Green tea ice cream (TM6 only)
Green tea ice cream is a delicate Japanese-inspired dessert made with matcha powder, egg yolks, cream and milk. The Thermomix cooks the custard base with precise temperature control, ensuring the egg yolks never curdle, then whips the cream into a light, airy texture. An elegant dessert requiring no ice cream maker.
About this recipe
Green tea ice cream Thermomix TM7 style brings the delicate flavour of a Japanese tea house straight to your freezer. Searching for an easy homemade ice cream recipe that needs no churning machine? This all-in-one kitchen machine cooks the egg yolk and milk custard base with gentle precision, then the integrated cooling function chills it rapidly — the secret to fine ice crystals and a velvety scoop. Matcha powder delivers a grassy, pleasantly bitter note that balances the rich whipping cream and caster sugar, thickened subtly with cornflour. As a dessert it shines at dinner parties, summer barbecues or as a refined finish to an Asian-themed menu. Because the Thermomix blends, heats and whips in a single bowl, you get restaurant-quality green tea ice cream with minimal washing up and maximum flavour.
Preparation tips
- Sift the matcha powder through a fine sieve before adding it to the mixing bowl; this prevents small green lumps in the custard and gives the finished ice cream an even, jade-coloured appearance.
- Chill the custard base thoroughly in the refrigerator before churning or freezing; a properly cold matcha mixture freezes faster, producing smaller ice crystals and a noticeably creamier scoop.
- For a family-friendly version, reduce the matcha slightly and stir white chocolate chips through the frozen ice cream — children love the sweet bursts against the gentle green tea flavour.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free variation: replace the milk with lactose-free whole milk and the whipping cream with a lactose-free dairy cream alternative; the egg yolk and cornflour custard structure remains identical for the same silky matcha texture.
- Festive variation: serve scoops of the green tea ice cream with a drizzle of warm white chocolate sauce and crushed pistachios for an elegant dinner-party dessert with colour contrast.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Gentle custard cooking - The Thermomix heats the egg yolk and milk base slowly, preventing curdling for a silky matcha custard. [Heating]
- Precision weighing - Add caster sugar and cornflour directly into the mixing bowl while the TM7 scale measures each gram accurately. [Weighing]
- Silky emulsifying - The Thermomix blends the matcha powder completely into the hot cream until no green specks remain. [Mixing]
- Airy cream texture - The TM7 whips the pouring cream to soft folds, giving the green tea ice cream its light, cloud-like body. [Whipping]
- Rapid chilling - The cooling function of the Thermomix chills the custard base quickly, creating fine ice crystals in the matcha ice cream. [Cooling]
Ingredients
- milk
- pouring (whipping) cream
- egg yolks
- caster sugar
- matcha powder
- cornflour