Here, a sort of granita made with very strong coffee is layered with a sweetened cream mixture, and then doused in a chocolatey coffee syrup. It’s a relatively lengthy endeavor, but one well worth doing. The individual parts must be made ahead of time, so plan accordingly.

Ingredients

  • 1cup granulated sugar
  • 3 ½cups very strong hot black coffee
  • 2teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1 ½cups sweetened condensed milk
  • 2cups light cream
  • 1cup crème fraîche or heavy cream
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • A pinch of salt
  • ¼cup dark chocolate shards, optional
  • Nutritional Information
      • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

        719 calories; 41 grams fat; 25 grams saturated fat; 11 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 83 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 82 grams sugars; 9 grams protein; 134 milligrams cholesterol; 194 milligrams sodium

    Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

6 servings

Preparation

  1. Mix 1/2 cup of the sugar in 2 1/4 cups of the hot coffee until it dissolves. Pour into a shallow lidded container and cool. In a bowl, combine the remaining 1 1/4 cups coffee and 1/2 cup sugar with cocoa powder; stir until the sugar dissolves to make a syrup, cover, and refrigerate.
  2. Whisk together the condensed milk, light cream, crème fraîche, vanilla and salt, and pour into a shallow lidded container. Place both shallow lidded containers in the freezer for 2 hours.
  3. Remove condensed milk mixture (ice cream) from the freezer, and whisk vigorously, breaking down the ice crystals until the texture is smooth. Return to freezer to set firm before scooping, about 4 hours or overnight.
  4. Remove coffee mixture (granita) from freezer and rake the surface with the tines of a fork to form icy crystals. Return it to the freezer and repeat this raking every hour for about three more hours, until the texture is free-flowing but completely crystalline. At this point, it may be frozen overnight. Rake over again before serving to loosen.
  5. To serve, place scoops of the ice cream into glasses or bowls, alternating each scoop with coffee granita. Douse with coffee syrup, scatter with chocolate shards, if using, and serve immediately.

45 minutes

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