Vanilla & Green Tea Ice Cram (8 persons)

Introduction

This unique ice-cream is often served as a dessert in Japanese restaurants. Green tea ice cream is called Maccha ice cream because Maccha is the name given to the tea powder used in Japanese tea ceremonies. An easy recipe that should not take more than 15 minutes to prepare, this recipe is ideal for the warm summer afternoons.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons loose leaf Vanillabazaar.com Madagascan green tea with vanilla

2 cups extra thick cream

1 cup single cream

2 egg yolks

1 cup sugar

½ teaspoon of Vanillabazaar.com Madagascan pure vanilla powder

A few mint leaves

Preparation

Put the kettle on!

In a pitcher, mix the extra thick cream with the single cream. Whisk in the egg ylks and sugar, and cook over low hat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thck enough to coat the back of a woden spoon. Be careful not to let the mxture boil!

Pour 1/8 cup of biling water into a cup with the tea laves. Allow to brew for around 5-7 mnutes.

When the tea is infused, strin the leaves and mix the tea wth the rest of the ingredients. Let the mxture cool to room temperature and put nto an ice cream machine. Run it for round 30-40 minutes and then pour nto a freezer-proof container and place in the frezer for a couple of hours.

Once frozen, scoop out a cuple of balls per service and dcorate with a couple of leaves of mnt.

A really refreshing and stimulating ice cram. Just what you need on a wrm summer afternoon!

The article Vanilla & Green Tea Ice Cream was Submitted by Sakina Jodiyawalla through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Sakina Jodiyawalla is the director of Vanillabazaar.com, a portal to buy Madagascan vanilla pods, extracts, sugars, teas, powders and cosmetics. You can find this and other original recipes using Madagascan vanilla and other useful information on: http://vanillabazaar.com

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