In honor of Jennie and Jeff deciding on a Rhode Island venue for their upcoming wedding, we decided to whip up a Rhode Island favorite – coffee cabinets. Known to the rest of the world as a milkshake or a frappe, Rhode Islanders call this a cabinet and they love just about everything coffee flavored.
Servings: 4 cabinets
Ingredients:
12 small scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup milk
4 tbsp coffee syrup
2 tbsp sweet whey powder
We happened to have sweet whey powder lying around, but it’s not necessary if you don’t have any. What IS necessary is the coffee syrup, and if you don’t live in New England, you might need to make your own. Luckily, it turns out to be quite easy.
To make your own coffee syrup, you are going to brew three batches of coffee. Use fresh grounds every time, but reuse the coffee that you brew as your water for the next batch. When you’re done, use the super concentrated coffee to create a simple syrup in a 2:1 ratio. 2 parts coffee to 1 part sugar.
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