Sorbetto Espresso Or Italian Ice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons espresso ground coffee
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 quart boiling water
1 cup whipped cream
cocoa powder (optional)

Preparation

In a bowl, combine the ground coffee and brown sugar.
Add boiling water and mix. Let steep until water has cooled, then strain out coffee grounds and add in the cream for a sorbetto or omitt it for am Italian Ice.
Pour the mixture into a shallow pan or dish, and freeze for at least 3 hours. A deeper container will take longer to freeze.
If you want the ice remenber to keed scraping the mix with a fork several times during freezing.
When the sorbet is nearly frozen (still scoop able), serve into tall chilled glasses and top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa if desired.