Green Tea Ice Cream - The Quick And Easy Way

Green Tea Ice Cream - The Quick And Easy Way

Serves 4

Ingredients
1 pint (1/2 litre) vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 tsp. matcha green tea powder.

1. Let the ice cream soften, but not melt.

2. Stir in the matcha green tea powder, and re-freeze until firm.

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Green Tea Ice Cream - A popular and delicious green tea recipe.

Serves 6

Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 cup fresh cream
1 tbs. cornstarch
4 tbs. matcha and 2/3 cup hot water
4 egg yolks
Pinch of salt
2/3 cup of sugar

1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan, without boiling it. Then remove it from the heat.

2. Put the egg yolks in a bowl, and beat them lightly. Add the sugar, cornstarch, salt and mix with an egg whisk. Gradually stir in the heated milk, being careful that no lumps form. Strain the mixture through a fine colander and pour it back into the saucepan.

3. Put the saucepan over low heat, continue to stir until the milk thickens. Remove from the heat.

4. Mix the matcha with hot water to form a smooth paste.

5. In a separate bowl whip the fresh cream until it is semi-stiff, then stir it into the milk mixture, finally adding the matcha paste.

6. Pour the mixture into a container, and put it in the freezer to set. After 2 hours take it out of the freezer and stir it with a spoon. Place it back in the freezer. Stirring the mixture again and again after freezing it for a period of 2hours.

7. The icecream should be smooth and ready to serve.