Portion Size of Ice Cream for After-Blessing

Amount of food that requires a blessing

Question

What is the proper practice regarding ice cream? Should one recite the blessing 'Borei Nefashot' after eating it, or is there no after-blessing for ice cream (as I understand there are differing opinions on this)? If an after-blessing is required, within what time frame should it be recited, and what is the required portion size (is it measured by drinking or eating)?

Answer

Shalom and blessings,

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita: One does not recite an after-blessing if a 'kezayit' is not consumed within the time frame of 'kdei achilat pras'.

A 'kezayit' is approximately 30 cc. If consumed within 'kdei achilat pras', which is 4 minutes, an after-blessing is recited.

Source

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita

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