Halo Top
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I just discovered Halo Top last week and I'm totally in love too. I also love the ingredient list - eggs, milk, erythritol, flavouring, etc. Erythritol is a fabulous sugar substitute, I buy it by the bag for cooking and baking. It has no weird aftertaste or side effects. Loooove that stuff.
My favourite Halo Top flavour so far is Salted Caramel I think.
Glad to hear that you have tried it. I bought some a few weeks ago but have not had the chance to bake anything yet. I got a wild hair and started remodeling my kitchen, so nothing is going to be cooked in my house for a couple of months I expect!
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halo top is garbage. eat real ice cream.
Lol what?
Halo Top Vanilla ingredients: Milk and cream, eggs, erythritol, prebiotic fiber, milk protein concentrate, organic cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, vanilla extract, vanilla beans, sea salt, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, organic stevia.
Breyer's Vanilla ingredients: Modified milk ingredients, sugar, glucose, water, coconut oil, natural vanilla flavour, mono and diglycerides, vegetable gums (guar, carob bean), carrageenan, natural colour. Contains: milk. May contain: peanuts and tree nuts.5 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »I just discovered Halo Top last week and I'm totally in love too. I also love the ingredient list - eggs, milk, erythritol, flavouring, etc. Erythritol is a fabulous sugar substitute, I buy it by the bag for cooking and baking. It has no weird aftertaste or side effects. Loooove that stuff.
My favourite Halo Top flavour so far is Salted Caramel I think.
Glad to hear that you have tried it. I bought some a few weeks ago but have not had the chance to bake anything yet. I got a wild hair and started remodeling my kitchen, so nothing is going to be cooked in my house for a couple of months I expect!
I hope you like it! I use it for everything. It's great for sweetening my tea, baking, adding a pinch into savory dishes (lasagna and Italian pasta sauces are great with a bit of sweet). I believe the usage is 3/4 cup of erythritol = 1 cup of sugar. So keep that in mind! I usually use it at more like 1/2 cup because I don't have a major sweet tooth.0 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »I just discovered Halo Top last week and I'm totally in love too. I also love the ingredient list - eggs, milk, erythritol, flavouring, etc. Erythritol is a fabulous sugar substitute, I buy it by the bag for cooking and baking. It has no weird aftertaste or side effects. Loooove that stuff.
My favourite Halo Top flavour so far is Salted Caramel I think.
Glad to hear that you have tried it. I bought some a few weeks ago but have not had the chance to bake anything yet. I got a wild hair and started remodeling my kitchen, so nothing is going to be cooked in my house for a couple of months I expect!
I hope you like it! I use it for everything. It's great for sweetening my tea, baking, adding a pinch into savory dishes (lasagna and Italian pasta sauces are great with a bit of sweet). I believe the usage is 3/4 cup of erythritol = 1 cup of sugar. So keep that in mind! I usually use it at more like 1/2 cup because I don't have a major sweet tooth.
Interesting. Erythritol is actually less sweet than sugar - supposedly 70 to 80% less. That's about what I have found when using it in tea and coffee. I would expect to use maybe 1.2 cups, for a cup of sugar. I think my first try will be using a small amount of sugar. Here is some info on it.
https://www.justapinch.com/groups/discuss/13070/how-to-use-xylitol-and-erythritol-in-baking
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There's a thread in the recipe section for homemade Halo Top that is great! I made a big tub of Birthday Cake flavor that I actually like more than the real deal. The biggest problem is that I usually make a double batch, so I have to be careful to measure out my serving so I don't go too crazy
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Ugh I still want to make it too but I'm so lazy0
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How is this so delicious?!
How is it so few calories?!
IS THIS THE DEVIL'S WORK?
And most importantly... how will I afford to buy a pint every day??
The macros aren't actually that amazing compared to other "normal" low-fat ice cream. And as far as cost?? What I do is buy plain greek yogurt, add peanut butter and chocolate protein and put it in the freezer. Let it defrost a little before eating...macros are amazing, taste is amazing and it's cheap af1 -
If I have the calories left, I'll log the whole thing and eat how ever much I want. If I don't eat it all I'll stick it back in the freezer and eat the rest whenever I want1
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I love Halo Top here is my review on some of the flavors I've tried. Key is to let is sit out for little so it can get nice & creamy !
Halo Top Peanut butter cup: !
I tried this one last night and I wanted to go back and finish off the carton! It was amazing. There are globs of peanut butter swirled into the chocolate flavored ice cream. I will get this flavor again & again!
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 6g Protein, 12g Carbs, 3g Fat, 5g sugar & 4g sugar alcohol
Oatmeal cookies: Halo top oatmeal cookie It does have rolled oats in it which i love gives it a real oatmeal cookie texture and taste like brown sugar cinnamon love it! No cookie pieces fyi.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 12g Carbs, 2.5 Fat, 5g sugar & 4g sugar alcohol
edit** Halo Top Birthday cake: Yay Sprinkles! The Birthday Cake Halo Top does not taste a like cake or even cake batter much more like vanilla frosting. It’s very sweeeeet fyi.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 15g Carbs, 2g Fat, 5g sugar & 5g sugar alcohol.
Halo Top Vanilla Bean: What can I say you can never go wrong with plain vanilla bean! Nothing out of this world but its defiantly in my top flavors.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 2g Fat, 4g sugar & 5g sugar alcohol.
Halo Top Red velvet: is not what I was expecting I can say I did like the surprise brownie pieces! It was far from bad but I wouldn't purchase it again! I guess I'm new age I think of red velvet I think of chocolate flavored red dye lol. it tasted more like cocoa & vanilla mixed which is fine but just not for me as I hate "twist" ice cream.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 3g Fat, 7g sugar & 4g sugar alcohol
ranked from top to bottom *2 -
IKR!? I just tried Sea Salt Caramel last night. It quickly made my top three. Of all the flavors I have tried, this is my current ranking (I would probably not buy Birthday Cake, Lemon Cake, Chocolate or Chocolate Almond Crunch again):
1. Peanut Butter Cup (4 eva!)
2. Sea Salt Caramel
3. Mint Chip
4. Oatmeal Cookie0 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »I just discovered Halo Top last week and I'm totally in love too. I also love the ingredient list - eggs, milk, erythritol, flavouring, etc. Erythritol is a fabulous sugar substitute, I buy it by the bag for cooking and baking. It has no weird aftertaste or side effects. Loooove that stuff.
My favourite Halo Top flavour so far is Salted Caramel I think.
Glad to hear that you have tried it. I bought some a few weeks ago but have not had the chance to bake anything yet. I got a wild hair and started remodeling my kitchen, so nothing is going to be cooked in my house for a couple of months I expect!
I hope you like it! I use it for everything. It's great for sweetening my tea, baking, adding a pinch into savory dishes (lasagna and Italian pasta sauces are great with a bit of sweet). I believe the usage is 3/4 cup of erythritol = 1 cup of sugar. So keep that in mind! I usually use it at more like 1/2 cup because I don't have a major sweet tooth.
Interesting. Erythritol is actually less sweet than sugar - supposedly 70 to 80% less. That's about what I have found when using it in tea and coffee. I would expect to use maybe 1.2 cups, for a cup of sugar. I think my first try will be using a small amount of sugar. Here is some info on it.
https://www.justapinch.com/groups/discuss/13070/how-to-use-xylitol-and-erythritol-in-baking
Whoops, I must have mixed up my values. I still tend to err on the side of less when it comes to any sugar or sugar substitute so I must have confused myself, hah.0 -
I just discovered Halo Top from reading about it here. Great for that late night craving of something sweet; especially when you still have enough calories left over in your deficit.2
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I'm going to have to look for birthday cake flavor. Even if it tastes like vanilla frosting... yum. I bought vanilla since I haven't had it before and figured it was safe.
I'm not sure how Halo Top isn't "real" ice cream. Like someone else said, when posting the ingredients, I was actually surprised to see that the ingredients all looked to be simply... ice cream ingredients. I'm interested in how they get it so low calorie. Lots of air whipped in? It's light but doesn't even seem as light as fro-yo. I was surprised by the creaminess. I got a very slight stevia aftertaste but I stopped noticing after the first few bites.
I have a bad sweet tooth so I don't think frozen greek yogurt would be sweet enough for me. I would eat gummies and candy all day if unrestrained =/1 -
I'm interested in how they get it so low calorie. Lots of air whipped in? It's light but doesn't even seem as light as fro-yo. I was surprised by the creaminess. I got a very slight stevia aftertaste but I stopped noticing after the first few bites.
Here are the ingredients: Milk and cream, eggs, erythritol, prebiotic fiber, milk protein concentrate, organic cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, rainbow sprinkles (sugar, cornstarch, vegetable oil, glucose, natural colors, soy lecithin), sea salt, natural flavors, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, organic stevia.
So why so much lower? There is some whipping, no more so than the Breyer's whipped (which is all about less volume). Biggest difference is milk (apparently mostly non-fat) vs. cream -- huge calorie difference -- and then mostly artificial sweetener vs. sugar. Some of the other ingredients must give it the creaminess without the cream.
Here's an "not natural enough" commentary from Fooducate that I don't really agree with, but that supports the non-fat milk bit: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57319A35-CCFC-7263-4E53-ADEDD4D11C8B0 -
Cool link, thank you! That's exactly what I was curious about
Lucky me I don't require my food to be natural and I'll eat all the cool things that food science has produced. Yay science!2 -
I heard from around these parts that Halo Top is now at Costco in a 4 pack. I plan on checking it out when I go on my weekly shopping trip this weekend.1
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »I heard from around these parts that Halo Top is now at Costco in a 4 pack. I plan on checking it out when I go on my weekly shopping trip this weekend.
It's supposedly available in a four pack of vanilla only, but I haven't seen it in my local Costco yet. I'm going this week and will check.0 -
When I first found out about Halo Top I jumped on it and bought so many pints but thought to myself each time I dug my spoon into it that something was just off about the taste. Enlightened tastes slightly better in my opinion (red velvet is good) but I think I'd rather have portioned out regular ice cream/gelato or frozen yogurt.0
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Am I the only one who has never heard of this? I'm definitely going to try it.0
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »I heard from around these parts that Halo Top is now at Costco in a 4 pack. I plan on checking it out when I go on my weekly shopping trip this weekend.
If you have a Whole Foods nearby, they treat 8 pints as a case and knock 10% off. However, they're the most expensive place that carries it; it was over $6 last time I was there O.O
Lemon Cake is my favorite of the 240 calorie versions
Sea Salt Caramel is my favorite of the higher cal versions.1 -
LovesDogsAndBooks wrote: »I first heard about this ice cream brand here and have tried 2 flavors. I guess for a low-calorie ice cream it's okay, but I've since moved on to Haagen Dazs little portion cups. The flavors are limited in that size, but I know if I buy a pint I won't leave it alone. Sometimes I'd rather eat less of the real stuff than more of the okay.
I keep meaning to pick up a bag of them. Perhaps it would help me work thorough my portion control "issues" I'm having at the moment.
I'm stuck in that 'don't eat this..or you'll binge' .... then I binge because I didn't eat it. So going to try portion control again and see if I can work on having treats in small quantities... such a slippery slope at times!
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Has anyone noticed that Sea Salt Caramel is now 320 calories when it used to be 280? I thought I logged it wrong, but the new pints I buy say 320.
ETA: nevermind...I just found something on Reddit that says they updated their recipes a bit. I liked 280 better
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_dracarys_ wrote: »Has anyone noticed that Sea Salt Caramel is now 320 calories when it used to be 280? I thought I logged it wrong, but the new pints I buy say 320.
ETA: nevermind...I just found something on Reddit that says they updated their recipes a bit. I liked 280 better
That just happened to me this past weekend!! I had an old pint of the 280, fell in love and went to pick up more and it was 320. I was like WTF?0 -
_dracarys_ wrote: »Has anyone noticed that Sea Salt Caramel is now 320 calories when it used to be 280? I thought I logged it wrong, but the new pints I buy say 320.
ETA: nevermind...I just found something on Reddit that says they updated their recipes a bit. I liked 280 better
That just happened to me this past weekend!! I had an old pint of the 280, fell in love and went to pick up more and it was 320. I was like WTF?
This makes sense since I am new to Halo Top and bought the sea salt caramel and every time I scanned, it was showing a lower calorie serving. I was thinking they must have changed something recently.0 -
Ten extra calories per serving. Totally worth it.1
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*looks at Halo Top website*
*looks down at feet, firmly planted in the UK*
*cries*3 -
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Yeah. I'm totally in love with the new flavors. That peanut butter cup Halo Top is insanely delicious! I eat a half a pint a day. It's glorious. Takes the edge off a low sugar diet and all the lovely fiber and protein! I want a post where people just share all the awesome products they've discovered! In addition to Halo Top, I'm in LOVE with shiritaki noodles/rice, IsoProtein pasta (30 g of protein/170 cal per serving!), and Flap Jacked Apple Cinnamon pancake mix (20 g protein/200 cal per serving--that's 3 pancakes!).
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I wish I could be on the bandwagon for Halo Top but I'd rather eat Haagen Dazs or my own ice cream from scratch. Halo just leaves me with an extremely sweet aftertaste and it just didn't sit well with me. But I think it's awesome people were able to find it enjoyable. Whatever works.0
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