Food & Entertaining

Coffee Desserts

Coffee Frost  |  Frosty Miss  |  Cafe Speciale  |  Ice Cream Parlor Mocha Soda  |  Mit Schlag  |  Coffee Glace  |  Mocha Frosted  |  Almond Coffee Cream  |  Mocha Mint  |  Coffee Coke Float

Coffee Frost 1 cup freshly brewed coffee 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar Dissolve all sugar in the coffee and cool. Pour into a metal tray or bowl and freeze until almost hard. Beat well, and freeze again to sherbet consistency. Turn into sherbet glasses, and top with whipped cream. Serves 4.

Frosty Miss 1cup freshly brewed coffee 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Dissolve regular and brown sugar in the coffee while still hot. Let cool. Add almond extract and pour mixture into metal tray or bowl. Freeze until almost hard. Beat well, and freeze again to sherbet consistency. Turn into sherbet glasses; top with whipped cream and a cherry. Serves 4.

Cafe Speciale 4 teaspoons chocolate syrup 1/2 cup heavy cream 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon sugar 1-1/2 cups extra-strength hot coffee Put 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup into each of 4 small cups. Combine cream. 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. whip. Stir remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon into hot coffee. Pour coffee into cups. Stir to blend with syrup. Top with whipped cream. Serves 4.

Ice Cream Parlor Mocha Soda 1/2 cup hot water 8 teaspoons finely ground coffee 2 cups milk 4 scoops chocolate ice cream 1 quart club soda Sweetened whipped cream or prepared whipped topping Place hot water in a medium-sized pitcher. Stir in coffee. finely ground into a powder texture, until blended. Stir in milk. Place 1 scoop or ice cream in each of 4 ice cream soda glasses. Pour coffee/milk mixture equally into each glass. Fill glasses almost to brim with club soda. Top with sweetened whipping cream or prepared whipped topping. Serves 4.

Mit Schlag (With Whipped Cream) Brew a rich, strong cup of coffee. Top with a generous portion of whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings or cinnamon sticks. Serves 1.

Coffee Glace 1/2 cup extra-strength cold coffee 1 cup light cream 3 egg yolks 6 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 tablespoons whipped cream Combine egg yolks and granulated sugar; beat until frothy. Combine coffee and light cream and whip the mixture until smooth. Add coffee mixture to the sugar mixture, and pour into ice cube tray. Chill until thickened to sherbet consistency. Serve in metal goblets and garnish with whipped cream. Serves 4.

Mocha Frosted 1 cup freshly brewed coffee 6 tablespoons chocolate syrup 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened 1 cup prepared cold coffee Place hot coffee and chocolate syrup in blender container. Blend until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Pour into a medium howl. Add softened ice cream and cold coffee. With rotary beater, beat until smooth. Spoon into tall glasses, and serve immediately. Serves 4.

Almond Coffee Cream 2 teaspoons finely ground coffee 1/4 cup skim milk 2 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon salt Low-calorie sugar substitute (equal to 1/4 cup sugar) 1/8 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds 4 ounces non dairy whipped topping, thawed Dissolve finely ground coffee in milk. Beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar substitute until mixture forms stiff. shiny peaks. Blend in coffee/milk mixture, almond extract and chopped almonds. Fold in dietetic whipped topping. Spoon into individual parfait glasses; garnish with additional chopped almonds if desired. Freeze until firm. Serves 6.

Mocha Mint 1 cup cold coffee 1 pint chocolate ice cream 1/4 cup creme de menthe Very thin chocolate-mint wafers Combine coffee, ice cream, and creme de menthe in blender container. Blend on low speed. Spoon into sherbet or wine glasses, and garnish each serving with a chocolate mint wafer. Serves 4.

Coffee Coke Float 2/3 cup cream, 2/12 cups strong sweetened coffee, 4 scoops coffee ice cream, 1 bottle coke. Stir cream into coffee, fill 4 glasses 1/2 full, add scoop of ice cream to each and top with coke.