Halvah Whipped Cream With Armenian Arak Coffee Food

WHIPPED COFFEE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the instant espresso or coffee, sugar and hot water. Whisk until thickened and frothy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour the milk into a glass filled with ice. Top with the whipped coffee. Stir with a straw or spoon to combine.

MELTED ICE CREAM ICED COFFEE

Steps:

• Pour the melted ice cream into an empty ice cube tray and freeze until frozen solid, about 2 hours. Transfer the ice cream cubes to 2 tall glasses and pour 1/2 cup coffee into each. Serve immediately.

HALVAH VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, the sugar, the cornstarch, and a pinch of salt and add the milk in a slow stream, stirring. In a heavy saucepan cook the custard over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it comes to a boil, boil it, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, and strain it through a fine sieve into a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Stir in the vanilla, let the custard cool, stirring, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir in the cream, freeze the custard in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stir in the halvah. (Alternatively, the halvah may be stirred into 1 quart of softened premium vanilla ice cream.) Transfer the ice cream to a metal bowl, freeze it until it is frozen solid, and scoop it into glasses. Spoon the orange honey syrup over the ice cream.