Patent ID: 7198812

Claim:
A process for preparing a confectionery product having a long shelf life in the form of a soft, creamy and stable foamed mass, comprising the following process steps: a) mixing pasteurized fresh whole milk and/or pasteurized fresh partially skimmed milk and/or pasteurized fresh skimmed milk with sugar and/or sugar substitutes; b) concentrating the mixture obtained in step a) by gentle evaporation at a temperature of ≦60° C. and a pressure of <1 bar to the desired dry substance content; c) admixing a fatty phase containing edible fat and optionally, emulsifiers, with the mixture obtained in step b): to obtain a confectionery; d) pasteurizing the confectionery obtained in step c) at a maximum temperature of 80° C.; e) cooling and admixing lactose microcrystals with the pasteurized confectionery; and then f) additionally cooling the confectionery and foaming the confectionery by blowing gas therein and crystallizing at least part of the edible fat in the confectionery.