Using popping candy in Ice Cream

[iainpb]

I would like to add popping candy to an ice cream to add an extra element of interest. My concern is will it still pop in the mouth? Or will its popping properties be destroyed by the moisture of the ice cream or the freezing process? If anyone has any ideas, i'd be glad to hear them.

[mkayahara]

The standard solution to using popping candy in moisture-rich foods is to coat it in chocolate or cocoa butter before adding it to the base in question. (You can buy pre-coated popping candy.) If you add plain popping candy to the ice cream, I imagine it will simply dissolve, ruining the effect. The cocoa butter acts as a moisture barrier.