I tried it: Olive oil ice cream at Creole Creamery
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Creole Creamery in New Orleans is back with another savory experiment: Olive oil and sea salt ice cream.
Why it matters: It's surprisingly good and certainly sounds better than last year's pasta water flavor.
The big picture: The olive oil ice cream had just a touch of sweetness and reminded me of olive oil cake or the viral TikTok trend of vanilla ice cream drizzled with olive oil (and dates if you are feeling extra).
- Once it's scooped, a staffer sprinkled sea salt on top. But mine ended up with too much for my taste, so next time I'll ask for it on the side.
Zoom out: I thought the olive oil flavor was way better than the "MSG Me!" flavor, which the scoopers at the Old Metairie location told me they've had a hard time getting people to buy.
- It's made with MSG, walnut blondies, miso caramel and egg custard. It wasn't my thing, but you do you, boo.
The real stars for me are Creole Creamery's floral flavors.
- Every spring, I impatiently wait for "La Vie en Rosé," Champagne violette and magnolia flower to hit the seasonal menu.
- They added to the botanical bounty this year with orange blossom and marshmallow fluff.
- I got them in a sampler boat (4 mini scoops for $7.50) so I didn't have to choose among favorites.
Between the lines: Creole Creamery also has lavender honey, strawberry basil and white peach and elderflower sorbet right now.
- So many garden-inspired options!
Bottom line: Creole Creamery is doing fun things with ice cream and I'm here for it.
Go deeper: More local ice cream shops
