ICE CREAM RECIPES WITHOUT HALF AND HALF RECIPES

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.
• In a medium saucepan, combine milk and heavy cream (or just Half and Half) and turn the heat to medium-low.
• Add sugar and salt and whisk together. Heat the milk mixture until sugar is dissolved, then turn off the heat. Remove the pot from the heat and never let it boil.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the milk mixture to the bowl of matcha and mix with a silicone spatula until the liquid absorbs matcha.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the milk mixture again and repeat until the liquid absorbs matcha.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the milk mixture again and repeat. The mixture starts to become pasty.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the milk mixture and loosen up the paste.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the milk mixture and now the matcha mixture is a thick liquid.
• Transfer the matcha mixture into the milk mixture and mix together.
• Change to the whisk and combine well. Then prepare an ice bath and a bowl that can sit in the ice bath. Transfer the matcha mixture into a fine-mesh sieve over the bowl.
• Press and strain the matcha left in the fine-mesh sieve. Let the matcha mixture cool on the countertop. When the mixture is cool, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
• Transfer the mixture to the bowl and churn according to the manufacture's instructions.
• After 25 minutes, when the mixture is thickened and is not moving, turn off the ice cream maker.
• Transfer the ice cream into an airtight container. Freeze for at least 4 hours until the ice cream is firm and the flavor develops. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Put 2 cups cream, half-and-half or milk, the sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. If using a vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and scrape seeds into liquid, then add pod. Cook until mixture begins to steam.
• In a bowl, blend cornstarch and remaining cream, half-and-half or milk; there should be no lumps. Remove bean pod from pot and discard. Add cornstarch mixture to pot. Cook, stirring, until it starts to thicken and barely reaches a boil, about 5 minutes. Immediately reduce heat to very low and stir for 5 minutes or so until thick. Stir in vanilla extract, if using.
• If mixture has lumps, strain it into a bowl. Chill until cool, a couple of hours (you can skip this step if you have a machine with a built-in freezer). When cool or if there are no lumps, pour into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.