Putting gifts to good use!
October 25, 2010
We are still getting a few new belongings situated in our home since our wedding, but tonight I got to make a real treat! One of the coolest (pun intended) gifts we got was an ice cream maker!
First flavor? Green tea!
For those of you who haven’t tried it before, yeah it looks like a pale mint ice cream, but it’s got the perfect sweet flavor of green tea, just the best! I remember getting my first pint of green tea ice cream from an asian foods market back at home, and it was very expensive, about $6.50 for just one pint!
This was so cheap to to make, mainly because it’s mostly staples you need to keep on hand anyway!
1 cup whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar
little salt
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
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I estimated by taste and color on how much matcha (green tea powder) I added to the mixture. I added it in stages, so I think it was about 1tbsp! ::O_O::
I know sounds like a lot, but to compete with the cream, it’s necessary! I recommend using a stick blender if you have one, it’s way better than using a electric hand mixer for the matcha. It doesn’t incorporate easily since it is such a fine powder, it just wants to clump up.
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- Churning away in the mixer
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- Ready for the freezer!
I had a few tastes out of the mixer, but now it’s hardening in the freezer… 10pm can’t come fast enough!
