So, as is my usual, I decided to play around in the Kitchen again..
What I ended up creating, for me an my Baby, were two "Three Ingredient Gelato's"
Well, truth be told, they went a little beyond three ingredients. I couldn't help it..
The First one was a scrumptiously tasty "Matcha Green Tea Gelato" followed by a delectably delicious "Chocolate Chip Espresso Gelato"
Now I know what you're going to say, there's four ingredients in Espresso Gelato-but really that's only cause I couldn't help tossing in several handfuls of mini semi sweet chips at the end, I mean could you have if you were me..
So each of these refreshing frozen treats involved Heavy Cream whipped til thick peaks formed an kept cool..
Then I mixed my other ingredient with either the home-brewed Espresso that I cooked down to thicken, or the Matcha Green Tea Powder I mixed with hot brewed Green Tea to liquify..
Folding each into its own batch of Whipped Cream, I then poured them into containers and put them into the freezer to set for a few hours..
Mmmm, they were both unbelievable..
So thick, rich and creamy tasting; and so easy to do as well..
The Espresso one was especially good; such a strong roasty smooth coffee flavor with the chips just adding that lil extra something special..
Of course I could be biased due to my love of all things coffee, think I could exist on it an nothing else some days. Lol..
But really both were excellent; have loved green tea ice cream since eating it at Bonbori's Sushi as a kid, so very much enjoyed both flavors immensely..
Definitely a Delish Dessert to make again as the warm summer days approach..
"Espresso Chip Gelato"
Ingredients:
4 cups whipping cream (3-4 tubs sugar or fat free cool whip)
Can sweetened condensed milk
6 tblspn instant coffee
3 tblsps espresso
1 tsp vanilla extract
Half cup or more mini semi sweet chocolate chips if desired
Directions:
1. Thaw Cool Whip or make homemade Whipped Cream..
2. Mix Instant Coffee with 3 tablespoons of brewed espresso or coffee..
3. Mix Sweetened Condensed milk with Espresso mixture, vanilla extract and heat in microwave for approximately 30 seconds; then stir to combine and set aside to cool..
4. Once Espresso mixture cools, fold into Whipped Cream or Cool Whip and mix lightly together until fully incorporated..
5. Finally add in mini semi sweet chocolate chips and fold together..
6. Pour into Tupperware and cover and cool in freezer at least three hours before serving. Keep in freezer to store..
"Green Matcha Tea Gelato"
Ingredients:
4 cups whipping cream (3-4 tubs cool whip)
Can sweetened condensed milk
7 tsp's green matcha powder
6 tblspns brewed green tea
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 packs stevia or 3 tblsps powder sugar
4 drops green food coloring if desired
Directions:
1. Thaw Cool Whip or make homemade Whipped Cream..
2. Mix Matcha Tea Powder with 6 tablespoons of brewed green tea..
3. Mix Sweetened Condensed milk with Matcha Tea mixture, Stevia, vanilla extract and heat in microwave for approximately 30 seconds; then stir to combine, adding green food coloring if desired and set aside to cool..
4. Once Matcha mixture cools, fold into Whipped Cream or Cool Whip and mix lightly together until fully incorporated..
5. Pour into Tupperware and cover and cool in freezer at least three hours before serving. Keep in freezer to store..