Green tea and vanilla ice cream
Serves: 6
Time to make: 3 hrs 10 mins , plus 2-3 hrs freezing
Total cost: $6.00 / $1.00 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Japanese green tea powder (matcha)
- ⅓ cup skim milk
- Custard mix
- 1½ cups skim milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- 2 tablespoons custard powder
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup reduced-fat Greek yoghurt or low-fat plain yoghurt
- fresh mint sprigs, to serve
Instructions
- Mix the green tea with 1/3 cup trim milk. Set aside.
- Make the custard by heating 11/4 cups milk and the vanilla paste in a pan. Mix remaining milk with custard powder and sugar to make a paste.
- Pour the hot milk over the custard paste and return to the pan and cook, stirring until thickened. Leave to cool completely.
- Mix the cooled custard with the yoghurt and green tea. Pour into a freezer-proof container and freeze for 11/2 hours. Remove and mix the frozen parts with the non-frozen parts.
- Return to the freezer and freeze until soft frozen. Alternatively pour into an ice cream maker and process. Pour into a freezer-proof container and freeze until soft frozen.
- Serve with fresh mint sprigs.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check custard powder is gluten free.
HFG tip
Find matcha in the Japanese section of Asian supermarkets.
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 89cal
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Kilojoules 370kJ
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Protein 5g
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Total fat 1g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 15g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 0g
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Sodium 60mg
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Calcium 140mg
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Iron 0.00mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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