Here at Wide Open Eats, we go absolutely bananas over Blue Bell ice cream. From their classic banana split ice cream to Spiced Pumpkin Pecan, The Brenham Texas creamery is always coming up with new fun half-gallon flavors. But did you know Blue Bell occasionally releases regional ice cream flavors? Lucky customers on the Mississippi Gulf coast like south Louisiana and Alabama get to enjoy a few special flavors and one of them is Creole Cream Cheese.
What is Creole Cream Cheese?
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Creole cream cheese, unlike regular cream cheese, is a farmers cheese made from skim milk, buttermilk, and rennet. Its a traditional soft cheese (some equate it to a mix between sour cream and cottage cheese) from New Orleans and is usually mixed with cream, sugar, and fresh fruit and served as a dessert. It is also the key ingredient in creole cream cheese ice cream.
According to the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Mauthe Family Dairy is the reason the Creole cream cheese recipe is still alive and popular. In the beginning, Kenny Mauthes grandfather produced Creole cream cheese with raw milk. At the time the pasteurization act wasnt even a thing. Once the pasteurization act was erected, the farm stopped production. That is, until the farm saw no local farmers were producing the cheese. The comeback of the soft cheese put the Mauthe Family Dairy on the map. Customers would stop at the Dairy booth at the Farmers Market, sharing stories of how they grew up eating the cheese.
Blue Bell’s Creole Cream Ice Cream
Available only in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, Blue Bell Creole Cream Cheese ice cream is a delicious ice cream combining sweet vanilla ice cream swirled with creole cream cheese. Like Mardi Gras King Cake, the Southern-inspired ice cream is only available in select cities.
Baskin Robbins Creole Cream Cheese Ice Cream
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What is Creole cream cheese?
Creole cream cheese is a form of farmer cheese that is traditional in the New Orleans area of Louisiana in the United States. It is made from skim milk, buttermilk and rennet, has a mild, slightly tart, slightly sweet taste, and is frequently mixed with cream, sugar and fruit and served as a dessert.
Where can I buy Creole cream cheese ice cream?
Other past producers include Brown’s Dairy (formerly Brown’s Velvet Dairy) in New Orleans. [citation needed] John Besh offers a creole cream cheese red velvet ice cream at his Soda Shop in the National World War II Museum. Mam’s House of Ice in Houston offers Creole Cream Cheese ice cream. Baskin Robbins offered the flavor in 2011/2012.
What is cream cheese ice cream made of?
It is made from skim milk, buttermilk and rennet, has a mild, slightly tart, slightly sweet taste, and is frequently mixed with cream, sugar and fruit and served as a dessert. It is often used to make Creole cream cheese ice cream.
Is Creole cream cheese a resurgence in New Orleans?
The Gold Seal Creamery that was the last Creole cream cheese factory in New Orleans operated from about 1920 to 1986 and its blond-brick building constructed in 1954 is being converted into loft apartments. More recently, creole cream cheese has had a resurgence.