Coffee Liqueur Ice Cream

Name: Coffee Liqueur Ice Cream
Prep time: 4 h 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams coffee liqueur; 8 egg yolks; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps instant espresso powder; 3 servings Liquid nitrogen; 255 grams sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Coffee Liqueur Ice Cream requires approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 3. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 70g of fat, and a total of 1156 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up coffee liqueur, heavy cream, instant espresso powder, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine the half-and-half and heavy cream in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

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Heavy Cream

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and set aside.

Whisk the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl until they lighten in color. Gradually whisk the sugar into the yolks until smooth.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Slowly ladle one-third of the hot dairy into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return this mixture to the pot containing the rest of the dairy. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until the custard thickens slightly, enough to coat the back of a spoon and reaches 170 to 175 degrees F.

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Custard

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Ladle

Pot

Wash the original mixing bowl. When the custard is ready, transfer to the bowl, whisk in the coffee liqueur, espresso powder and vanilla, and cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until the temperature drops below 40 degrees F, 3 to 4 hours.

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Instant Espresso

Coffee Liqueur

Custard

Vanilla

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Pour the ice cream base into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Turn the speed to low. With the mixer running, slowly pour in the liquid nitrogen while counting to ten. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 1 minute.

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Ice Cream

Base

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Serve immediately or store in freezer.

Pour into a prepped ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions. Within 25 to 30 minutes the ice cream will attain a classic soft-serve consistency.

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Ice Cream

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Ice Cream Machine