INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup sugar

6 cups hot brewed Vanilla Nut Coffee

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream - softened

1/2 cup - 3/4 cup coffee liqueur

Toppings: whipped cream and chocolate syrup

PREPARATION:

Preparation time: 10 minutes (Active time 1 hour and 10 min)

• Stir together sugar and hot coffee in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Cover and chill coffee mixture for 1 hour.
• Spoon vanilla ice cream into large punch bowl. Pour coffee mixture over ice cream; stir in coffee liqueur. Serve with desired toppings.

Yield: Makes about 15 cups

Southern Living, December 2003