Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream: Recipe

In my first week of being 40, I've celebrated by eating a lot of ice cream. Vanilla tends to be my favorite, but Matcha Green Tea is a very close second. It's silly, but by adding Matcha as an ingredient, I somehow feel better about consuming a big bowl of ice cream every night.

I found a simple recipe for Matcha Ice Cream on The Catty Life, and now I'm addicted. She also provides a recipe for Matcha Ice Cream without an ice cream maker.

Ingredients (using an ice cream maker):
1.5 C. whole milk
1.5 C. thickened cream
1/2 C. sugar
2-3 Tsp Matcha powder

1 Tbsp hot water

1 Tsp Vanilla, optional

Directions (makes 1.5L):

• Pre-freeze your ice cream maker bowl for 24 hours.
• In a bowl, combine milk and sugar and beat with an electric mixer until properly combined and sugar is dissolved.
• Mix Matcha powder with 1 Tbsp hot water and stir into a paste. Add to the milk mixture and mix until combined.
• Stir in the cream.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
• When you’re ready to churn the ice cream, place the frozen bowl on the ice cream machine, turn on.
• Slowly pour in the cream mixture and let churn for 15-20 minutes. Slowly add more Matcha and Vanilla, as desired.
• Remove to a freezer container and freeze.