Coffee Stracciatella Ice Cream

Makes 1-quart ice cream

Ingredients

• 75 gr coffee beans

• 375 ml whole milk

• 375 ml heavy cream

• 1 tsp vanilla extract or paste

• 5 egg yolks

• 50 gr sugar

• 100 gr dark chocolate melted

• Equipment

  • An ice cream machine

Instructions

1. Prepare your ice cream machine according to instructions.

2. In a large bowl, soak coffee beans with milk, and cream. Cover the bowl with cling film, and store it in the fridge overnight.

3. To make the custard, strain milk and cream from coffee beans. In a medium-sized pot, bring milk/cream mixture, and vanilla to simmer. In the meantime, in a medium-sized bowl whisk egg yolks with sugar until pale. Once the milk mixture starts simmering, slowly pour the milk mixture into the egg mixture. Pour back the mixture into the pot and cook until it reaches 82°C/180°F, while constantly stirring. It should coat the back of a spoon and should leave a line when you trace your fingertip. Pour it into a large bowl, and cover with cling film touching the custard. Leave it to cool for 6 hours or overnight.

3. Use instructions of your machine to turn chilled custard into ice cream. Once it is ready drizzle melted chocolate while the machine is still on. Store in a freezer-safe tub and chill for at least 4 hours. Enjoy!