CHERRY BOMB

When I picture spring and I think of the burst of flowers that brighten the bare twigs on the trees, I think of the cherry blossoms. Seeing these pink blooms cover the cold-looking brown twigs is a sure sign that warmer months are upon us. Though we did not use cherry blossoms in this flavor on our ‘Superbloom’ menu, we surely pulled inspiration from cherry tree. We toast cherrywood chips and steep them directly in our base of ice cream. We then made a tart cherry compote by cooking the cherries down in a macadamia nut liqueur and finally, made a macadamia nut cluster to toss in. The local macadamia trees are simply throwing the nuts from their branches and with their sweet nutty flavor, it was hard not to want to use them in the ice cream.