Affogato Pops

This frozen dessert is like a sophisticated iced coffee on a stick.

Affogato Pops
Photo: Carson Downing
Hands On Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 40 mins
Servings:
12

Ingredients

  • 1 vanilla bean, split*

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 cup heavy cream

  • 12 egg yolks

  • cup granulated sugar

  • 1 cup espresso or strong coffee

  • cup packed brown sugar

Directions

  1. Use back of knife to scrape seeds from the vanilla bean halves.* In a medium saucepan bring milk, 1 cup of the cream, and the vanilla bean seeds to a simmer. In a small bowl whisk together six of the egg yolks and the granulated sugar. Add half of the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour all of the mixture into the saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture just coats the back of a metal spoon. Transfer to a medium bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap; chill 2 hours..

  2. In a medium saucepan bring espresso and remaining 1 cup cream to a simmer. In a small bowl whisk together remaining six egg yolks and the brown sugar. Add half of the hot espresso mixture to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Pour all of the mixture into the saucepan. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture just coats the back of a metal spoon. Transfer to a medium bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap; chill 2 hours.

  3. Alternately spoon chilled vanilla and espresso mixtures into twelve 3-ounce ice-pop molds. Mixtures will swirl together. Insert sticks; cover and freeze at least 6 hours or overnight. Makes 12.

*

After you've scraped the seeds from the vanilla bean halves, bury the halves in sugar or drop them into a bottle of pure maple syrup.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

247 Calories
19g Fat
14g Carbs
5g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 247
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g 24%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 231mg 77%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 78mg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Potassium 109mg 2%
Fatty acids, total trans 1g
Folate, total 27.5mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.5mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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