Reduced calorie frozen dairy desserts and processes for producing them

Abstract

A reduced calorie frozen dairy dessert or frozen yogurt produced by: (a) heating a mix of milk ingredients and water to a sufficient temperature to promote the pasteurization of said ingredients; (b) cooling said ingredients and treating said ingredients with an enzyme for a sufficient period of time to reduce any inherent milk polysaccharides to their monosaccharide components; (c) heating and maintaining said ingredients at a temperature between about 70.degree. C. to about 95.degree. C. for between about 5 minutes and about 60 minutes; (d) adding a high potency sweetener and flavors to said mixture; and (e) freezing said mixture; said frozen dairy dessert not including any added sugars or bulking agents is provided. The dairy dessert is low in calories and has a superior texture.

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