The inspiration for this coffee ice cream
Happy Monday, y’all!
…do I say y’all? Well, guess I do now.
I’m so excited to share today’s post with, ehm, y’all, in partnership with my dear friends at Valley Fig Growers. I first became friends with these lovely people last year when I won an all-expenses trip for two to a filming of America’s Test Kitchen at their country home in Vermont. And yes, it was just as charming as it sounds.
Basically I had posted these Honey, Walnut, & Fig Cheesecake Bars, and randomly heard that Valley Fig Growers was putting on this photo contest. So I applied to the contest, and I freaking WON. And just so I fully totally have your attention, Valley Fig Growers is back at it again, offering the same amazing prize to one lucky fig fan! Scroll to the bottom of the post to enter 🙂
OK, back to the story. I, along with a guest of choice (clearly it was my bff Monique) were whisked away to the Vermont countryside for a weekend getaway. We were put up in the most quaint New England bed and breakfast, got to explore Vermont in the fall, and had the opportunity to sit in on the filming of an episode of Cook’s Country.
We drove through quintesential New England in the fall, ate some great food, and got to sit in on a historical food show. It. Was. Awesome.
Since last fall, I’ve become close friends with the people at Valley Fig Growers. They are the largest cooperative of fig growers in California, representing 40% of the California fig industry. You may have seen them under the Sun-maid or Blue Ribbon’s Orchard Fig brands at the grocery store.
They’re a wonderful group of people with a passion for figgies and all things food. So when they asked me to come up with a fig recipe to share with you all, I was stoked. Even more so when I found out they’re repeating last year’s contest.
How to enter the competition
So. About that. Let’s get down to brass tax. Here’s what the lucky winner will receive:
GRAND PRIZE INFO:
1. An all-expense paid 3-day / 2-night trip for you and a guest to attend the filming of an episode of Season 10 of Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen
2. Goodie bags for you and your guest filled with America’s Test Kitchen and Valley Fig Growers merchandise including the Complete Cook’s Country Seasons 1-10 TV Show Cookbook and a care package full of California figs and fig spreads
3. A one-year online multi-site membership to CooksIllustrated.com, AmericasTestKitchen.com, and CooksCountry.com
4. A one-year subscription to Cook’s Country magazine
Enter the contest here (link will be live at 12pm EST), and may the odds be ever in your favor!
PS. This coffee ice cream. Holy dairy cow. The cinnamon gives the coffee this warm flavor reminiscent of fall. And the California dried mission figs just bring it to another level. They provide a burst of sweetness that pairs so well with the coffee.
I shot this coffee ice cream recipe at 10am and ate at least a serving before noon. Sign of a good recipe, am I right?
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Hi,
I’m going to make this ice cream!
But… You didn’t mention the milk in the recipe. I guess i have to put milk and cream together and then heat everything, right?
Oh silly me! Recipe updated. Apologies, Audrey!
I LOVE THAT ICE CREAM!
It taste just perfect (not too much coffee, not too much cinnamon). Can’t stop eating (oops!). I love that the texture doesn’t need to wait to use a scoop.
Congrats on winning the contest!! 🙂 This ice cream looks too good to be true, and you and Monique are so beautiful! 🙂
No amount of dinner I just ate could keep me from eating a huge bowl of this ice cream!
This ice cream sounds phenomenal! Almost as amazing as that trip sounds! I will definitely need to enter the giveaway!
holy cow. i was kind of skimming this post and not reading, but as soon as i saw the cook’s country house, i was like WHAT and backtracked and read everything. sounds like you guys had an amazing time there!!