Green tea ice cream, the recipe



A desire for greenery: tea ice cream

A delicate, surprising, fresh and very green dessert, able to delight your summers and brighten up the palate of friends and relatives: matcha green tea ice cream is rich in nutrients and can be served either alone for a rich snack, but also as an accompaniment to gluten free chocolate cakes, for example, or together with fresh fruits of bright color contrast, such as blueberries, blackberries, strawberries or raspberries, or even decorating with small black sesame seeds and leaves of fresh mint. Here is the basic recipe.

Matcha green tea ice cream recipe (without ice cream maker)

Ingredients:

> 5 tablespoons of matcha green tea powder;

> 125 g of granulated sugar;

> 500 ml of fresh whole milk;

> 400 ml of fresh cream.

Preparation

In a large bowl mix the tea powder well with the sugar, then add the milk at room temperature. Mix well with an electric whisk to a minimum to mix everything.

Whip the cream until stiff, then gently incorporate it and mix again . When everything is well mixed and mixed, place in a tightly closed bowl in the freezer for at least half an hour, then remove and mix for the first time to break up any ice crystals.

Put in the freezer again for at least 4 hours before serving, removing and mixing the mixture every three quarters of an hour.

Green tea ice cream in Japan

But does Japanese cuisine have the art of making ice cream in its tradition? Not too much, even if in the Far East there are those who now enjoy reworking tradition, like Angel Wong : here in fact, from his youtube channel Angel Wong's Kitchen, the recipe for green tea ice cream, always without eggs and without an ice cream maker, with few ingredients and very quick to prepare.

Curiosity : with matcha tea you can create truly unique recipes and combinations, for example tiramisu with matcha green tea, biscuits, bread, cakes (see Amanda's amazing Matcha Mousse Cake!), Creams, muffins and puddings! An interesting book in this regard is "The Matcha Miracle", with 50 recipes dedicated to this precious food.

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