Ever wanted to try green tea ice cream but haven?t been able to find it? It is hard to buy green tea ice cream because there aren?t that many stores that carry it. There are big brand companies that make it but they don?t use real green tea so it?s not as tasty. If you want a taste of the real deal, your best bet is to make some at home using a green tea ice cream recipe. You can easily make green tea ice cream without an ice cream maker.
Ingredients Necessary for Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe
The most important ingredient in any green tea ice cream recipe is the green tea. However, don?t try to use loose leaves from a green tea bag. To make green tea ice cream you need to use matcha, which is a fine green tea powder. To find matcha, you will probably have to go to an Asian store or specialty tea store.
Matcha is traditionally consumed whisked with hot water and has a strong and bitter taste. In ice cream however, matcha has a much smoother taste because it is softened by the sugar and cream. Green tea ice cream has a beautiful green color and it goes very well as a dessert after a meal of sushi. Most green tea ice cream recipes call for matcha, egg yolks, heavy cream, milk, and sugar.
How to Make Green Tea Ice Cream
The ingredients and protocol is essentially the same, whether you are using an ice cream maker or not. The only part that changes is when you freeze the ice cream. When you do it manually, you have to whisk the mixture periodically while it is freezing in order to keep it from getting clumpy and to maintain a creamy texture.
Your first step in any green tea ice cream recipe will be to mix about two tablespoons of matcha and two tablespoons of granulated sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix ? cup of sugar with 3 egg yolks. Over the stove, heat ? cup of milk without letting it boil. Remove the milk from the heat and add some to the matcha and sugar mixture and mix it until it forms a creamy paste. Then add the rest of the milk and combine it gradually with the egg yolk mixture.
Blend the ingredients well and then heat it over low heat without letting it boil. Dip a spoon in the mixture and if it coats the back of the spoon, you?ll know it?s ready. Remove the mixture from the heat, strain it with cheesecloth and let it sit to cool off.
Whip about ? cup of cream and then add it to the cooled off green tea/egg mixture. Transfer the ingredients to a large container and put it in the refrigerator for an hour or two. After it cools off substantially, put it in the freezer. When you notice ice crystals forming, take it out and mix it to keep it smooth and creamy. Repeat this process a few times until you have your finished product.
So there you have it. Green tea ice cream recipes are simple and you don?t even need an ice cream maker to use them! So the next time you have a craving for a cold, sweet treat, try a green tea ice cream recipe. They are surprisingly simple to follow and the end result is an exotic, tasty treat.