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Introduction to Hot Ice Cream<\/h2>\n

A supermodel-turned-ice cream mogul\u2019s new creation is churning chatter online. On Sept. 26, Tyra Banks, who owns growing Australian ice cream brand Smize & Dream, announced via TikTok that she has invented a new dessert \u2014 something she\u2019s calling \u201chot ice cream.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is my favorite ice cream flavor, and I have been working on making it hot for a year, and I\u2019m not talking about me in a swimsuit in the \u201890s,\u201d Banks says in the video, holding a scoop of Smize & Dream\u2019s \u201cTyra\u2019s Favorite\u201d ice cream.
\n@smizeanddream
\nIntroducing\u2026 the world\u2019s first HOT ice cream experience. Not a latte. Not a hot chocolate. But your favorite scoops, transformed into liquid. hot. ice cream. Sippable, baby. \u2728 After countless rounds in Tyra\u2019s R&D kitchen, we nailed it – the texture, the mouthfeel, a whole new way to experience ice cream. We call it HOT MAMA \ud83d\ude4c Because mamas (and mama figures) hustle hard – and deserve to indulge in a little hotness for themselves. The very first drop? \u201cTYRA\u2019S FAVORITE\u201d. One of the best ice creams in town\u2026 with toasted pecans, caramel butter, and salted cream. You\u2019ve licked it cold\u2026 now sip it hot. Available NOW at our Darling Harbour flagship in Sydney. Cool cones. Hot cups. Get them both. \u23f3 You\u2019ve got 7 days. Then it\u2019s gone. #SMiZEandDREAM #icecreamsydney #sydneyfood
\n\u266c original sound – SMiZE & DREAM <\/p>\n

What is Hot Ice Cream?<\/h2>\n

\u201cI am talking about hot ice cream, something that has not been done before,\u201d Banks continues, holding a \u201cHot Mama\u201d branded cup. \u201cI ain\u2019t talking about a latte. I\u2019m not talking about a flavored hot chocolate. I\u2019m talking about hot ice cream.\u201d The first Hot Mama flavor is based on Tyra\u2019s Favorite ice cream, which is made with salted caramel butter, butter-roasted pecans and salted sweet cream, and was tested at the flagship store in Sydney, Australia for a week, according to the caption.
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Details About Hot Ice Cream<\/h2>\n

Since that first TikTok announcement \u2014 and a teaser on Instagram a day before \u2014 Banks has posted several videos on subject, explaining it in slightly more detail while announcing a second flavor.
\n@smizeanddream
\nOur super-popular Fairy Dough Diva ice cream just got a HOT makeover\u2026 and she drops TODAY! \ud83d\udd25\u2728 Meet the Fairy Dough Diva HOT MAMA \ud83d\udc96\u2026 she\u2019s reimagined as hot ice cream, love. Silky, smooth, and sippable-warm \u2014 and no, she\u2019s not melted ice cream \u2014 she\u2019s a hot original, not a hot mess. \ud83d\ude09\ud83c\udf66 This Diva is TyTy\u2019s innovation in a couture SMiZE cup \u2014 buttery vanilla biscuit\u2013infused hot cream, topped with Chantilly, rainbow hundreds & thousands, and finished with a slice of our super-buttery house-made fairy dough crunch biscuit. \ud83c\udf08 This Diva is in demand \u2014 but only for ONE WEEK. After that? Poof. Her curtain will close. \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udd25 Catch her now at our Darling Harbour flagship in Sydney. \u2728 #sydneyfood #SMiZEandDREAM #icecreamsydney
\n\u266c original sound – SMiZE & DREAM
\n\u201cFairy Dough Diva ice cream. Everybody is loving this,\u201d she says. \u201cI made it hot, as in hot cream, hot ice cream, liquid, warm, soothing, yummy, silky.\u201d In the caption, we find out that Fairy Dough Diva hot ice cream combines buttery vanilla biscuit\u2013infused hot cream and tops it with Chantilly cream, rainbow sprinkles and a slice of house-made fairy dough crunch biscuit.<\/p>\n

Reception of Hot Ice Cream<\/h2>\n

Banks\u2019 invention, though, has many commenters squinting in confusion. \u201ci don\u2019t really understand what ur selling bestie,\u201d wrote one person. \u201cShe clearly is friends with willy wonka,\u201d wrote another. \u201ci feel like im astral projecting in trya banks dreams,\u201d joked someone else. \u201cOne thing about Tyra is she\u2019s gonna confuse the hell out of you,\u201d another commented. \u201cI\u2019m confused on if it\u2019s just warmed ice cream. Someone explain it to me,\u201d added one more. Neither Banks nor Smize & Dream responded to TODAY.com\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

As for how hot ice cream is being received in Australia, where all of her brick-and-mortar stores are located, at least one customer waited hours to try the flavor \u2014 which Banks documented on TikTok. \u201cIncredible,\u201d the customer says after tasting it. \u201cCertified, certified.\u201d Although hot ice cream might sound odd, there are many variations on ice cream around the world: Turkish dondurma, Indian kulfi and Italian gelato all have vastly different textures. Banks\u2019 creation, though, seems to be closer to a custard or creme anglaise.<\/p>\n

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