Coffee Bean Ice Cream Food

PHILADELPHIA-STYLE ICE CREAM BASE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine cream, milk, sugar, corn syrup and salt, and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer until sugar dissolves, then transfer mixture to a container and refrigerate until very cold, at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until hard.

CHOCOLATE-COFFEE BEAN ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Freeze for 10 minutes., In a large bowl, combine ice cream and coffee beans; spoon over crust. Cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over ice cream. (Pan will be full.) , Cover and freeze for 4 hours or overnight. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chocolate curls and coffee beans.

CRUSHED COFFEE BEAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the cream, milk, and crushed coffee beans to just under a boil.
• Remove from the heat and let stand at least 1 hour for the beans to infuse their flavor.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar.
• Pour the cream mixture into the egg yolks, whisking until well blended.
• 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.
• Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve and chill.
• Freeze in an ice-cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions.

COFFEE BEAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat milk sugar and coffee beans slowly together.
• Stir to dissolve sugar.
• When this reaches the boiling point, quickly whisk in the egg yolks, all at once.
• Continue to whisk gently until the mixture thickens slightly.
• Immediately add the coffee grounds and the honey, remove from the heat and continue to stir.
• It is important to keep the custard moving.
• After a couple of minutes, strain through a medium sieve, into a clean container.
• Chill this in a bath of ice water, stirring from time to time.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Add 1 quart heavy cream and churnfreeze in an ice cream making machine.
• Serve with Cajeta Sauce.

COFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, coffee and butter until blended. Stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely. Stir in condensed milk. , In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into milk mixture. Pour into a 9-in. pan. Cover and freeze until firm, 6 hours.