Creamy Coffee Punch

A wonderful punch for a dessert buffet or a holiday open house.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 2 1/2 quarts of punch

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup instant coffee or 1⁄2 cup instant decaffeinated coffee
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 5  cups  cold water
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup  light cream or 1  cup half-and-half
• 4  eggs, well beaten
• 1  quart vanilla ice cream, softened
•  nutmeg, if desired

Directions

1. Dissolve coffee and sugar in water; stir in vanilla.
2. In large mixing bowl, stir in cream into well-beaten eggs.
3. Add coffee mixture to egg mixture.
4. Beat in softened ice cream.
5. Chill at least 1 hour.
6. Just before serving, beat to blend.
7. Pour punch into serving glasses, small punch bowl, or pitcher.
8. Sprinkle servings or punch in punch bowl with nutmeg, if desired.