Love black sesame/green tea/red bean ice cream, but can't find one where you're living? I know how you feel. It sure is difficult to find a good black sesame or matcha ice cream here in Melbourne. There used to be one in Crown Hotel's food court. Unfortunately, the Japanese stall was renovated and it scrapped its ice cream section when it reopened...
If you're stuck in a place which doesn't sell those ice cream flavours in abundance or up to standards, don't fret! Just make one yourself.
Good news is...
you DON'T need an ice cream machine
you DON'T need to beat the custard
you DON'T even need to make the custard
Too good to be true? Not at all, there is a shortcut (i.e. cheat :D)
Green Tea Ice Cream
This is the ice cream search which brought it all to light. I was browsing a food blog the other day and stumbled upon THE green tea ice cream recipe here. Ingenious! I adapted it to the black sesame ice cream below.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
Ingredients1/2 liter Vanilla ice cream (you don't need to get a superb one. any cheap vanilla ice cream will do coz you don't want that strong vanilla taste ;))
3 tbsp black sesame powder
Method
1. Slightly melt the vanilla ice cream (20-30 mins; if your're in a tropical place probably less)
2. Add the black sesame powder
3. Mix them thoroughly
4. Refreeze
Ogura Ice Cream
As of this entry, I haven't actually tried this. But I think it might work. Get canned red bean from your asian grocery. Start with the 1/2 liter vanilla ice cream first and add 2-3 tablespoons. Adjust it to your taste.
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