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Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks

August 22, 2013 by Debi 23 Comments

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Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

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Childhood favorites

A while ago I decided that I wanted to remake some of the foods from our childhood. I wanted the new versions to reflect out current eating styles: healthier, less fat, no trans-fats, fewer processed items, more veggies, maybe even just tastier.

Some of those childhood recipes include Little meat patties and rice, Italian Apricot Chicken and the vegetarian Italian Apricot Stew, Rice-a-Roni, and Spaghetti-os.

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

So, I set out to gather up some of the things that Dan and I enjoyed as kids. Some of them were dishes that our mothers made. Some were purchased foods. For example, Dan loves novelty ice cream.

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks

You know, ice cream sandwiches and drumsticks and such. The kinds of things you may have purchased from the ice cream man in the summer as a kid.

Well, the other day he had a hankering for some drumsticks. They didn’t last long in the house. But, while they were around I happened to pick up the package and look at the labeling. And, to my dismay, they had trans-fats in them. Partially hydrogenated oils. BOOO!

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

So, I decided that I would make my own drumsticks. And, after Dan and I went running, I asked him what flavor ice cream he wanted in a homemade drumstick (Yes, I think about food when I exercise). After a little thinking, he said he wanted coffee ice cream. Smooth and creamy.

And, we both agree that a drumstick should have a smooth ice cream inside. At least for the first attempt at a drumstick! Maybe I could see a cookies and cream ice cream inside. But, the idea of a little bit of grown-up flavor inside a childhood favorite appealed to both of us.

Now, I did decided to purchase the cones. But, be careful, I had to read several packages to find one without trans fats. You could also make the cones if you’re so inclined.

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents https://lifecurrentsblog.com All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

So, here’s the first in my eventual remaking of our childhood foods… I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick!

And, they’re really pretty easy. The only difficult part is waiting on each step to cool. I made 6 drumsticks out of the recipes below, and I had a little leftover ice cream, and a bit of leftover chocolate shell.

How much leftover you have will depend on how big you make your drumsticks. But, the chocolate keeps well in the fridge, just microwave it for a few seconds to melt it again, and serve it over any other ice cream.

homemade drumsticks

The cones and glasses have been set up in my workspace. I used these double old-fashioned glasses. Mugs would work will too.

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Swirling the chocolate inside the cone. Rotate the cone around to get good coverage.

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The inside of the cone has been coated with chocolate and the ice cream has been scooped inside. Now, back in the freezer with you!

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

Looking down into my freezer (I have a pull out drawer on the bottom type freezer), you can see the cones have been coated with chocolate. This first batch I double dipped the ice cream. It didn’t work as well as a single dip… the chocolate shell was too thick and hard to bite into.

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks | Life Currents All the fun of when you were a kid with none of the yucky transfats or weird ingredients. I bring you, the Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumstick! #homemade #iceCream #summer

You can see this batch in the photo above was double coated with chocolate & when you bit into them, the two layers separated. So, I highly encourage you to do a single dip only. They were way easier to eat and really super yummy!

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Drumsticks Recipe

Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Recipe

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Coffee ice cream drumsticks

Debi
A nostalgic treat to make at home
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Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 drumsticks
Calories 727 kcal

Ingredients
  

Coffee ice cream

  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ¾ cup whole coffee beans
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

chocolate shell

  • 8 ounces good quality chocolate chopped
  • ¼ cup coconut oil melted

drumsticks

  • 6 Sugar Cones
  • Chocolate Shell at room temperature
  • Coffee Ice Cream
  • 1/3 cup Toasted* Almonds chopped

Instructions
 

Coffee ice cream:

  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the egg yolks until they’re thickened and pale yellow. Beat in the flour and salt. Set aside.
  • Combine the milk and coffee beans in a heavy medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Lower the heat, cover, and keep warm for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the coffee beans with a skimmer or slotted spoon, or pour milk through a strainer catching the coffee milk on the other end. Slowly beat the warm milk into the eggs and sugar. Pour the entire mixture back into the pan and place over low heat. Stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the custard thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Be careful not to let the mixture boil, or the eggs will scramble. Remove from heat, and pour the hot coffee custard through a strainer into a large, clean bowl. Allow the custard to cool slightly, and stir in the cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
  • Stir the chilled custard, and freeze in your ice cream machine, according to manufacturer’s instructions. When finished, the ice cream will be soft, but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.

Chocolate shell

  • Combine chocolate and coconut oil in a small wide-mouthed bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute, (microwave power will vary). Remove from microwave and stir. Mixture should be smooth and melted; if it’s not, return to microwave for another fifteen seconds. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.

Drumsticks:

  • Place 6 small glasses or mugs on the workspace and stand the sugar cones up in the glasses. Clear a space in your fridge and freezer to store the cones in 6 glasses.
  • Drizzle ½ tablespoon chocolate shell into a sugar cone, and swirl the chocolate to coat the inside of the cone. Place the coated cone in a glass, and into the fridge to harden the chocolate shell, checking on the shell in 5 minutes, and swirl to coat again. Leave coated cone in the fridge until the chocolate has hardened. Repeat with all 6 cones.
  • Once the chocolate has hardened in the cone, take the ice cream out of the freezer and allow it to soften on the counter for about 5 minutes.
  • Working quickly with one cone at a time, take a cone out of the fridge and spoon about 2 tablespoons softened ice cream into the cone (using more or less as the cone volume may differ), pressing the ice cream down into the cone. Using an ice cream scoop, crown the top of the filled cone with a scoop of ice cream. Gently press down on the scoop of ice cream to create a solid ice cream filling. Immediately place the cone in the glass and place it in the freezer to harden, this should take about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Repeat with all 6 cones.
  • Place the chopped toasted almonds on a shallow plate or tray and place it in the work area. Make sure your chocolate shell is at room temperature and in a wide-mouthed bowl.
  • Working quickly with one cone at a time, take a glass with a cone out of the freezer and dip the ice cream into the chocolate shell attempting to coat the entire outside of the ice cream. Allow any excess chocolate to run off of the ice cream and immediately roll the soft chocolate in the chopped nuts. Place the drumstick back in the glass and back into the freezer to harden again, about 20 minutes. Repeat procedure with all 6 cones.

You have just made awesome homemade drumsticks that your family will love

    Notes

    Recipe Notes Coffee Ice Cream is excellent on its own, or as part of a homemade drumstick You’ll have leftover chocolate shell from making the drumsticks. But, it’s pretty easy to use it up on other ice cream • To toast almonds: Stove top method: Place almonds in a heavy skillet with a teaspoon of light flavored oil, like grapeseed or coconut oil, or with butter. Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat until golden brown. Oven or toaster oven method: Preheat oven to 350° F. Spread nuts in a single layer on ungreased cookie sheet, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 727kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 8gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 185mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 315mgFiber: 3gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 1105IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 2.1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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    1. JoAnn @ SweetPepperRose

      August 22, 2013 at 2:06 pm

      The store brand was one of my childhood favorites. I”m sure this would be more delicious!

    2. Katherines Corner

      August 23, 2013 at 4:32 am

      My husband would love these!!!! thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Hop. xo

    3. Christie@fooddonelight.com

      August 26, 2013 at 7:32 am

      I love drumsticks and homemade ones with homemade coffee ice cream is even better. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures. This is a feature this week.

    4. Heather @ French Press

      August 28, 2013 at 5:26 pm

      Brilliant!! pinned

    5. Ice Cream Magic

      September 23, 2013 at 10:26 am

      Looking at the photos makes me feel hungry for a good treat like this. Thanks for the post.

    6. Sarah Bates

      April 14, 2014 at 5:06 am

      I am drooling right now! I have always loved the drumsticks from the store and coffee ice cream is probably my absolute favorite. Will definitely be trying these at home soon!

    7. Heidy L. McCallum

      April 14, 2014 at 8:39 am

      This is simply a fantastic and easy recipe. I love the idea and simplicity. I’m dying to make this for our next children’s get together this summer!

    8. Ronda

      April 16, 2014 at 4:33 pm

      Coffee flavored ice cream is a favorite of mine from my childhood. Long before the days of mochaccino and macchiato, there was plain old coffee flavored ice cream popular regionally throughout the US but particularly in New England and the North East. People in the South thought I was crazy and that it sounded ‘disgusting’ and then along came the popular trends of today and well here we are… coffee ice cream. Yumm!

    9. Mary Bostow

      May 15, 2014 at 5:53 am

      They look absolutely amazing and brought wonderful memories!

    10. Sandra - The Foodie Affair

      May 15, 2014 at 7:21 am

      Yum! I loves drumsticks as a kid and coffee flavor ice cream sound yummy. With warmer weather, this recipe is a must try! P.S. double the chocolate sounds perfect to me 🙂

    11. Shelby

      May 15, 2014 at 5:14 pm

      Debi, thanks to Sandi and Mary today I saw this post from your blog also! Oh my, I am going to make this! I am a huge fan of coffee and I love that you made these and topped with some toasted almonds (one of my favorite things ever!)

    12. Joanne/WineladyCooks

      June 30, 2014 at 6:45 pm

      WoW, I’m so glad you decided to break-out an ‘oldie but goodie’. This sounds awesome. I will defintely give this a try at some point this summer. Grampy and I love our novelty childhood ice cream treats. I especially like anything that is chocolate coated. This is a must make. thanks so much for sharing. Pinned/shared.

    13. taranoland

      July 1, 2014 at 9:21 am

      I could go for that right now and I haven’t even had breakfast!!

    14. KC the Kitchen Chopper

      July 1, 2014 at 9:36 am

      I’d make the coffee for me and a chocolate one for The Hubby. Nice they are individual servings. Thanks Debi, for making a traditional favorite more health oriented. And yes, we think about food all the time during our long bike rides!

    15. Linda (Meal Planning Maven)

      July 1, 2014 at 10:39 am

      These bring back such wonderful childhood memories of running out to the ice cream truck on a hot summer’s night hoping there was still one left for me!

    16. Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch

      July 1, 2014 at 11:50 am

      Oh my gawsh! These look amazing! Totally swooning!

    17. Nancy Fox

      July 1, 2014 at 12:11 pm

      I’d love one right now Debi!

    18. Culinary Flavors

      July 2, 2014 at 3:01 am

      Debi I wish I had a couple of these beauties right now!

    19. Susie Gall

      July 2, 2014 at 4:40 am

      These look amazing and I’m looking forward to making them for my family. Great job!

    20. keciasflavorbreakthrough

      July 2, 2014 at 5:14 am

      What a wonderful idea! I love Drumsticks… but, I hate how unhealthy they are, so I never eat them. This helps take some of the nasty processed transfatty issue away! Plus I adore coffee ice cream! Wonderful recipe!

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