Green Tea Ice Cream

After you've enjoyed a spicy Asian-style entrée, there's nothing more soothing than a spoonful of creamy ice cream for dessert.

Yield:

6 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cups water
2. 3/4 cup sugar
3. 2 tablespoons loose Chinese gunpowder green tea or green tea (about 3 tea bags)
4. 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
5. 1 1/4 cups whole milk

Directions

1. Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add tea; cover and steep 5 minutes. Strain tea mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard tea leaves. Stir in lemon juice; chill completely.
2. Stir in milk. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon the ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 2 hours or until firm.

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