
The lime zest was worth the effort: For the citrus lovers, a sprinkle of zest on top delivers a fresh aroma and a pop of contrast that cuts through the richness of the cream.

The Bad (lessons learned):

The Lotus Biscoff cookies were pulverized: Manually mix into the ice cream to get bit sized pieces.
The yogurt flavour was noticeable: Did not successfully trick my brain into believing that Greek yogurt was the next cream cheese. Use cream cheese for a more authentic cheesecake flavour.