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International Tea Day Special:
Earl Grey Ice Cream
Recipe

20 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
6
Ingredients
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Diet
Earl Grey Ice Cream is the perfect dessert recipe for International Tea Day, which is an American invention and the perfect dessert if you happen to have an ice cream maker at home. Use that big box of Earl Grey tea sitting in your pantry to try this ice cream recipe today. It uses just six ingredients and is custardy with a greyish tinge that carries the distinctive bergamot and black tea flavour that is typical of Earl Grey tea. The ice cream making follows the classic custard ice cream recipe method using a mix of whole milk, half and half, and sugar, which are heated and steeped with Earl Grey tea bags. Then this warm concoction is tempered into egg yolks whisked with vanilla extract. The mixture is cooked until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. It is then chilled before churning in an ice cream maker. This ice cream recipe by no means is healthybut is worth the indulgence on special occasions, especially if you really love your tea. You can swap Earl Grey for your favourite tea flavour, be it tea bags or whole leaf ones. Make sure to brew a strong batch of tea to get the maximum flavour in your ice cream.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
1 cupWhole milk
2 cupsHalf and half
¾ cupSugar
6Earl Grey tea bags
5Egg yolks
1 tspVanilla extract

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Description - Step 1

Step 1: Warm the Milk and Steep the Tea

Heat whole milk, half and half, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until steaming. Then remove from the heat and drop in all Earl Grey tea bags, cover the pan, and steep at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and give each a squeeze to extract any liquid left, mix and then return the pan to medium heat.

Step 1
Step 1: Warm the Milk and Steep the Tea
20 Minutes
Step 2
Step 2: Temper the Egg Yolks
5 Minutes
Step 3
Step 3: Cook the Custard
10 Minutes
Step 4
Step 4: Strain and Chill
6-8 hours (refrigeration)

FAQs

A: Earl Grey tastes like smooth black tea with the refreshing citrus tinge from bergamot – slightly floral, aromatic, and mildly malty, balancing zesty citrus with a neat finish.