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Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup coffee beans, roasted for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F. , then crushed.
- 8 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 recipe Espresso Brittle (below)
- Espresso Brittle
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. espresso beans, crushed with a roling pin or chopped in a food processor to medium
- 1 oz (2 Tbsp.) butter
- Pinch salt
Details
Servings 1
Adapted from pastrywix.com
Preparation
Step 1
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 wood spoon. Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve and chill.
Freeze in an ice-cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. When frozen, place ice cream to a stainless-steel bowl and swirl in the chopped brittle with a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze. Garnish with the remaining shards of brittle, when serving.
Espresso Brittle:
Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment and spray the parchment with nonstick cookie sheet. Grease lightly.
In a medium heavy-based saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Heat over high heat, shaking occasionally (don't stir it) for even color, until it turns light amber. Add the crushed espresso beans. If the sugar seems to foam, swirl them around in the caramel, and continue to cook until brown. Remove the pan from the heat.
Carefully whisk in the butter and salt (the butter will sputter). Immediately pour the brittle onto a baking sheet, quickly tilting the baking sheet to get the brittle to flow into a thin layer. Brittle is very hot. As it cools and slows down, use a metal spatula to spread it into an even thinner .
Break two-thirds of the cooled brittle into small pieces by sealing in a plastic bag and smashing.
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