Crushed Coffee Bean Ice Cream

very intense coffee ice cream Source: "Fine Cooking"

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 2  cups heavy cream
• 2  cups milk
• 1⁄2 cup coffee beans, roasted for 10 minutes at 400 degrees f and crushed
• 8  egg yolks
• 3⁄4 cup sugar

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, heat the cream, milk, and crushed coffee beans to just under a boil.
2. Remove from the heat and let stand at least 1 hour for the beans to infuse their flavor.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar.
4. Pour the cream mixture into the egg yolks, whisking until well blended.
5. Return this mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly, enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
6. Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve and chill.
7. Freeze in an ice-cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions.