Coffee Baileys Ice Cream
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This boozy Coffee Baileys Ice Cream is rich, ultra-creamy, and has a bold coffee and Irish cream liqueur flavor. It is the perfect grown-up ice cream!
If you are a coffee and boozy dessert lover, this Coffee Baileys Ice Cream is the perfect treat for you. With its ultra-creamy, velvety texture, loads of sweet Baileys liqueur flavor, and a strong kick of coffee flavor, every bite of this luscious Irish cream ice cream is pure decadence.
Making ice cream from scratch is easier than you think. It starts with a custard and then churned in an ice cream maker for a smooth creamy dessert.
Using a custard ice cream base makes the ice cream richer and helps create smooth and creamy ice cream. By adding Baileys, the ice cream has a slightly lower freeze point which creates a super creamy and easy-to-scoop homemade ice cream.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Boozy dessert goodness for Baileys lover. You will be able to taste the strong Baileys Irish cream flavor in this recipe. Half a cup of Irish cream is added to the ice cream base to make it possible.
- Bold coffee flavor. This ice cream recipe has a strong kick of coffee.
- Super smooth, scoopable ice cream. Any kind of alcohol lowers the freezing point of ice cream, which makes for a smoother texture because the ice cream doesn’t freeze quite as hard.
- Super rich and creamy. All thanks to the egg yolks in the ice cream base.
Ingredients You Need
- Heavy cream. Choose full-fat heavy cream instead of half and half.
- Whole milk. For the richest flavor, you want to use whole milk. That fat content is important to creating the perfect creamy base,
- Instant coffee. For strong coffee flavor, I like to use instant coffee than real coffee. Both caffeinated and decaffeinated work well.
- Salt. For taste and lower the freezing point.
- Egg yolks. Add richness and stabilize the ice cream.
- Granulated sugar. To sweeten and reduce the freezing point.
- Xanthan gum. It is a stabilizer to enhance the texture and taste of ice cream by adding creaminess.
- Vanilla extract. To enhance the flavor.
- Baileys Irish cream. Baileys is the most popular brand name for Irish cream, but you can also use an Irish cream from other brands.
More Ice Cream Recipes
- Tiramisu Ice Cream Layer Cake
- Baileys Ice Cream
- Bourbon Brown Sugar Ice Cream
- Pandan Coconut Ice Cream
- Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) whole milk
- 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 5 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup (150 gr) granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum, optional
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Baileys Irish cream
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, stir heavy cream, milk, ground coffee, and salt over medium heat until it starts to simmer. Remove from heat.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and xanthan gum until smooth and pale yellow color.
- Whisking the egg yolk mixture constantly, slowly add about a third of the hot cream. Whisk the yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the cream.
- Return the saucepan to low heat. Stir the mixture slowly, but constantly, scraping the bottom and sides of the pot until the base is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. (Do not let the mixture boil or you will end up with egg curdles)
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container. Let the mixture cool slightly. Add vanilla extract and Baileys.
- Press the cling film directly onto the custard to cover and prevent skin from forming. Cool completely the mixture before refrigerating it for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
- Process the ice cream base in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer the churned ice cream to a freezer container. Freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.
This was perfect coffee ice cream, loved the addition of
Bailey’s. I only had espresso Baileys so used that.