Recipe Cuisine: French

Recipe Category: Desserts

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

Café Gelato:
• 2 cups (475 ml) whole milk
• 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
• 1 cup (235 g) sugar
• 2 tablespoons (30 g) instant coffee
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons (45 g) instant coffee
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Kahlua or coffee liqueur

Garnish:
• 5 espresso shots, chilled or 1/3 cup (90 ml) coffee sauce (purchased)
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream, whipped
• Candied coffee beans
• Cigarette biscuits

Instructions:

• In a saucepan over medium-heat, warm milk, cream, 1/2 cup of sugar and instant coffee for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved and milk is simmering.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a medium glass or stainless steel bowl, using an electric mixer at high speed, beat egg yolks and remaining sugar for 5 minutes or until light, yellow and thick.
• Reduce speed to low and slowly incorporate warm milk mixture.
• Fold in vanilla extract, instant coffee and coffee liqueur and pour mixture back into saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly for 5 to 6 minutes or until thickened. Do not allow mixture to boil.
• Pour mixture through a sieve into a glass bowl. Let cool slightly before covering with plastic wrap and chilling.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream machine and process as directed by manufacturer.
• Transfer into a container. Cover and freeze.
• To make Café Liégeois, place 3 scoops of coffee gelato into chilled bowls. Drizzle with cold espresso shots or coffee sauce. Top with rosettes of whipped cream. Garnish with candied coffee beans and a cigarette biscuit.

Nutrition Facts:

Additional nutrition information is currently not available.

Video:

Date Created: 2016-01-01

Last Modified: 2025-12-20

This recipe provided to you by:

https://www.cruisingearth.com