Review Of Peters Original Vanilla 2L
Family-sized budget packs of ice cream are popular for feeding a lot of people at an affordable price. The cheapest products have minimal dairy ingredients, meaning they can’t be labelled ice cream.
Does the lack of quality ingredients make low-cost ice cream taste bad? Keep reading to find out if a 2-litre tub of Peters Original Vanilla is worth adding to the shopping list.
What’s in the pack?
Peters Original Vanilla 2L is an economy tub with approximately 25% less fat than regular ice cream. It competes with other budget-friendly, reduced-fat products like the two-litre containers of Coles and Woolworths ice cream.
Is the ice cream any good?
The first thing you’ll notice once the lid gets removed is how white the ice cream is. I’m talking white as a swan’s feather, but why? A quick look at the ingredients reveals no carotene has been added, unlike competing Coles and Woolies tubs.
Scoops of Peters Original look mouth-watering on brownies, pancakes, or squished into an ice cream sandwich. Some restaurants use this as their go-to ice cream on the dessert menu, although most wouldn’t admit it.
Peters Original ice cream is low fat, so you won’t get the delicious mouthfeel of regular ice cream. But it’s still a surprisingly good product that’s super creamy and easy to scoop. If you love a subtle vanilla flavour, this is your product.
Peters whips a lot of air into this ice cream to keep costs down. This process creates a light, airy, foamy texture, which I enjoy. I feel unsure about paying for so much air, but it’s hard to argue with the result.
Families with kids will love this tub. It costs a smidgen more than comparable supermarket private label products, but the extra cost is worth it.
What did other consumers think?
I looked at hundreds of online reviews about this product to get a feel for how people rate it. Here’s what I discovered:
Customers frequently praised the ice cream for its creamy texture and great flavour. Many highlight its status as a family favourite, noting its suitability for everyday consumption and its value for money.
Being free from gluten and artificial colours was also mentioned as a significant benefit.
They suggested the ice cream is perfect scooped alongside various desserts and added to drinks like thick shakes and affogatos.
What are some similar products to try?
Coles Vanilla 2L: The same container size but a little cheaper. While they’re similar in many ways, the Coles frozen dessert is off-white and has a slightly grainier, less smooth consistency.
Woolworths Vanilla 2L: The same pack size but a little cheaper. They’re similar, but the Woolworths frozen dessert is a yellower shade with a slightly grainier, less smooth consistency.
Bulla Real Dairy Vanilla 2L: Costs roughly the same price for a comparable-size pack but you get fresh milk as the main ingredient rather than water.
Bulla Creamy Classics Vanilla 2L: A superior quality ice cream with an ingredient list that looks much more like ice cream. However, you’ll pay extra. If you can wait for this product to go on promotion, pick it up for roughly the same price as the Peters tub.
Pros
- Smooth, airy texture many will enjoy.
- Great for mixing into shakes and smothering with toppings.
- An affordable frozen dessert kids will enjoy.
- Less fat than regular ice cream.
- Australian-made with primarily local ingredients.
Cons
- The main ingredient is water.
- Its texture is no match for higher-priced ice cream.
- Some will find the vanilla flavour too weak.
Ingredients
The main ingredients in this ice cream are water and sugar. The dairy includes reconstituted skim milk, milk solids, and cream or butter in some batches.
Ingredient list: Water, Dairy Ingredients (Reconstituted Skim Milk, Milk Solids), Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oil and or Cream/Butter (Milk), Maltodextrin, Vegetable Origin Emulsifiers (477, 471), Flavours, Vegetable Gum (412).
Milk fat
Milk fat impacts ice cream consistency. Higher levels result in a creamier, smoother mouthfeel.
The Peters range has less than 10% milk fat, which means the product can’t be called ice cream. As a comparison, Connoisseur Classic Vanilla has 10%, Murray Street Vanilla Bean has 12%, and Haagen-Dazs contains 16%.
Nutrition Information
No ice cream is good for you, so eat it in moderation. This product has 5.9g of saturated fat per 100g and 22.7g of sugar.
Number of servings: 20
Serving size: 46g
| Quantity Per Serving | Quantity Per 100ml | |
| Energy | 350kJ | 760kJ |
| Protein | 0.9g | 1.8g |
| Fat, Total | 3.0g | 6.4g |
| -Saturated | 2.7g | 5.9g |
| Carbohydrate | 13.1g | 28.5g |
| -Sugars | 10.4g | 22.7g |
| Dietary Fibre | – | – |
| Sodium | 40mg | 90mg |
