PRODUCT: Halo Top Low Calorie, High Protein Ice Cream

July 20, 2015 at 8:43 am · Filed under Ice Cream-Sorbet-Yogurt, Kosher Nibbles, Low Calorie

Good stuff, fewer calories. Above, Chocolate
and Lemon Cake. Photo courtesy Halo Top
Creamery.

When we were first offered samples of Halo Top, we accepted but wondered: How good could an ice cream be at 70 or 80 calories per serving? The calories are so low, the carton promotes them in big numerals on the front of the package: 240 or 280, depending on the flavor.

Many of the ice creams we eat contain that many calories in 1/4 cup! Otherwise stated, this ice cream has one-quarter the calories of premium brands.

Yes, this is great ice cream for people who like to consume it by the pint.

Halo Top was developed by an attorney who felt guilty about his ice cream habit. The lower-calorie ice ceams on the market had artificial ingredients he wanted to avoid. So he took a year and a half to develop a brand that met his criteria: all-natural, non-GMO, hormone-free milk and cream, greatly reduced calories and greatly increased protein (a major “guilt-free” factor).

Each pint has 24 g protein. By comparison, Breyers has 10.4 g protein per pint.

Equally noteworthy is the taste: Made with top-shelf ingredients like Belgian chocolate, organic fruits, organic cane sugar, cage-free eggs and hormone-free milk and cream, these are lovely pints!

HALO TOP ICE CREAM FLAVORS

The line currently includes:

Birthday Cake*, with rainbow sprinkles

Chocolate, made with Belgian cocoa powder

Lemon Cake, textured with lemon zest

Mint Chip, with Belgian chocolate chips

Mocha Chocolate Chip*, made with Belgian chocolate chips and cocoa powder

Strawberry*, made with organic strawberries

Vanilla Bean, made with organic Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Vanilla

*This flavor has 280 calories per pint. Flavors without an asterisk have 240 calories.

CLEVER INGREDIENTS

The calories are reduced by substituting part of the sugar for non-caloric stevia and erythritol, both natural ingredients. The extra protein comes from milk protein concentrate and prebiotic fiber.

It’s an inspired approach, a boon to ice cream fans who eat too much of it and would like to cut back somehow.

This is how. We affirm that the ice cream deserves its halo—represented by a gold circle on the rim of the pint.

The line is certified kosher by KOF-K and certified gluten free.

Discover more at HaloTop.com, including a store locator.