Coffee and Cardamom Ice Cream


If you like cardamom then you will love this ice cream if you don't click off to read something else...

50g espresso coffee beans
1 tbsp cardamom pods
pinch of salt
4 egg yolks
100g of golden caster sugar
300ml whole milk
250ml of double cream


  • Wizz the coffee beans and cardamom till it becomes gritty but not a powder
  • Add to the milk and heat till steaming then leave to infuse for 30 mins
  • Sieve out the coffee and the cardamom  and add the cream and heat until steaming again
  • Whisk the eggs and sugar till light and fluffy
  • Add the warmed milk to the eggs and whisk constantly till all the milk is added
  • Heat the coffee custard till it reaches 85c then allow to cool before adding it to your ice cream machine 



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24 comments:

  1. Unknown18 April 2014 at 17:26

    Drool ! This soudns incredible! Bung some in the post to me!

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  2. Hijacked by Twins19 April 2014 at 15:22

    Mmmmmm Helen that sounds amazingly delicious! I'd love it! x Happy Easter x #52CookBooks

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  3. Lucie Aiston23 April 2014 at 14:26

    Yum!!!! I need some of this in my life!! ...and an ice-cream machine!

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  4. Rebecca Smith23 April 2014 at 14:34

    I'm not a huge coffee fan but this would be a great thing to make for my Dad!

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  5. Michelle O23 April 2014 at 16:10

    I love unusual ice-cream flavours and this one definitely fits the bill!

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  6. You Baby Me Mummy23 April 2014 at 17:06

    I LOVE ice cream but hate coffee, so if you could make some other flavours and post them to me that would be fab :) x

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  7. Unknown23 April 2014 at 18:57

    I'm a huge ice cream fan but don't like coffee. May try this for a friend though. Thank you.

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  8. Mummy of Two23 April 2014 at 20:49

    Yummy! That sounds delicious. I haven't had coffee ice cream for years - I must rectify that!

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  9. Jenny23 April 2014 at 21:17

    This sounds like an interesting combination!

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  10. Damson Lane23 April 2014 at 21:46

    I would love an ice cream machine and cardamom is a huge favourite flavour of mine so I am sure that I would love this ice cream.

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  11. Anna Jefferson23 April 2014 at 21:53

    This looks DELICIOUS!

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  12. Happy Homebird23 April 2014 at 21:54

    I could just eat this now! Love coffee ice cream.

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  13. Healthier Mummy23 April 2014 at 22:04

    I absolutely love cardamom! This ice cream sounds amazing.

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  14. Eileen Teo23 April 2014 at 23:19

    look amazing! love to give it a try on my ice cream maker.

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  15. Sarah Bailey24 April 2014 at 00:04

    I know some people who would love this (sadly I don't do coffee myself) x

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  16. Pinkoddy24 April 2014 at 07:00

    Oh wow how clever. Not sure I'd like coffee ice-cream mind.

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  17. Kizzy24 April 2014 at 07:01

    This sounds very yummy

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  18. Claire Toplis24 April 2014 at 07:36

    OOOH sounds yummy

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  19. Unknown24 April 2014 at 08:12

    this sounds delightful and definately smething my tasteuds would enjoy

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  20. anna24 April 2014 at 09:28

    This sounds lovely! I hadn't heard of these two flavours going together in ice cream before

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  21. abigailemily24 April 2014 at 12:57

    I've never made my own ice cream, but this sounds super easy!

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  22. Citrus Spice and Travels24 April 2014 at 15:02

    This sounds like a great combo.I have not thought to try this before although I do use cardamom a lot.

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  23. Kara24 April 2014 at 22:11

    I adore coffee ice cream and this looks even better

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  24. Cass@TheDiaryofaFrugalFamily26 April 2014 at 09:09

    THat sounds delicious and I don't even like coffee x x

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