Thai Green Milk Tea Ice Cream Recipe

The Recipe = 1 Quart

2 Cups Whole Milk
1/2 Cup Thai Green Tea Leaves (ChaTraMue Brand)
1/2 Cup heavy cream
6 oz. Sweetened Evaporated Milk (often sold in 12 oz. cans)
1 1/4 Cups Evaporated Milk
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon of Xanthum Gum

Directions

1. Put two cups of whole milk in a pot and heat until hot, BUT DO NOT BOIL.
2. Add the Thai Green Tea and steep for 20-30 minutes.
3. Strain the milk/tea mixture into a bowl.
4. Add all the other ingredients and put in refrigerator until cold.
5. Pour into your ice cream maker and churn 20 minutes

Tips

1. Cha Tra Mue Brand is the traditional green tea used for Thai green milk tea. It is NOT Matcha Green Tea. Use Cha Tra Mue brand if you can. It’s easy to find on the internet.
2. You can substitute 1/2 cup sugar for the sweetened condensed milk. I don’t recommend that. If you order Thai green milk tea as a drink, it’s almost always sweetened with condensed milk.
3. When straining the milk/tea mixture, press the tea leaves in the strainer with the back of a large spoon to squeeze out the last of the milk tea. Remeasure the amount of milk tea in a measuring cup. Usually, you’ll have lost about 1/2 cup of milk to evaporation and absorption into the tea leaves. Top up the milk tea to two cups with more whole milk.
4. Xanthum gum is easy to find on the internet. Yes, you can make the ice cream without, but I recommend it. (The xanthum gum helps the ice cream stay creamy.

Thai Green Milk Tea is NOT Matcha Tea!

Thai green milk tea is made by steeping green tea leaves in hot liquid. The leaves are then thrown away.

Matcha Tea is made by pulverizing green tea leaves and mixing that powder directly into the food. You actually eat the Matcha tea leaves. Matcha is Japanese cuisine.

Bon Appetit

And don’t forget to try my Durian Ice Cream recipe. More Thai ice cream flavors coming. Yumyai (longan), jackfruit, or how about tom yum ice cream? Or a Thai whiskey gelato? Stay tuned.