Custom & Freshly Made Ice Cream...In Just Seconds

Who's hungry for ice cream?

Apparently, our family vacation has turned into a food frenzy vacation.  After our day spent at Seven Peaks Park in Provo (say that 7 times really fast), my brother suggested a detour on the way home for a quick snack.

The road to ice cream here is very different

We wound up at Sub Zero, which is apparently not that new around here.  California is behind the curve on this franchise.  The owner was there and is an ex-pat from our neck of the woods in Orange!  She explained the process of picking a base, a flavor and then the mix ins for add into the ice cream.  She could tell we were completely overwhelmed, and suggested some of their favorite combinations that were up on the menu.

Unlike Cold Stone, which mixes the base with the mix-in on a chilled slab, these ingredients are poured in to a metal bowl and the liquid nitrogen is shot into the bowl while she uses a tool to mix it up.  In about 30 seconds, you have your ice cream ready and freshly made.

Nitrogen being sprayed into the ice cream base

Quick and tasty

It was certainly entertaining to watch, and the kids loved seeing it change right before their eyes.  As for the taste?  It was actually pretty good.  It's a great place to go to pick our unusual flavors.  My daughter had cotton candy mixed with marshmallows and sprinkles and topped with Pop-Rocks!  My mom had a simple Black Licorice serving, which is something you can almost never find.  Your imagination is truly tested with the bases and mix-in combinations (over 50 mix ins alone).  We are all looking forward to coming back next summer and enjoying another.

Kid approved