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The cornstarch also acts as a stabilizer in the same way that emulsified egg yolks in a custardy French vanilla-style ice cream would — preventing the formation of large ice crystals ...

I wouldn't seek this ice cream out again, but I might pick it up if I was shopping at Wegmans and needed a dessert. Trader Joe's French-vanilla ice cream looked a little less creamy than the others.