This green tea ice cream recipe comes from T2 – Australia’s leading tea retailer, offering the country’s largest range of premium, fragrant tea and tea wares sourced from across the globe. And using their own Special Edition Matcha Blend powder, here’s a relatively simple recipe for green tea ice cream to follow at home this week.
Further information on T2 can be found at t2tea.com.
For hundreds of years, tea has been a central component of British life. However, it’s only more recently that the UK has witnessed a boom in popularity of various green teas – and Japanese Matcha, in particular, has become remarkably popular used to make tea as well as a flavouring for various food products such as ice cream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Global
Keyword Ice Cream
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 12 hourshours
Total Time 13 hourshours
Servings 6
Ingredients
200gramFresh whole milk
3Egg yolks
80gramFine caster sugar
10gramT2 Special Edition Matcha Blend powder
100gramWhipping cream 35% fat
Instructions
Heat milk in a saucepan almost to the boiling point, then remove from the heat and set aside
In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow in colour
Add your T2 Matcha blend of choice (T2 recommend their Mint Matcha) and mix well
Add warm milk and mix well. Return mixture to the same saucepan and heat gently, stirring constantly until it thickens to form a custard-like consistency
Transfer mixture from the saucepan to a mixing bowl
Place bowl in a larger bowl half filled with ice water to cool
Set aside
In a chilled bowl, whip whipping cream until stiff peaks form
Add whipped cream to the Matcha mixture and fold through
Transfer mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions
Store in freezer or serve immediately for a refreshing spring treat.
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Jonathan is Food Editor for The London Economic. Jonathan has run and contributed towards a number of blogs, and has written features for publications such as Eater London, The Guardian, i News, The Independent, GQ, Time Out London and more.