Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Experience at Winter Garden Desserts

When a film takes off as quickly as Frozen, you can bet everyone gets hooked and keeps coming back to that theme. It definitely earned a spot as one of my favorite Disney films ever (my kids’ too), and I’m pretty sure we’re not alone in that sentiment!

There’s one ice cream shop you might want to try if you’re into anything Frozen-themed along the busy streets of Katipunan. What makes it even cooler is that they serve your ice cream fresh right in front of you.

And when I say Frozen, I mean it quite literally because of the ambiance and their use of liquid nitrogen as a key ingredient.

You walk in and order your chosen flavor. They don’t just scoop ice cream from a tub; they actually make it fresh on the spot. The liquid nitrogen instantly freezes the ingredients together, and your dessert is ready in about a minute or two.

Winter Garden Nitrogen Desserts is the newest spot where people can experience nitrogen desserts, transporting you into a little wonderland where everything feels fun and whimsical.

The shop, however, is quite tricky to find, it’s tucked away in a small alley right next to Ersao, near a Jollibee branch, and directly in front of Ateneo de Manila University.

If you’re planning to bring your own car, parking can be a challenge. When I went there, I even had to buy something from a nearby burger place just to make sure I had a safe parking spot.

Co-owner Ms. Cecille Perez mentioned that nitrogen is a natural element. Therefore, it is safe for consumption, non-toxic, odorless, and tasteless, and makes up about 75% of the air we breathe. It’s essentially all around us!

If you love science, then you’ll definitely enjoy watching how their oh-so-delicious ice cream is made. Liquid nitrogen is extremely cold and freezes ingredients almost instantly, reducing the size of ice crystals and resulting in a smoother, creamier texture.

Using a uniquely smooth ice cream base, they infuse it with different flavors, flash-freeze it, and voila, the end product is their signature ice cream at its creamiest!

This is “Sugars of the Sun”, sugar burnt to perfection, blended with exotic Mediterranean sea salt, and made extra special with liquid nitrogen.

For 20 pesos each, you can add in some of your favorite mix-ins to create the ultimate sensation in eating Winter Garden sensational dessert.

The service so far has been great, as the staff are friendly and enjoy chatting about the products and the “how-to’s.”

Honestly, this isn't the cheapest ice cream to be found in Q.C, but hey, it is well worth a visit if you're along Katipunan area and looking for something fun to do. Kids will go gaga over this!

Go and try their 10 yummy flavors for you and your family:

Movie Critters – Sweet and salty popcorn with caramel and chunks of butter

St. Nick’s Favorite – Cinnamon, gingerbread, and nutmeg with roasted almonds

Morning Campfire – Toasted marshmallows and cornflakes in a milky vanilla delight

Rockin’ Rocky Road – A fudgy remake of the classic rocky road

Choco Choco Chocolate – Chocolate especially made for chocoholics

Make Grandma Proud – Peanut butter ice cream with chunks of peanuts and peanut brittle

Nociolla – Nutella-infused ice cream

Omnomnom – Cookies and cream ice cream

Sunrise Surprise – Creamy coffee served with dulce de leche biscotti and malted chocolate

Sugars of the Sun – Burnt sugar to perfection with Mediterranean sea salt

Ice Cream Prices:

Single Scoop – ₱120

Twin Scoops – ₱195

Combination of Flavors – ₱215

 

The Garden party tray is priced at 175

 

These are the Snow Blooms Tray, where mallows and popcorns are flash frozen for you

 

I opted for the Buttermilk Sky, my kids' favorite.
Chocolate wafer sticks with yummy creamy filling for flash freezing.

 

These homemade cookies were made with love by Ms. Cecille's daughter.

The magic of seeing the liquid nitrogen poured over the ice cream plus the huffing and puffing and the billowing white clouds and vapor was only the half of it.
I can attest that the ice cream was absolutely wonderful!

I opted for the Rockin’ Rocky Road, and this one is definitely for me. Not too sweet for my liking.

In fact, I enjoyed the experience so much that I came back the next day and brought my whole family before heading back home from the cemetery. Too bad they were closed that time, probably for renovations, I think.

Needless to say, I’ve been raving about the place to my blogger friends, who must have passed by it many times but never really noticed it.

So, should they open again, I think I’ll be a frequent visitor, undoubtedly with my Shrek family and besties too!

Soon, they will also be serving ultimate comfort food to pair with your nitrogen desserts.

Winter Garden Nitrogen Desserts

299 Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights

Quezon City, Philippines

Phone: 0939 922 8229

Email: wintergardendesserts@gmail.com