Coffee Ice Cream
ByI was wondering how the creaminess would be affected if I used low-fat milk instead of whole milk. A lot of people say low-fat milk is no good for ice cream but I think that’s a very sweeping generalization.And, instead of the usual three cups of cream and one cup of whole milk, I made this coffee ice cream with two cups of cream and two cups of skim milk. I used less sugar too because the chocolate chips would add a lot of sweetness to the overall taste of the ice cream. Result? Fantastic.
Equipment
- Ice cream maker
Ingredients
- 5 large egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar plus two tablespoons
- 2 cups skim milk
- 3 heaping tablespoons good quality instant coffee (I used Nescafe Gold)
- 2 cups heavy cream chilled
- 200 grams dark chocolate chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar.
- Pour the milk into a pan.
- Stir in the coffee granules.
- Scald the mixture.
- Pour half of the coffee-milk mixture, tablespoonful by tablespoonful, into the egg yolks, beating as you pour to temper the egg yolks.
- Pour the egg yolk into the pan with the other half of the coffee-milk mixture and heat gently, stirring, until thickened and the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
- Turn off the heat, transfer the mixture to a container.
- Press a sheet of cling film on the surface to prevent skin formation.
- Cool to room temperature, cover and chill for six hours.
- When the custard is well chilled, fold in the cream.
- Pour into the ice cream machine and process per manufacturer’s directions.
- Add the chopped chocolate during the last five minutes of processing so that the pieces get evenly distributed.
- Serve immediately at soft-serve stage or transfer to a covered container and freeze for a few hours for a firmer coffee ice cream.
Connie’s Notes
Updated from a recipe originally published in November 14, 2010
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