Coffee Ice-cream

Mmmm.... coffee ice-cream.  I'll admit, the first time I was told about coffee ice-cream I was pretty sceptical.  I mean, can coffee really be combined with the rich creamy goodness that is ice-cream??? Cold, thick, creamy coffee? That just didn't sound right.  But then I tried Haagen Dazs coffee ice-cream.  Yummy.  There is most definitely a strong coffee flavour but it's not at all over powering. The creamy sweetness reminds me almost of a sweetened caramel latte but better. I've been wondering what kind of desserts I can make with this ice-cream base and once again turned to Daniel Young. In his book, Coffee Love, Daniel recommends a Coffee Ice-Cream Soda.  Pour coffee syrup in a tall glass, add vanilla ice-cream, strir, add some club soda, stir again and top off with a nice big scoop of coffee ice-cream.

It should look something like this: (pic taken from Flickr) 

Yum!!!

Latte Macchiato vs Caffe Macchiato

Should I have milk marked with espresso or espresso marked with milk? Which one would go better with a drop of Baileys? Which better with amaretto? Or better yet- which one can take a good old dollop of ice-cream?



I’ve just reviewed the course content of the Barista training course. By day three we’re supposed to have mastered the basics, and some of the intermediates, and are supposed to be ready to take on some advanced latte art and specialty drinks.


“[Trainee]s will try their hand at their own artistic creation” Says the course outline. Hmm… I’m guessing Cappu-chinkies don’t count here. So I’ll be flipping through the pages of Coffee Love by Daniel Young (Thank you Husband for the lovely Christmas present) to get some ideas on the more creative side of espresso. Feel free to share any ideas you might have on this one.


I must admit that I’m quite liking the Vodka Espresso. With almost equal parts Vodka, Kahlua and Tia Maria, anyone can get pretty darn creative off of one of those! Woooo…..