(#46) ESPRESSO CHIP: Coffee & Chocolate

Our coffee-based flavors are some of my favorite! Coffee Oreo, Turkish Coffee, Dirty Watah Java--we've had quite some luck with them!  An "espresso" flavor has been on our master list since we started "100 Scoopsies," so we figured it was about time we whipped something up!   

A dripping scoop of espresso chip

Scoopsies' Espresso Chip Ice Cream

(yields about 1.5 pints) 
2 cups heavy cream

1 1/2 cups whole milk

3/4 cups sugar

2 TBL espresso powder

1 vanilla bean

pinch of salt

4 egg yolks

bittersweet chocolate bits (we used about 3/4 cup)

(#38) COOKIE DOUGH: Childhood Favorite

Cookie dough ice cream is probably the most popular "modern" but classic ice cream flavor. During the early 90's Ben & Jerry's started mass producing this flavor, obviously making it every child's number one choice. I remember being excited to see it at the local Friendly's restaurant and then being even more excited when every shop in town started carrying this flavor. I try to use my "grown-up taste buds" but I can never outgrow cookie dough ice cream!

Scoopsies' Cookie Dough Ice Cream

yields about 1.5 quarts

cookie dough:

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/8 cup chocolate chopped very fine

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

vanilla base:

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

3/4 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon guar powder

1/2 cup sugar

1 vanilla bean

2 large eggs

2 large egg yolks

Pinch of salt

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips