Name: Matcha Affogato
Total time: 6 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2g Loyd Matcha Japanese Green Tea Powder; 80ml hot whole milk (heated to 80C); 2 small scoops of good vanilla ice cream; 1 small 200ml glass, chilled; 1 small saucepan; 1 small bamboo whisk; 1 long spoon, for eating

Here is the one tea affogato that truly earns the name. Matcha is bold and a touch bitter, so when you pour it hot over cold vanilla ice cream you get a real contrast, sweet and creamy against grassy and strong, rather than just sweet on sweet. Whisk it thick and concentrated, work quickly, and eat it while the matcha is still warm and the ice cream is half melting into it. Matcha and vanilla are a classic pairing for good reason.

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⏱ 6 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Matcha Recipes

You'll need

2g Loyd Matcha Japanese Green Tea Powder
80ml hot whole milk (heated to 80C)
2 small scoops of good vanilla ice cream
1 small 200ml glass, chilled
1 small saucepan
1 small bamboo whisk
1 long spoon, for eating

Method

Chill a small glass and scoop the vanilla ice cream into it.
Heat the milk to steaming, around 80C, not boiling.
Off the heat, whisk the matcha into the hot milk until you have a smooth, strong, lump free concentrate.
Pour the warm matcha straight over the ice cream so it pools and starts to melt it.
Eat at once with a long spoon, while it is still part warm, part cold.
Tip: sift the matcha before whisking so it melts in clean, with no bitter little clumps.

What you'll end up with: A small glass of vanilla ice cream drowned in strong, warm matcha, bittersweet and creamy at once.

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🛒 Made with this tea

Loyd Matcha Japanese Green Tea Powder, 40g£8.00