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Coffee Ice Cream
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Coffee Ice Cream

This easy creamy coffee ice cream only needs simple ingredients: milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, eggs, whole coffee beans, and a vanilla bean.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Additional Time
1 d 8 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
1 d 9 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 921 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 5 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup coffee beans coarsely chopped, whole

Instructions

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  1. Place the coffee beans in a storage bag and smash with a rolling pin.
  2. In a large bowl, add milk, cream, and chopped coffee beans. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge over night.
  3. Add sugar to the coffee bean and milk mixture. Place it in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cut the vanilla bean in half and run the dull side of your knife down the insides of the bean. Put the scrapings in the cream mixture and the cut open vanilla pod also.
  4. Bring the milk up to almost a boil. Once small bubbles form around the edge of the saucepan, the cream mixture is ready.
  5. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks.
  6. Add 1 cup of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks and whisk until combined.
  7. Pour the yolk mixture into the saucepan with the rest of the cream mixture.
  8. Reheat the mixture until the cream thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and let cool for about 30 minutes.
  9. Strain the mixture to remove the chopped coffee beans and vanilla bean pod.
  10. Place in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for an hour or cool in an ice bath. I place mine in the fridge over night.
  11. Place in the ice cream maker for the recommended time required by your ice cream maker. Mine recommends no longer than 20 minutes.
  12. Place in a freezer safe container and freeze for 2 hours or until very firm. Scoop and serve!

Notes

  • Vanilla Bean: The bean can be substituted with vanilla bean paste. 
  • Whole Coffee Beans: Use your favorite coffee.
  • Storage: Store in a freezer container in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Information

Calories 921kcal (46%) Carbohydrates 59g (20%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 74g (114%) Saturated Fat 44g (220%) Cholesterol 494mg (165%) Sodium 105mg (4%) Potassium 238mg (5%) Sugar 53g (106%) Vitamin A 3045IU (61%) Vitamin C 1.1mg (1%) Calcium 214mg (21%) Iron 0.7mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 921

% Daily Value*

Calories 921kcal 46%
Carbohydrates 59g 20%
Protein 9g 18%
Fat 74g 114%
Saturated Fat 44g 220%
Cholesterol 494mg 165%
Sodium 105mg 4%
Potassium 238mg 5%
Sugar 53g 106%
Vitamin A 3045IU 61%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Calcium 214mg 21%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.