Matcha Ice Cream

Matcha ice cream

Recipes / February 18, 2020

Matcha Ice Cream

If you’re like us, we love a good desert and are quite partial to a cold, refreshing ice cream especially on a hot sunny day.  Ice Cream, like most deserts are not the healthiest of options, but we all deserve the occasional indulgent treat!  We find that personal reward is key to keeping you motivated during our hectic lifestyles.

What better option is there, than to enjoy a matcha ice cream.  Mixing the tasty treat with culinary matcha not only enhances the flavour, but also ensures the healthy goodness of the green powder are included.  Matcha has become well known for its long list of health benefits and there are endless recipe ideas for this green tea powder.

In Japan, matcha ice cream is one of the top 4 flavours of choice and below we will show you how to make and enjoy this tasty treat.

7 easy steps to making matcha ice cream

Ingredients

2 tbsp culinary matcha powder
130g sugar (granulated)
3x eggs
190ml milk
160ml double cream

Steps to heaven…

  1. Mix two tablespoons of sugar with the culinary matcha powder in a bowl
  2. Separate 3 egg yolks and mix in another bowl, with the remainder of the sugar. Add in the matcha powder, stirring well to form a thick green paste.
  3. Gently heat the milk in a pan, be careful not to over-heat or boil, it just needs warming through. Add a small amount to the matcha mix, again stir until it develops into a smooth paste.
  4. Gradually add the remaining milk to the rest of the matcha paste. Return to the low-medium heat and stir well.
  5. Once the mixture is warmed through (not boiled), remove from the heat. Pour all the mix through a sieve or strainer to remove any lumps.  Finally, leave the mix to cool down.
  6. Whip the cream gently and then add into the matcha mixture, turning along the way to mix through. Once it is well mixed, put in a sealed container and place in the fridge to cool for a couple of hours.
  7. Lastly, once cooled you can move into the freezer. To ensure ice crystals do not form in the ice cream, remove the mix from the freezer every 2 hours and stir well.  Repeat this process until the ice cream is completely frozen.

If you need some help, take a look at this resource which gives you 8 tips for the perfect homemade ice cream

Have fun and enjoy your matcha ice cream!