Coffee Ice Cream with Toasted Pecans and a Caramel Swirl 🍦🌰✨
Ingredients:
2 cups heavy cream 🥛
1 cup whole milk 🥛
3/4 cup sugar 🍬
1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder ☕
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🌼
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped 🌰
1/2 cup caramel sauce 🍯
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, instant coffee, and vanilla extract until the sugar is completely dissolved. You'll want it to be nice and creamy!
2. Pour this delicious mixture into your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. Just a little patience, and you'll see that ice cream magic happen!
3. As you get close to finishing the churning, toss in those lovely toasted pecans. They're going to add such a delightful crunch!
4. Transfer your creamy ice cream to a container and swirl in that luscious caramel sauce. Drizzle it all the way through for those beautiful ribbons of caramel!
5. Cover that container and freeze your ice cream until it's firm, which should take about 4 hours. Trust me, the wait will be worth it!
Enjoy your homemade coffee ice cream treat!