Coffeesicles, The Adult Ice Pop

• 1 cup filtered water
• 2 tablespoons ground coffee beans
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest, divided
• 2 teaspoons fresh zested ginger, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds, divided
• 4 fresh figs, diced, divided
• 4 ounces heavy cream or thick, plain Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon fig or orange jam
• 2 ounces real maple syrup or honey, to taste
• optional splash of spirit like Cointreau or Domaine de Canton
• 1 cup coffee, vanilla or ginger ice cream or frozen yogurt, optional

1. Bring the water to a near boil. Place the beans, half the orange zest, ginger, and fennel, with one tbl. of sliced fig in a filter cone. Slowly pour 1/4 of the water into the cone to let it seep through. Wait one minute. Then pour the remaining coffee through. Add the remaining zest, ginger, fennel and figs to the hot coffee. Let rest for 10 minutes.
2. In a blender add the cream or yogurt, jam and maple syrup. Pour in the cooled coffee with its additions. Add an optional tiny splash of Cointreau or other spirit. Whirl until smooth. Then pour into ice pop containers. Chill overnight. Release from the mold. Feel free to fill the center with your choice ice cream or frozen yogurt if you have the same ice pop molds with the hole in the center as I do....just like a creamsicle, only way better.

water, ground coffee beans, fresh orange zest, fresh zested ginger, ground fennel seeds, fresh figs, heavy cream, orange jam, maple syrup, coffee

Taken from food52.com/recipes/11285-coffeesicles-the-adult-ice-pop (may not work)