A wafu (Japanese style) ice cream using two traditional Japanese dessert ingredients: matcha and kinako!
I teamed up with Kokoro Care Packages to make this recipe using one of the items in their Monthly Nourishing Essentials subscription boxes. I used their kinako matcha from their February Matcha themed box.
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Kinako is roasted soybean powder. It has a slightly nutty flavor so it pairs well with the earthiness of matcha. This ice cream tastes pretty strongly of kinako which I didn’t expect to like so much but having it in the form of creamy ice cream really took it to the next level.
The plain matcha I used for this recipe is Chafinity’s Matcha Gokoro, a high grade organic matcha also from a small farm/producer in Japan.
If you don’t have a Japanese or Asian market nearby, head to my Pantry or the “Shop this post” section below to order the matcha & kinako online. You can also get the ice cream maker I use from my tools page.
Matcha Kinako Ice Cream / 抹茶きなこアイスクリーム
Equipment
- Ice cream maker
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp matcha kinako* see notes
- 3 tbsp matcha
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare your ice cream maker as directed by manufacturer.
- In a medium saucepan or pot, lightly heat and whisk together the milk, sugar, cream, matcha kinako, and matcha until combined well.
- Cool to room temperature and chill in the fridge until cold (at minimum 2 hours to overnight).
- Pour the cold mix into your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Serve or put back in freezer (put plastic wrap directly on top of the ice cream if putting bakc in freezer).
Notes
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Matcha / 抹茶 (Matcha Bloom)
Kinako (Roasted Soybean Powder) / きなこ
Ice Cream Maker
Matcha / 抹茶 (Chafinity)
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