Tara Gum [E417] 100% USP Food Grade Powder 1 Lb in Two Bottles

Tara Gum is a fantastic, unflavored, gluten-free, and keto-friendly product that I highly recommend. It's perfect for baking, thickening allulose syrup, smoothies, ice cream, and various keto dishes. Unlike other gums, Tara Gum is natural and doesn't alter the taste of your food. It's a safe and excellent replacement for unnatural thickeners like Xanthan gum. Upgrade your cooking with Tara Gum!

I was gifted a creami ice cream maker and most of the provided recipes use either egg or cream cheese as a binder to maintain the consistency of the ice cream. Those work ok but I was wanting to go in a different direction. Tara gum is a natural product used as a thickener and binder and is used in ice cream. It takes very little. Like a tsp or so for a half gallon. It does the trick and provides a good consistency but is hard to get to dissolve when mixing in with the milk and cream. I tried to blend with the sugar first but the powdery grains don't really blend well. I then decided to heat the milk on the stove as this helps dissolve the sugar anyway and then blend in the tara powder. This helped but occasionally I would discover a tiny was of tara in the ice cream that would give a very bitter taste. Adding just a tad at a time while using an immersion blender helps but still the occasional tiny clump. I am trying a new combination of combing less tara powder along with a blend of guar gum and locust bean gum. Both purchased here so will update with results as it improves.

This works well for almond milk based yogurt

I use this product when making ice cream with my Ninja Creami. I add 1/4 tsp of it when I mix up my ice cream before it goes into the freezer. This makes my ice cream come out extra creamy without ice crystals in it. If you like to make your own ice cream then add this ingredient to it. You will be glad that you did.

Great stabilizer on its own or with xanthan gum. A little goes a long way.