Crema Di Caffe Italian Coffee Cream Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus chilling and churning time
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Serves: 2-3 people
Ingredients Needed
- 2x double espresso coffees (140ml/5oz total)
- 90g/3ozs icing or powdered sugar, sifted
- 360ml/12.6 fl oz. thickened cream
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1 COFFEE - Whisk the icing sugar into the hot coffee and allow to cool completely (place in the fridge to hasten).
Step 2a WHISK - Chill a mixer and whisk in the fridge. Whip the cream until you get soft peaks (do not overwhisk or it will turn into butter). Add the cold sweet coffee and whisk until combined. Serve in cups with cocoa powder dusted on top for dessert.
Step 2b SLUSHIE - Place cream and chilled coffee mixture in the slushie machine and set to Mix Slush and the highest Ice setting. Mix until creamy, thick and semi frozen. Serve in cups with cocoa powder dusted on top for dessert.
Personal Note
We recently tried Crema di Caffè when we were in Newcastle. After Mr NQN, Laura and I arrived after our drive and checked into our hotel, we went to one of my favourite delis, Arno Deli for a panini and drinks. I saw that they had Crema di Caffè and asked Laura if she had ever tried it. She hadn't so we ordered one and she and Mr NQN loved it.
Mr NQN left Newcastle on Sunday morning while Laura and I stayed on for lunch and dinner. She dropped me off at my house and stayed to watch Married at First Sight. "I may need a coffee," she said and opened her hand. She was carrying a coffee pod as she knows I usually only have decaf coffee pods. "I actually took this from the hotel," she said conspiratorially adding, "I take them all and then they replace them so I end up with lots of them."
I laughed and showed her that we had also done the same and on the kitchen bench were 2 days worth of coffee pods from our weekend away! Because in this economy, where 12 coffee pods is around $10, you can believe we also took them!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you take the coffee pods or tea from hotels? How about toiletries? Have you ever tried Crema di Caffè?