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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Espresso Ice Cream - Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups half-and-half
  • 6 extra-large egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons ground espresso beans
  • 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur (recommended ( kahlua)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces chocolate-covered coffee beans, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 heat the half-and-half until it forms bubbles around the edge of the pan and steam starts to rise.
  • 2 meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the egg yolks, sugar, and salt until mixed.
  • 3 slowly add the hot half-and-half until combined.
  • 4 wipe out the pan and pour the mixture back into the clean pan.
  • 5 cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 5 to 10 minutes, until it's thickened and the cream coats the back of the spoon.
  • 6 pour the cream through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl.
  • 7 add the ground espresso beans, coffee liqueur, and vanilla and refrigerate until completely chilled.
  • 8 pour the espresso cream into an ice-cream freezer and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
  • 9 mix in the chopped espresso beans, spoon into a container, and allow to freeze for a few hours.
  • 10 soften slightly before serving.

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