Bruster's Real Ice Cream Cotton Candy Explosion. One of the most iconic and loved Bruster's flavors. While the delicious, pastel pink ice cream has become a Bruster's classic and a staple flavor of many ice cream aficionados, the sweet, blushing flavor represents much more than a carnival-inspired treat. If I were an ice cream flavor, you could identify me as a blushing pink, lightly sweetened ice cream with an unexpected surprise: mouth-tingling, multi-colored pop rocks. Just like the beloved cotton candy explosion ice cream, I am sweet and classic and my shy demeanor associates well with the blushing color of the sweet treat. However, just like the ice cream, I also come with a bit of a surprise. As a Caucasian female who has grown up in