Coffee Ice Cream with Walnuts

By Addie

A coffee ice cream recipe with walnuts. This dessert is just outstanding!"

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 2 1/2 cups cold black coffee
• 6 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 5 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 cups chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan combine coffee powder, sugar, flour, and salt. Gradually stir in milk and black coffee. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Pour some of the hot mixture over the slightly beaten egg yolks then return egg yolk mixture to the hot mixture in saucepan. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Chill thoroughly; stir in cream, vanilla, and chopped walnuts. Pour into a 1-gallon ice cream freezer container, filling 3/4 full. Follow ice cream freezer directions for making and freezing the ice cream.

Makes 1 gallon of coffee walnut ice cream.
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Version for 1.5 quart ice cream maker:

2 tsp instant coffee, 1 cup sugar, 1 T flour, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 cup cold black coffee, 3 egg yolks, 2 c. heavy cream, 1 Tablespoon vanilla, 2/3 c. walnuts. Add during last 2 minutes of mixing 1-1/2 teaspoons coffee liqueur. Add nuts about 10 min. into mixing.