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Coffee ice cream

Recipe
Coffee
Ice cream

When coffee meets ice cream, the result is wonderfully creamy, refreshing, and packed with a caffeine kick. It’s no surprise this flavor was named Ice Cream of the Year last year - but be warned: you’ll need an ice cream maker for this recipe.

The Editors
The quantity in the recipe is suitable for about 6 portions.

Ingredients
250 ml Milk
250 ml Cream
3-4 teaspoon(s) Instant coffee
dash Vanilla flavor
4 Egg yolks
75 g Sugar
pinch Salt
  • Bring the milk and cream to the boil in a saucepan over a medium heat, then stir in the instant coffee. Leave the liquid to cool for about an hour.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar and salt over a bain-marie until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Add the coffee mixture to the egg yolk mixture and heat everything in a bain-marie to 80 degrees while stirring. Freeze the liquid mixture for approx. 1 hour.
  • Then freeze in the ice cream maker for 30 minutes until creamy. Place the coffee ice cream in a sealable container in the freezer for a few hours (preferably overnight). The coffee ice cream will keep for about 2 weeks if frozen.

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