knowledge about liqueur is negligible as we are tetotalers, so what is the substitute for liquer ? can i use brandy and in what proportion? we get cadbury low fat cocoa powder which has 99.97% cocoa solid in it, can i use this product for this tempting icecream? piease please reply soon as i am very eager to make this icecream. thanks That is a very good question, Debbey. Kahlua is not straight alcohol so you can't just replace 1/4 c. Kahlua with 1/4 c. brandy. Kahlua is made up of coffee, sugar, vanilla and alcohol. I know you can make your own coffee liquor, but never having done that, I can not advise! I am going to ask for PJ's opinion on a non-alcoholic substitution or using brandy. Regarding the cocoa, that should be fine. Elisabeth Debbey, since it sounds like you're willing to use brandy, use 2 tablespoons. As Elisabeth says it's generally higher proof than Kahlua. If you want to leave it out entirely, that's OK, too; it just means you'll need to take your ice cream out of the fridge about 30 minutes before serving, to let it soften a bit. Enjoy! PJH

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