Coffee Oreo Fudge Ice Cream
Inspired by my favorite Cafe Panna Ice Cream, this Coffee Oreo Fudge Ice Cream has a creamy coffee base with an oreo and fudge sauce swirl and it's perfect.
Servings: 16
Equipment
Ingredients
Coffee Base
- 360 grams granulated sugar
- 35 grams cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 575 grams whole milk
- 450 grams cream
- 50 grams corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste can sub with vanilla extract!
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 double shots espresso approximately 180 grams espresso
Fudge Sauce & Oreos
- 120 grams granulated sugar
- 40 grams cocoa powder
- 120 grams water
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 250 grams oreos
Instructions
- *Check the instructions for your ice cream maker and make sure to freeze any elements that need to be frozen the day before making this ice cream!
Coffee Ice Cream Base
- In a large pot whisk together the corn starch, sugar, and salt. Pour in the milk, cream, espresso, corn syrup, and vanilla and whisk to combine.
- Place the pot over medium heat bring to a simmer until everything has dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly and is bubbling. Be careful not to walk away as it can clump or burn.
- Once you see a couple bubbles, allow it to cook for a few more minutes, then turn the heat off.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a large shallow dish or a mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with a layer of plastic wrap and let it come to room temperature before transferring to the fridge until cold.
- This can be made the night before or day of as long as it has at least 6 hours to chill in the fridge.
Fudge Sauce
- In a small pot add in the sugar, cocoa powder, and salt and whisk to combine. Add in the water and whisk again.
- Place the pot over medium low heat and allow it to come to a simmer, whisk occasionally. Cook for 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and pour into a heat safe container.
- Let it come to room temperature before transferring to the fridge until cold.
Churning & Freezing
- Set up your ice cream maker according to the instructions.
- Turn the ice cream machine on and pour in the coffee cream base. Leave the machine running until it looks like soft serve. This can take up to 20-25 minutes depending on the machine.
- While the ice cream is churning, add the oreos into a blender and blend until the consistency of dirt lol. Add the ground oreos into a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
- Once the ice cream is churned and ready, stop the machine. Pour half of the cooled fudge sauce into the bowl with the oreos and fold to combine.
- Pour the churned ice cream into the bowl with the oreo fudge mixture and pour the second half of the fudge sauce on top. Fold until just swirled through.
- Transfer the now swirled ice cream into ice cream containers or a loaf pan. Cover with parchment and place in the freezer to set up for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Set out for 5 minutes before scooping.
- Store in the freezer whenever not scooping.
Notes
Tips for making Homemade Coffee Ice Cream
- High quality milk such as Maple Hill or Ronny Brook will make a huge difference for the base flavor of the ice cream!
- If you don't want to include corn syrup, add an extra fifty grams of sugar and simply let the ice cream warm up for 10 minutes in the fridge before scooping.
- For a gluten free version of this ice cream simply swap the oreos for gluten free oreos.
- I haven't tested this as a no churn ice cream so for now you will need an ice cream maker but this stand mixer attachment makes it super easy!
- I recommend blending the oreos to really turn them into a fine oreo crumb, it will add more flavor to the ice cream and give you that chocolatey cookie swirl.
- Don't over churn the ice cream. The mixture should look like a very soft, soft serve. If you let it go too long, the ice cream won't be nice and smooth.
- Let the fudge sauce cool in the fridge before swirling it into the ice cream! This way it will hold it's shape instead of just dissolving into the ice cream.
- Ideally leave the ice cream to freeze overnight but if you're in a pinch you can always serve it as soft serve in a bowl on the same day.