Popcorn Popping on the Ice Cream Tree!

So I'm a bad blogger, I realize that and for all of you who read my blog I am sorry. I'm am still slaving away in the food world and making many adventurous things. I was lucky enough to get to go to Walt Disney World in Florida with my family and got to make some amazing food. Thanks Dad!! It was so nice to eat something I didn't have to make!

The best place we went to was called the Wave. Dinner was dinner but were I got really excited was for dessert. Now their dessert was different because you got three different tasters of desserts as your one dessert. My family all got pretty much the same thing so I decided to mix it up and get the gelato. The three flavors were Rocky Road, Peanut Butter and Jelly,(both I've made before) but the kicker and a totally shocker was the popcorn ice cream. I saw the flavor and was instantly curious. I love popcorn but putting it in ice cream... I was sure I was in for a pastry chef's experiment gone wrong.

The ice cream arrived at my table and I tried the other flavors leaving the popcorn for last. I tried all of my other family's desserts (which were all fantastic) and finally got up the courage to try my popcorn ice cream.

I took a small bite prepared for the worst. The flavors slowly hit my taste buds and my brain got confused. I was had prepared for awful and what I got was fantastic. It was amazing. It was sweet and slightly caramely and yet just like popcorn. It was just amazing. I was in awe. I shared my excitement with my family quickly and they all tried only to be amazed as well. I quickly finished my other two ice creams so that I could treasure the rest of the popcorn last.

My mom even tried to steal more and I wacked her spoon with mine and quickly moved my little bowl of heaven away from her. I sadly finished my ice cream before it all melted and vowed to make it at home somehow.

I got back to Utah and spoke with one of our Sous Chefs about making popcorn ice cream.He gave me some tips and I went to work.

I tried it early one morning and carefully tried some of my base. It was perfect, it came out just like my Florida version! I felt like a very confident pastry chef and now I don't have to travel to Florida every time I want to have some popcorn popping on my own ice cream tree!