A few pages back on this post I asked about adding body to oatmilk-based ice cream. @andrewk512 responded with a suggestion of 4% inulin. I have not had a chance to try this yet.
Meantime, I happened to be looking over ingredients for Bruster's oat-milk based ice creams, and in addition to a few other oils and creative ingredients, they add pea protein powder. Could this be a way to add body as well? I've had pea protein powder and it is quite strongly flavored and puts a very dry, powdery, mealy texture into any drink or food product. They must be using very little, so perhaps this idea is not quite right. It does appear towards the end of the base ingredients list before getting to the salts, gums, etc. while the rapeseed/canola oil is ahead of both it and dextrose. Hmm, maybe it's the oil or a combination of both the oil and protein. Link here as an example, click the "nutrition info & allergens" for the pdf.
