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When is National Frozen Custard Day?

National Frozen Custard Day celebrates frozen custard, ice cream made rich with egg yolk, and falls every year on August 8.

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Sunday, August 8, 2027

in 284 days

The one after

Tuesday, August 8, 2028

Every year

August 8 every year

Informal observance

National Frozen Custard Day is a day for frozen custard, the ice cream made rich with egg yolk. It falls on August 8 every year, whatever the day of the week.

It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, not a proclaimed holiday. No law or proclamation names it, so there is no day off, just a good excuse for a cup or cone.

Informal observance. An informal observance, listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. It is not a proclaimed holiday.

Simple ways to mark the day

  • Use the Base Builder and Batch Scaler to get a French custard base sized to your machine, then churn a batch at home.
  • Bring custard to work or school and check the ice cream scoop size chart to see how many scoops each container gives you.
  • Look up frozen custard in the ice cream glossary and share the plain definition with your class, team or newsletter readers.
  • Set out plain ice cream next to frozen custard for a group and let everyone taste how the egg yolk changes things.

Read about this frozen dessert

Where the day comes from

National Frozen Custard Day is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, not a proclaimed holiday. No law or proclamation names it. It simply falls on August 8 every year, and people mark it by making, serving or eating frozen custard.

Who started it is unknown. National Day Calendar lists the day but says it could not find who created it or where it came from. We have not found a founder either, so we leave that part blank rather than guess.

What the day celebrates is easier to pin down. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations sets the U.S. standard of identity for ice cream and frozen custard, and that standard draws the line at egg yolk. Under it, frozen custard must have at least 1.4 percent egg yolk solids by weight of the finished food. Plain ice cream must stay under 1.4 percent. Both need at least 10 percent milkfat. So when you raise a spoon on August 8, frozen custard is ice cream made rich with egg yolk, with a clear number behind the name.

Questions people ask

When is National Frozen Custard Day?

National Frozen Custard Day is on August 8 every year. The date stays fixed, so the day of the week changes from year to year. The page above shows the next two dates and how many days are left.

Is National Frozen Custard Day an official holiday?

No. It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. No law or proclamation names it, so it is not a public holiday and nothing closes for it.

What is the difference between frozen custard and ice cream?

Egg yolk. The federal standard in the eCFR says frozen custard needs at least 1.4 percent egg yolk solids by weight of the finished food, while plain ice cream must stay under 1.4 percent. Both need at least 10 percent milkfat.

Who started National Frozen Custard Day?

Nobody knows. National Day Calendar lists the day on August 8 but says it could not find who created it or where it came from, so we do not name a founder.

Sources

  1. National Frozen Custard Day (August 8) National Day Calendar
  2. 21 CFR 135.110, Ice cream and frozen custard Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)

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