Coffee Ice Cream
The last time we bought Susan some coffee ice cream, it didn’t seem as good as it used to be. I decided to make some from scratch. Here is the recipe I came up with:
1 cup whole milk
1 1/3 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
6 oz water
5-6 Tbs ground coffee
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1. Mix coffee and almost boiling water, and let steep for 20-30 minutes (I use a french press. If you do not have one, you will need to pour the coffee through a filter to remove the grounds.)
2. Mix eggs, egg yolks, and dark brown sugar in a large bowl.
3. Mix milk and cream in a sauce pan and bring almost to a boil.
4. Slowly pour 1 cup hot milk mixture into egg mixture while stirring briskly.
5. Mix egg mixture and coffee into hot milk.
6. Cook until the mixture starts to thicken, stirring constantly over low heat. It should be thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
7. Pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap so that the plastic wrap touches the top of the mix. This will keep the mix from forming a skin.
8. Place in the refrigerator until completely cool.
9. Freeze according ice cream maker instructions.
I folded about a cup of broken up Oreos in after I took it out of the ice cream maker. It probably could have used a cup and a half.