Enjoy this cold brew coffee ice cream for a smooth and tasty ice cream. This easy to make recipes is delicious at any time of year, but particularly good in the summer.
We have become big fans of cold brew coffee in the summer, enjoying the sweetness of this brewing method and the refreshing drink that it produces. If you haven’t tried it, give it a go; the method is very straightforward, just needing a little patience as it brews overnight. Start by brewing in a jug or cafetière before splashing out on one of the brewing jugs, but they do have the advantage of making the job of separating the coffee from the grounds very simple. When you’re in need of that first cup of the day, saving those seconds is a godsend. While brewing a pot one evening, I did start to think about other ways of using cold brew coffee. Probably as a result of having a little scoop of ice cream earlier, I thought of cold brew coffee ice cream, so decided to give it a go.
The method for this cold brew coffee ice cream is straightforward: make the coffee using a milk and cream mixture rather than water, and then use that mix to make the custard, which is then frozen in an ice cream machine. As with normal cold brew coffee, I used a ratio of 1:10 by weight of coffee to milk mix, and let it steep overnight.
for an extra sweet treat serve with a drizzle of condensed milk, or some of my easy vegan chocolate sauce.
Top this cold brew coffee ice cream with condensed milk for an extra sweet treat
You do need to take a bit of care when making the custard to heat the mixture slowly enough to make sure that it doesn’t split and result in scrambled eggs. Using egg yolks like this also means that you have a number of egg whites going spare. We tend to freeze them individually in a silicone muffin tray, or individual silicone muffin cases. They keep very well in the freezer, and can be defrosted for use in meringue or macarons. Before freezing the custard, check the level of sweetness and adjust to taste.
Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 300 ml double cream
- 150 ml milk
- 45 g ground coffee
- 6 free range egg yolks
- 110 g sugar
Instructions
- Mix the milk and cream, and stir in the ground coffee. Let steep overnight. Filter out the milk and cream mixture, discarding the used coffee grounds. Pour the mixture into a pan and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Meanwhile using an electric whisk mix the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl until they are pale and the sugar has dissolved.
- Slowly pour the hot cream and milk over the egg and sugar mixture, whisking as you do.
- Transfer the mixture back to the saucepan and gently cook, stirring all the time and taking care to scrape the sides and bottom of the pan, until the mixture is glossy and has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Allow to cool, then churn in an ice cream machine until thick. Pack into a plastic tub and freeze for a few hours to firm it up.
This cold brew coffee ice cream was a definite success; smooth, not bitter and really showing the flavour of the coffee. If you’re just after some coffee to drink, rather than ice cream, here’s our guide on how to make perfect cold brew coffee.
This ice cream would also be delicious with our easy to make festive spiced cold brew coffee.
For another ice cream idea, make my easy fudge ice cream.
Heidi Roberts
Coffee ice cream is one of my favourite flavours! Need to try this cold brewing’
Helen
Cold brew will rock your world Heidi
Jane
I adore cold brew and using it in ice cream just takes the idea to the next level.
Sarah Bailey
Oh now I know a lot of people who would love this, I can just imagine them tucking in on a warm summers evening out on the patio!
Helen
Shame about the lack of warm evenings though!
Julia @ Happy Foods Tube
This is exactly what I need right now!!! What a great way to have a refreshing dessert and coffee together!
Helen
I’ve just realised you could serve it as an affagarto!
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze
I love cold brew and this has been the summer of making our own ice cream. I instituted a rule that if we were going to eat it we had to make it ourselves! So I’m all about this recipe right now :)
Helen
Now that is a good idea. And homemade icecream is so much nicer.
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
I love the fact that the coffee is so smooth, bitter coffee is just awful. Need to try this cold brewing I think
Helen
Cold brew is the way to go for iced coffee type drinks.
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
This recipe sounds amazing! I LOVE coffee and ice cream is my favorite summer treat! Yum!
Helen
I think that coffee ice cream is my favourite.
Kristine
We LOVE anything and everything coffee in this house, so I can’t wait to try this recipe! My teenagers are #obsessed with cold brew! :-)
Helen
Cold brew is the best. So much better than regualar iced coffee.
Mummy Times Two
My mum would really love this, will definitely pass the recipe on.
Helen
Hope she enjoys it.
Sally Akins
I’ve still never tried cold brew – I’ve got some beans to try at the moment, so I might just give this a go!
Helen
I love my cold brew – get the Hario pot.
Lily
I feel like you’ve just introduced me to my latest obsession! I’ll have to show this to my mum (she’s a complete coffee pot!) and see if she can make a vegan alternative!
Helen
Enjoy!
Christina | Christina's Cucina
Pinned! Love coffee ice cream and this looks/sounds awesome!
Helen
Cold brew and ice cream. My two favourite things.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
I do love making ice cream. I’ve not made a coffee one before I must give that a go this summer.
Helen
Homemade ice cream is the best!
Rhian Westbury
I’m not a huge fan of coffee so this probably wouldn’t be my choice of ice cream but I know my mum would love it x
Helen
Lots more ice cream recipes on the blog
Stephanie Usher
Oh my word! Coffee and ice cream are my two favourite things! I NEED this in my life! xxx
Helen
Cold brew is even better as it is so smooth
Ashleigh Dougherty
I don’t like drinking coffee, but I love coffee cakes and icecream! This looks so good.
Helen
coffee flavour is just the best!
Baby Isabella
We’ve never heard of cold brewing but it sounds intriguing. My Grandmother is a massive an of coffee ice cream but can never find it in the shops, so going to show her this!
Helen
I hope she enjoys it.
Anosa
Such a perfect one this summer! I’d love to make this too. Its summer time now and I am sure many would love this homemade ice cream.
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
Coffee ice cream is definitely one of my favourite flavours! Will be giving this a try this summer :)
Helen
Love anything coffee
Evelina
Sounds and looks like a perfect treat. Definitely will try to make it.
Helen
So good! Love coffee anything
anthea
Interesting! I’ve not heard of cold brew coffee although it does make sense to use milk to infuse coffee Taste. I do a similar thing when wanting to cook/bake with lavender. I’m itching to give it a try now … your ice cream sounds delicious!
Helen
I love my cold brew so much