Easy Chocolate Ice Cream w/ a Hint of Coffee

The other day, {A} asked me if she could make some ice cream. “Ice cream?” I asked, puzzled. “Yeah, Mama. Ice cream. I’ve made it before and it’s really good!” “Uh huh” I answered. But I was thinking, ‘Don’t you really need an ice cream maker for that?’

So got out all of the stuff, and I started taking photos. You know, just in case this one turned out ok. Maybe I could use it for the blog. Even if it was less for Vittles (as in, edible), and more for a kid science experiment in the Home Schooling section! So, I found my purpose in sticking around for a bit, and kept shooting.

She got out all she said she needed:

Participating Ingredients: milk, cream, sugar, cold coffee, and cocoa baking powder.

*In a small bowl, 1/3 C of baking cocoa powder.

*1/2 C cream

*1/2 C sugar.

Start mixing.

Ever tried mixing cocoa powder into a wet ingredient? I was starting to wonder if we were on candid camera. You can mix and mix and mix….and the poweder just doesn’t seem to get wet. For people like me, it’s a small exercise in patience and faith.

But eventually, it actually does start becoming a unified wet substance. I think using the back of the spoon, and pressing out any powder pockets you can, is a good idea.

*Add 5-6 teaspoons of cold coffee.

*Measure out 3/4 C of milk…

…and pour it in.

Then mix some more.

Now, to be honest, at this point, I still had my doubts. So I walked away to get back to work at my computer. But she poured the contents of this bowl into a clean and flexible container with a cover, and put it in the freezer, overnight.

The next it we took it out, and it still looked………questionable. Just a tad.

But then we scooped some out, put it in a bowl and stuck a spoon in it.