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What better way to celebrate Labour Day in Canada today ? How about enjoying some icy chocolate whisky coffee popsicles made with some good old Canadian whisky, fresh brewed espresso coffee and melted dark chocolate. A dessert for adults, not too sweet, with an extra touch of bitterness from the very dark chocolate, extra cocoa powder and a pinch of salt of course. The cornstarch (which is optional), binds the whole mixture together in a creamier and less icy texture. To be honest, it’s really easy to make and you don’t even have to melt the chocolate separately (as I did), because if you’re coffee is hot enough, and you’re not doing one million other things at the same time (as I often do and did) then you can simply add it to and melt it in the very hot coffee (after you’ve added in and dissolved the sugar first). Simply remember to wait a while before adding in the whisky so it doesn’t get cooked and evaporates ! The only hard part is getting the popicles out of the moulds without melting them, next time I’ll use silicone ! So dear adults, enjoy this caffeinated, chocolaty, alcoholic, icy pleasure, made just for you … :)

chocolate, whisky, coffee – ice pops

05.09.2015

8 ice pops

ingredients

  • 100 grams dark chocolate (70%)
  • 90 grams white or brown granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 360 ml hot espresso coffee (1 ½ cups, or you can go up to 480 ml or 2 cups)
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
  • 2 tsp corn starch (optional and for improving creaminess)
  • 1 pinch of sea salt
  • 2 tbsp whisky (30 grams)
  • optional : 1 tbsp crushed roasted coffee beans

instructions

  • brew some strong espresso coffee using 2 cups of water with 1/3 cup of coffee grinds (you will end up with approximately 1 ½ cups of hot coffee, but you can use up to 2 cups of hot coffee without changing the rest of the recipe, it will be icier)
  • in the meantime, melt the dark chocolate using a bain-marie (or hot-water bath)
  • transfer the hot coffee to a medium pot with a spout, add the sugar and stir until blended and dissolved, then add the corn starch, cocoa powder and salt and use a whisk to combine and finally add the melted chocolate
  • mix until smooth and let cool down 15 minutes before adding the 2 tbsp of whisky
  • crush some coffee beans and sprinkle some into each popsicle mould and pour the cooled chocolate-whisky-coffee mix into each and sprinkle with a few more crushed coffee beans at the end
  • let the mix (inside the moulds) cool down further for at least another 30 minutes, then insert the popsicle sticks and place in the freezer for 8 hours or overnight and serve frozen.