No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream with Circus Animal Cookie Crumbs

So I am totally one of those people who goes to one of those DIY frozen yogurt shops and, instead of taking advantage of the froyo, pile on way more toppings than I really should. On a good day, my topping to froyo ratio is probably 50/50, but if I'm being completely honest with you guys, it's really more like 75/25. My toppings of choice? Yogurt chips, mini mochi squares (a freestanding electric mixer with a whisk attachment or a handheld electric whisk would really come in handy unless you have arms of steel. Whipping the ingredients together is what gives the ice cream its incredibly silky soft texture. Be sure your cream is as cold as you can get it so it whips up properly!

If you're not a coffee drinker, you can substitute out the instant coffee granules with malted milk powder or cocoa powder and a vanilla-y bourbon or rum for the same quantities listed in the original recipe. Unfortunately, it's important that the alcohol remains in the recipe — the alcohol (along with the sugar from the sweetened condensed milk) is what keeps the mixture from just freezing solid into a hard ice block.

No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream with Circus Animal Cookie Crumbs

(Adapted very, very slightly from Nigella Lawson & Food52)

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Ingredients

For the Coffee Ice Cream:

(makes 1 pint)

• 1 1/4 cup heavy cream, cold
• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder (I used Nescafe — no, really.)
• 2 tablespoons espresso liqueur (I used homemade Kahlua)
• 1 cup Circus Animal cookies, roughly broken into halves and quarters

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Recipe

For the Coffee Ice Cream:

1. In the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine 1 1/4 cup heavy cream, 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder and 2 tablespoons espresso liqueur. Whisk (or use a handheld electric whisk) to combine the ingredients together until the whisk leaves trails of soft peaks in the bowl and you have a latte-colored airy mixture.


2. Once your mixture is soft and airy, stop whisking. Use a rubber spatula to gently mix in 1 cup Circus Animal cookie crumbs until incorporated throughout the mixture.


3. Transfer the mixture to a 9 by 5-inch bread pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Serve straight from the freezer.

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