When I was young, we there was a local hamburger joint that at the time had remarkably good burgers. But one of their best products was the coffee milkshake. Instead of coffee-flavored ice cream, they used good vanilla ice cream blended with a highly concentrated coffee mix (think of a very strong cold espresso).
The best thing is that they sprinkled it with freshly ground coffee instead of cocoa powder. That gave the milkshake a delicious coffee aroma, and eventually a crunch that was initially unexpected yet very well suited.
(They used a medium roast coffee. Not the dark roast favored by some, which would be too bitter for this application.)
When I was young, we there was a local hamburger joint that at the time had remarkably good burgers. But one of their best products was the coffee milkshake. Instead of coffee-flavored ice cream, they used good vanilla ice cream blended with a highly concentrated coffee mix (think of a very strong cold espresso).
The best thing is that they sprinkled it with freshly ground coffee instead of cocoa powder. That gave the milkshake a delicious coffee aroma, and eventually a crunch that was initially unexpected yet very well suited.
(They used a medium roast coffee. Not the dark roast favored by some, which would be too bitter for this application.)