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Green Tea Ice Cream


This is certainly heaven in a scoop, most welcome in this hot, crazy weather.   I can assure you that no one can muster the willpower to stop at  savouring just one scoop of this gooey, green tea flavoured ice cream!










 Recipe for Green Tea Ice Cream

    Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup milk
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 5 Tbsp sugar
    • 3/4 cup whipping cream
    • 1 Tbsp matcha/green tea powder
    • 3 Tbsp hot green tea OR water
    • A pinch of salt
    Method
    1. Mix hot green tea with matcha powder, set aside.
    2. Whisk egg yolks with sugar, till pale and light.
    3. In a saucepan, whisk cream and milk till smooth.  Cook on low heat till milk just begins to foam up.  Remove from heat.
    4. Pour milk mixture slowly into the egg mixture, stirring continuously so as not to cook the eggs.  Stir in the green tea paste, mix well.
    5. Pour mixture back into the saucepan, cook on low heat stirring with a wooden spoon till mixture can coat the back of the wooden spoon.  (Test by drawing a line through the middle of the custard).
    6. Immediately remove from heat, stir for a few minutes so as not to overcook.
    7. Cover with cling wrap, let cool to room temperature, refrigerate overnight.
    8. Churn for 30 mins., in the ice cream maker or according to the instructions of your ice cream maker.

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Comments

  1. This green ice cream looks creamy and definitely can cool me down in this hot weather.

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  2. Yummy! We don't mind having this even at midnight!

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    1. Yes, anything to cool down in this crazy weather!

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  3. Niceeeee....something that we need right now!
    Enjoy your week ahead, Cheah.
    Kristy

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  4. I have to admit that I tried it only in a restaurant.. Looks great!

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  5. That looks so delicious and refreshing. And I love using matcha powder. Yum yum!

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