Bravos Frozen Custards - Virginia Beach, VA

Frozen custard is a premium cold dessert similar to ice cream, made with eggs in addition to cream and sugar. Frozen custard has a thicker, smoother, creamier taste than ice cream.

Using a process called overrun, air is blended into the mixture of ingredients until its volume increases by approximately 20. Ice cream commonly has an overrun as large as 100%, meaning half of the final product is composed of air. Another difference is the way the custard is frozen. The mix enters a refrigerated barrel and, as it freezes, blades scrape the product cream off the barrel walls. The now frozen custard is discharged directly into containers from which it is scooped. The speed with which the product leaves the barrel minimizes the amount of air in the product but more importantly ensures that the ice crystals formed are very small. The low amount of air, extremely small ice crystals, and higher percentage of butterfat and egg yolk gives frozen custard a thick, creamy texture and a smoother consistency than ice cream.