Wednesday 30 July 2014

Coffee and Lotus Speculoos Biscuit Ice Cream

Coffee and Lotus biscuit Speculoos Ice Cream

Now everyone knows that these little morsels of spiced caramel biscuits go with coffee like a match made in heaven - a gazillion coffee houses can't be wrong.

I always used to come home from holidays to France armed with a case full of these biscuits, but now thankfully you can buy them in the supermarkets in the UK.  Even better than that, you can now buy Lotus biscuit spread!!!  I discovered this awesomeness last year, but other than spreading it obscenely thickly on toasted crumpets, I haven't been sure what to do with it.

With the recent heatwave, the ice cream machine's been out on the worktop, so I thought...why not?

You don't need a machine to make it, you can do it the traditional way freezing it in a tub and breaking up the ice crystals with a fork.

This makes the most incredibly moreish ice cream, perfect as an indulgent after dinner treat, or to replace your afternoon cuppa on a sweltering day.

Ingredients:

2 yolks from free range eggs
50g caster sugar
1/4 pint double cream
1/4 pint milk
2 heaped tablespoons Lotus biscuit spread
1/2 cup strong black coffee (I use good quality instant de-caff)
5 or 6 Lotus biscuits crushed

Method:

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thick.

Heat the milk and cream together in a pan, until just below boiling point.

Pour over your egg and sugar mix, whisking all the while, then return the custard to the pan and heat on low flame, still whisking until it thickens - it will take around 8-10 minutes.

Once your custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, remove from the heat and plunge the pan into a bowl of ice cold water to prevent it cooking further.  Stir in the Lotus spread and mix thoroughly until it's melted through into the mixture.  Stir in the coffee and leave to cool.

How to make Coffee and Lotus biscuit Speculoos Ice Cream

Once cool, pour into your ice cream maker, adding the biscuit crumbs about halfway through the freezing time.

If you don't have a machine, pour into a lidded container and freeze for one hour.  Remove and break up the ice crystals with a fork or whisk, return to the freezer and repeat two more times.  Add the biscuit pieces in on the final time.

How to make Coffee and Lotus biscuit Speculoos Ice Cream Recipe

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12 comments:

  1. Oh my god that looks good! I don't generally like ice cream, the only exception is coffee ice cream, and then you have added biscuits to it?! Well that may be the most perfect combo I have ever seen! *passes over bowl hopefully* x

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  2. That. Looks. AMAZING!!! I am definitely featuring this in next month's BritMums Food round up! :D People need to know about this recipe!

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  3. FEED ME FEED ME FEED ME! Will you be my mommy? *said in the most high pitched, penetrating and creepy American accent I can muster*

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  4. That looks YUM! And how have I never experienced Lotus biscuits! Is it true that, just by commenting here, you're going to send me a huge batch of that ice cream?? What? No? I have to make it myself? *prints recipe

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  5. When are you coming to Bristol to make me some of this frozen goodness? This looks delicious. I think I'll have to translate this for my mum, she'd love this x

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  6. oh my word, they look AMAZING!!!! I need a lotus biscuit with my tea :-)

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  7. Ooh I'm intrigued but the spread and the ice cream. Must try them!

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  8. This looks stunning. I am so wimpy about making ice cream incase it goes wrong but the texture looks great. Def want to try this. Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek - sorry I'm a bit late over! Have Pinned this post and scheduled in a tweet. New linky live at 6 :) x

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  9. oh my word you had me at Lotus!!! this sounds lush mmmm
    i will be adding this to my carnival on the 12th xx

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  10. Excellent arrangement. Those Lotus are looking so appealing. I personally like to have coffee ice cream and sometimes try to bring variation in taste. Anyway I really enjoyed your sweets words and of course thanks for mentioning ingredients and method. I also would like to link a coffee learning site. Perhaps it will be an awesome journey for the readers here. I here it is to take a visit.

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