Coffee Ice Cream

Name: Coffee Ice Cream
Yield: makes about 1 quart (1 liter)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) whole milk; 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar; 1 1/2 cups (125 g) whole coffee beans; Pinch of salt; 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) heavy cream; 5 large egg yolks; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon finely ground coffee

December 9, 2011

When I was a kid growing up in puritanical New England, dessert was a seldom-seen treat. When temptation raised its devilish head, a few scoops of unadulterated ice cream were allowed and served forth without much fanfare. Our reward was often coffee ice cream, curiously one of the few “adult” flavors that kids seem to like as much as grown-ups. And in case you’re feeling sorry for my dessert-deprived childhood, not to worry; I’m definitely making up for lost time nowadays.

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