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Dinner party desserts made with coffee – coffee ice cream

Posted on by Sara Walker

coffee ice creamYou’ll need an ice cream maker for this simple recipe, but the results are really worth the investment. Using espresso beans such as our great value Suprema coffee beans will give a rich depth of flavour. This ice cream is great served on its own, accompanying another dessert or made into a sundae with whipped cream, chocolate-covered coffee beans and a drizzle of caramel syrup.

Ingredients

  • 600 ml whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons coarsely-ground coffee, made with fresh coffee beans
  • 135g caster sugar
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 250ml double cream

 

  1. Put the coffee and milk together in a saucepan, and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, and leave to stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve to remove the coffee grounds, and put about three quarters of the mixture back into the pan, retaining a quarter. Stir the sugar into the pan, and heat gently until dissolved.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and cornflour then gradually pour on the hot milk. Tip the mixture back into the pan, and heat until it comes to the boil, whisking constantly. It should thicken just enough to coat the back of a spoon – at this stage, take it off the heat quickly before it curdles.
  3. Stir in the reserved milk, and leave the mixture to cool.
  4. Once cold, remove any skin that’s formed and churn it in an ice cream maker until slushy.
  5. Whip the double cream until it stands up in soft peaks, and fold into the ice cream. Finish the freezing process.
  6. To serve, remove from the freezer 10 to 15 minutes before required, to allow the ice cream to soften.

For a wide range of top quality coffee beans, suitable for all uses, please visit our coffee beans page at the Wholesale Coffee Company website. We also stock a range of flavoured syrups and other coffee ingredients, perfect for making coffee drinks or for using in recipes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impress your clients with Suprema coffee beans

Posted on by Sara Walker

CAF_VE~1Every company these days is looking for ways to cut their expenditure without compromising on quality. While some cost savings are easy to find and implement, it’s worth investing some money and effort in a welcoming reception area, as this is often clients’ first impression of your company. Likewise, offering customers a hot drink on arrival is a worthwhile gesture, as it helps them feel more relaxed and welcome while waiting.

If you’re offering coffee, it can be a false economy to use poor quality coffee beans as it won’t create a good impression with your customers – you don’t want them to remember you for all the wrong reasons. If you’ve taken the plunge and installed a commercial coffee machine in your reception area, customers will already have access to a great cup of coffee, but it is possible to make some savings on ingredients without any impact on the quality of the drinks.

Most coffee drinks made in a machine start with an espresso base, which is then customised to become a cappuccino or Americano, so using good quality espresso beans is a must. For a long time, the market leading brand has been Lavazza, but now there’s another option. Suprema is a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans, and yields a rich, aromatic full-bodied espresso. A unique blend with distinctive characteristics, Suprema is well balanced and produces an excellent crema. With a very full body, high acidity, a floral aroma and chocolate flavour, Suprema is a top quality blend that retails at around two thirds of the price of Lavazza, starting at only £7.95 for a one kilo sample bag.

To find out more about Suprema, order a sample bag or browse our range of coffee beans, please visit the coffee beans page of our website at www.wholesalecoffeecompany.co.uk.

Great coffee on a budget

Posted on by Sara Walker

EspressoThe ability to produce a great-tasting espresso is at the heart of every coffee business. As well as a drink in its own right, espresso forms the base of many other coffee drinks, such as cappucino, mocha, latte, americano and even coffee cocktails and iced coffee. To produce the perfect espresso, you need a grinder, capable of producing the finer grounds needed for good espresso, a good coffee brewing machine and the right espresso beans.

Although it sounds strange, beans used for espresso tend not to be roasted very darkly, as roasting brings the natural oils of the beans to the surface, which they can start to deteriorate. An expert coffee bean roaster will be able to catch the beans at the optimum moment, so that they produce a stronger flavour and retain enough of their natural oils and sugars to produce a good crema (the frothy, creamy head on the top of a good cup of espresso coffee).

If you want to brew a full flavoured espresso with a good crema it’s important not to scrimp on the quality of the beans. With the growth in popularity of buying coffee beans online, it’s become much easier to buy beans blended specifically for producing espressos, and many people favour the Lavazza Super Crema brand for a consistent taste and crema. Although Lavazza is a great brand, there’s now a new product on the market which gives the same benefits of flavour and crema at a lower price.

Suprema Coffee Beans are an expert blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee, blended specifically for espressos and able to produce an excellent crema. They’re supplied in individual 1kg bags to keep them fresh, and produce the perfect espresso for use as a base, or for drinking by itself. If you’re looking to get good value for money in your coffee shop, but don’t want to compromise on flavour, why not take a look at Suprema Coffee Beans on our coffee beans page.

 

What is crema?

Posted on by Sara Walker

CAF_VE~1Crema – the creamy-looking froth on top of the perfect espresso – is something professionals look for in a great cup of coffee. It’s produced during the preparation of the espresso, and it’s sometimes called the ‘Guinness effect’, as it leaves a thin layer of tan froth on top of the clear, dark espresso.

How’s it produced?

As your drink’s being prepared, water is forced through the coffee under pressure. The natural oil content in the beans emulsifies, and becomes suspended in tiny bubbles of air. These bubbles filter up through the coffee and settle in a frothy layer on top of the drink. The layer has the look and consistency of cream, so is called ‘crema’.

Why’s it important?

Coffee aficionados like to see a good layer of crema, as it shows the beans were correctly prepared to have the right level of fat content, and the coffee should therefore have a good flavour.

What factors affect crema?

Many factors have an impact on the perfect crema. The way that the beans were processed has a big effect –  in general, dry processing allows the beans to retain more fat and sugar than wet processing. The intensity of the roast and also the freshness of the roast are factors as well.

How can I be sure of my crema?

The best way to be sure of producing a fantastic espresso with a rich, complex flavour and good crema is to use a beans produced specifically for the purpose. Up until now, the market leader has been Lavazza Super Crema, but now you can achieve the perfect espresso for less. Suprema Coffee Beans are a new product, formulated to give the same smoothness and depth of flavour at only £7.95 for 1kg. Click here to find out more about Suprema Coffee Beans, or to purchase a sample bag.