Coffee Frozen Yogurt

Homemade ice cream is clearly amazing, and simply unmatched by even the best small batch commercial brands. It's certainly difficult to compare apples to oranges, and even more so a fantastic chocolate ice cream to a frozen yogurt made with fresh, local peaches. In the end, however, one "ice cream" beckons me more than any other.

Like many of my favorite frozen dairy recipes, this one originates with David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop. This frozen yogurt has an added benefit, using only six ingredients. I make a slight adjustment, using cold-brewed (essentially double strength) coffee instead of his suggested espresso.

Ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt
3/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup cold-brewed double-strength coffee (or brewed espresso) - see below
1/4 teaspoon ground coffee

Directions

Mix all ingredients and chill for several hours, followed by your regular ice cream freezing procedure. Can't get any easier than that!

By using my homemade yogurt made with local milk and locally roasted beans for both the cold-brewed coffee and the extra grounds, I can easily make this a real locally-oriented treat.

Cold-Brewed (Double-Strength) Coffee

Coffee made with cold water is amazingly-free of any acidic taste. This is quite easy to make, and even simpler if you already have a French press.

Mix 2/3 cup of coarsely ground coffee with 3 cups of water. If you have a French press, do so in the press and allow it to stay in the press at room temperature overnight. In the morning, press the coffee and pour into a closed container, chilling until use. If not using a press, mix and store at room temperature overnight, followed by straining through a coffee filter.

I've officially declared this my favorite coffee. What's yours?

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