Kahlua Ice Cream Recipe (Ben & Jerry's)

Spring had officially arrived since September, but the weather here remains ever so flighty. Warm nights spread through the city of Melbourne here and again, breaking the remnants of the long chill of winter. The window-rattling howls of winter winds had vanished, replaced by balmy gusts of spring that gently tease at the edges of our scarves - a necessity in even in the crisp of the mid-spring morning air. 

Slowly but surely, Melbourne marches inexorably towards summer. As the temperature soars, I've dusted off my ice cream machine and brought it back to life, where it now residing happily in the pantry, churning out small batches of ice cream. The pitfall of constantly making ice cream is the egg whites in my freezer that builds up insidiously. At last count, I have about eight frozen egg whites, all awaiting a future attempt at a Munavalgekook or macaroon recipe. Luckily, this Kahlua recipe from Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Recipe book charmingly uses the entire egg, which mitigates the stress of having to add yet another egg white to my collection. It's a simple recipe, and thanks to the alcoholic content, provides a smooth and silky texture not unlike soft serve even after overnight in the freezer. Highly recommended.    

Kahlua Ice Cream Recipe 

INGREDIENTS 1 large egg
40g sugar - original 70g,
235g (1 cup) heavy cream
120g (1/2 cup) milk
140g (1/2 cup) Kahlua

STEPS1. In a large bowl, whisk the egg, sugar, heavy cream and milk together until combined.
2. Add the kahlua and whisk to combine. 
3. Chill the mixture thoroughly, then churn in an ice cream machine as per the manufacturer's instructions. 

NOTE
The original sugar quantity was 70g, but in the absence of a contrasting bitterness from chocolate fudge (as from the original recipe), 70g was just too sweet. I revised the sugar quantity to 40g to compensate. 


VARIATIONS
Kahlua-Ameretto 
Substitute 1/4 cup of kahlua for 1/4 cup ameretto

Kahlua Almond Fudge
Do the recipe as per above. 5 minutes before the ice cream is done in the ice cream machine, add the 3/4 cups roasted whole almonds (pre-chilled in fridge, salted or unsalted.)  When the ice cream is ready, layer the ice cream in a container with 1 cup of fudge sauce (cold).  Work fast to prevent the fudge from mixing with the melted ice cream and becoming chocolate ice cream!