Date and Qahwa Swirl Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

  • About

Qahwa is Saudi coffee made from very lightly roasted coffee beans. I love it, but it is an acquired taste, so in order to tick all the boxes for my very diverse group of foodie friends and family, I kind of winged it. And guess what ... it worked.

Now, whenever I make this quick-fix, no-churn ice cream for any get-together or summer picnic (or a Saudi-style Sundae Royale), the crowd keeps coming back for seconds and thirds. It’s that good and easy