coffee ice cream
Make the best coffee ice cream at home! We infuse the base with freshly cracked espresso beans for a smooth cold brew coffee flavor.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes plus overnight chill
- Yield: 1 quart
- Category: Ice cream
- Method: Churned
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coffee beans
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp dried milk powder
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups whole milk, divided
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp coffee liqueur (optional)
Instructions
- Place coffee beans in a large resealable plastic bag. Use a rolling pin to crush the beans into roughly 1/4-inch-sized pieces (too small and they’re hard to strain out). Set aside.
- Whisk sugar and dried milk together in a small bowl. Place cornstarch in another small bowl and whisk in a few tablespoons of milk until smooth. Set aside.
- Combine the remaining milk, cream, corn syrup, and salt in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent scorching, and cook at a vigorous boil for 2 minutes. Reduce to a gentle simmer and whisk in sugar mixture. Cook, whisking, for 2 full minutes. Whisk in cornstarch mixture and cook another 2- 3 minutes or until it thickens.
- Whisk in cornstarch mixture and cook another 2- 3 minutes or until it thickens.
- Transfer to a large bowl and stir in vanilla and coffee liqueur, if using. Place over an ice bath and stir to quickly chill to room temperature.
- Stir in cracked coffee beans, cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to freeze the mixture, strain through a coarse mesh sieve and discard spent coffee beans. Pass again through a fine mesh sieve and discard the beans.
- Churn it in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. When ice cream reaches a soft serve consistency, serve as is or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 374
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 134mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0.7g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 74mg
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