Johns Coffee Ice Cream Recipes

COFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the cream and sugar until the sugar has dissolved completely and the mixture is frothy.
• Add the milk, vanilla and coffee.
• Whisk until blended.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Prepare the ice cream in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.

JOHN'S COFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Stir together espresso powder and hot water in a small bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup sugar and egg yolks.
• Combine cream, milk, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Scrape vanilla seeds into pan; add pod. Bring mixture just to a simmer. While whisking constantly, slowly ladle about 1/4 cup hot milk mixture into egg yolk mixture. Continue adding remaining milk mixture, whisking constantly, about 1/4 cup at a time.
• Pour mixture back into saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. (The custard should retain a line drawn with your finger across the back of a spoon.) Stir in espresso mixture. Strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl set in the prepared ice-water bath. Stir occasionally until cool. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour and preferably overnight.
• Pour mixture into ice cream maker. Process according to manufacturer's instructions. The ice cream is ready once it holds its shape when the machine stops but sags slightly. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze.

COFFEE GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine coffee, sugar, and coffee liqueur in a bowl with a whisk until sugar dissolves.
• Pour mixture into an 8x12- or 9x13-inch dish. Freeze, uncovered, until it just starts to get slushy around the outside, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Take a fork and break the frozen pieces up, stirring into the liquid. Crush any large pieces with the back of the fork.
• Return to the freezer and repeat the process every 30 minutes until you've reached your desired consistency, about 4 to 5 times total.
• Serve immediately or return to the freezer and chill for 8 hours, or overnight, before serving for best results.