Matcha Ice Cream

I've seen many references to matcha ice cream in Japan. There was an article in the last few months about a premium matcha ice cream that was selling for about $17 a scoop. I don't have the budget to get to Japan, and I'm certainly not paying $17 for some ice cream, so it's improv time.

I can almost hear my sister groaning. Not only did I buy boring old vanilla ice cream, but I'm going to mix tea into it!

While my sister does like ice cream, she likes the more complex flavors (okay, I do too, but I didn't really think chocolate chip cookie dough would pair well with tea). Back when we were kids, we would have plan vanilla ice cream, and we would resort to mixing chocolate quick into it to add some flavor. I'm resorting to that same technique again, but the powder is a little different in color and flavor this time...






I added about half a teaspoon of matcha powder to my ice cream. It didn't look very impressive sprinkled on top, so I decided to mix it up like old times.









Here it is in all its' light green glory. So, how was the flavor?

The matcha sneaks up on you. I definitely tasted the vanilla first, but then a nice burst of matcha flavor came through. The sweetness of the ice cream is a nice balance to the flavor of the matcha. I have a feeling that ice cream made with the tea infused tastes a bit different, and the accompanying flavors would be adjusted to compliment the tea more than my adding the tea later, but overall the technique still works. This is a cold tea I approve of!






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  1. Poppy CrockerJune 17, 2018 at 8:46 AM

    C still picks up Nesquik (as it's now known) for chocolate milk from time to time. I keep saying we should get some ice cream to stir it in, but we can never bring ourselves to pick up plain old vanilla ice cream in the first place.

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    1. Lace makerJune 17, 2018 at 9:14 AM

      Rest assured that the next container of ice cream that I buy will be more interesting than plain old vanilla. I also don't think I've purchased a container of Nesquick since I've been an adult, so I obviously don't miss that aspect of childhood.

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