Coffee Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup coffee beans, roasted for 10 minutes at 400 degrees f and crushed
• 8 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, heat the cream, milk, and crushed coffee beans to just under a boil.
• 2 remove from the heat and let stand at least 1 hour for the beans to infuse their flavor.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar.
• 4 pour the cream mixture into the egg yolks, whisking until well blended.
• 5 return this mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly, enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• 6 strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve and chill.
• 7 freeze in an ice-cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions.