Mocha Madness Ice Cream

By CandyH

Our taste testers here at King Arthur claim this is the best coffee ice cream they've ever tasted. Feel free to mix in your own add-ins, if Oreo cookies aren't a favorite. (I like to shave a bar of bittersweet chocolate and add it in during the last few minutes of freezing.)

Can you make this without an ice cream maker? Yes; it won't be nearly as creamy, but will certainly taste good.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold whole milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons espresso powder
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, Dutch-process preferred
• 2 cups (1 pint) cold heavy cream or whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 Oreo cookies, broken into small pieces

Preparation

Step 1

) Whisk or mix together the milk, sugar, espresso powder, and cocoa till the sugar has dissolved.

2) Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.

3) Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.

4) Stir cookie bits into soft ice cream, and serve immediately.

5) For firmer ice cream, place in a covered container. Place in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours, until ice cream is as hard as you like it. Note: Freezing longer than this will make the ice cream rock hard; plan on softening at room temperature for 15-20 minutes or so before serving, if the ice cream has been in the freezer longer than a few hours.