One of the newest foods welcoming Arizona Cardinals fans to State Farm Stadium this season is something that will no doubt cause headaches for dentists: cotton candy burritos.
Sean Kavanaugh, executive chef of Craft Culinary Creations, told Fox News Digital that the creation was inspired by a similar creation he found in Las Vegas.
“I wish I could say I invented it, but I saw it in an ice cream shop in Las Vegas,” he said in a phone interview.
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The Arizona Cardinals said in a statement that the sugary product – a mix of cotton candy, ice cream, candy and cereal – is designed to “meet the needs of today's fans” and is part of the team's other new products. (See the video at the beginning of this article.)
Cardinals describes the product as “cotton candy flavored ice cream topped with Fruity Pebbles, Fruit Loops, marshmallows, Skittles, mini M&Ms, gummy bears and sprinkles, all encased in a melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy shell.”
The Cotton Candy Burrito is a mix of cotton candy, ice cream, candy and cereal and retails for $15. (Sean Kavanaugh/Craft Culinary Concepts)
“It's just candy and cereal and ice cream rolls,” Kavanaugh said.
A video shared with Fox News Digital shows employees hollowing out the cotton candy balls and then filling them with more cotton candy, ice cream, cereal and candy.
Roll the cotton candy and filling into a burrito shape.
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News that the Arizona Cardinals would be selling burritos with cotton candy instead of tortillas and ice cream instead of rice spread online shortly after the team's media day, leading to a change of plans for where the merchandise would be sold.
Initially, the cotton candy burritos were only going to be sold at the club level of State Farm Stadium, Kavanaugh said.
After the product became a hot topic online, the situation changed dramatically.
Cotton candy burritos have become so popular online that the Arizona Cardinals are changing how they sell the merchandise at games. (Sean Kavanaugh/Craft Culinary Concepts, Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“We are a portable [food stand] “We're now offering it in the main concourse and the upper concourse,” he said, “which means it's available on all levels.”
This sweet snack retails for $15.
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So far, Kavanaugh said the response to the cotton candy burritos has been positive since the NFL preseason ended.
“everyone [who has] People who have ordered them are excited and love them,” Kavanaugh said.
“Just looking at it makes my teeth itch.”
He said the post has received mixed reactions online, and he found it “funny and very strange at the same time.”
On Reddit, images of the burrito were widely shared across the website, including food and sports-related pages, sparking a variety of humorous responses.
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“Just looking at this makes my teeth itch,” wrote Reddit user “BigDanDizzle.”
“When I was 7 years old, watching this would get me to heaven. Doing this now would get me to heaven,” said user “ZappaOMatic.”
The Cotton Candy Burrito is filled with cotton candy flavored ice cream and other sweet treats. (Sean Kavanaugh/Craft Culinary Concepts)
“This would be a nightmare but embarrassingly enough I'd love to try it,” admitted user “mrb4.”
Kavanaugh told Fox News Digital that it's possible to eat a cotton candy burrito like a regular burrito made with a tortilla, but “it depends on how messy you want to make it.”
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Kavanaugh noted that the product is “definitely shareable” and that “by the time they start rolling it out, it's pretty big.”
But above all else, Kavanaugh stressed that the cotton candy burrito is “fun,” from its concept, its creation, to the online reaction to it.
Cotton candy burritos are made by filling a hollowed-out cotton candy cavity with ice cream and candy, then “rolling” it into a burrito-like shape. (Sean Kavanaugh/Craft Culinary Concepts)
“It's a lot of fun. And it's a fun item. That's why we do it,” he said. “Why not? [else] To explain that.”
The Cardinals will face the Los Angeles Rams in their home opener on Sunday, September 15th.
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The team lost 34-28 to the Buffalo Bills in their season opener last weekend.
