Coffee Cardamom Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½ quarts

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors

By Pooja Bavishi

Published 2025

  • About

Some pairings are meant to go together: peanut butter and bananas; saffron and pistachios; and of course coffee and cardamom. These two ingredients play off of each other especially well, with bitterness and acidity of the coffee and the bright floral qualities of cardamom heightening each other. One of the first flavors that I created for Malai, this ice cream quickly became one of our most popular and is now one of our most readily available pints. Top a scoop with chocolate sauce for a m