Name: Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 500 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 300 ml double cream; 150 ml milk; 45 g ground coffee; 6 free range egg yolks; 110 g sugar

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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.

Enjoy this cold brew coffee ice cream for a smooth and tasty ice cream. Delicious at any time of year, but particularly good in the summer.

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.

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Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream

Prep Time

8 hrs

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

8 hrs 20 mins

Cold brew coffee ice cream is a smooth and flavourful treat for coffee, and ice cream, lovers. Only 5 ingredients.

Course: Dessert, Ice cream and sorbets

Cuisine: British

Keyword: cold brew coffee ice cream, ice cream

Servings: 8

Calories: 237 kcal

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

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.

Nutrition Facts

Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream

Amount Per Serving

Calories 237 Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 18g 28%

Saturated Fat 10g 50%

Cholesterol 199mg 66%

Sodium 28mg 1%

Potassium 67mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 16g 5%

Sugars 14g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 15.5%

Vitamin C 0.3%

Calcium 6.3%

Iron 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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.