homemade coffee ice cream

Desserts

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream

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Ingredients

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine cream, milk, sugar, coffee and salt. Heat over medium heat until bubbles form around side of pan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg yolks; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and temperature reaches 180°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a bowl.
Place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently for 2 minutes, whisk in vanilla extract. Press waxed paper onto surface of mixture. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Fill cylinder of ice cream maker two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. (Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to a freezer container; freeze until firm, 4-6 hours. Repeat with remaining mixture.