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    Home » Vegan Ice Cream Recipes

    Vegan Matcha Ice Cream

    Published: Jan 5, 2017 Updated: Aug 23, 2022 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Matcha Ice Cream

    This vegan matcha ice cream is creamy and smooth with subtle delicious matcha flavor. It’s also the best textured vegan ice cream ever.

    Matcha ice cream topped with chopped pecans in a glass bowl.

    If you like the taste of green tea, then you’re just going to love this vegan matcha ice cream.

    Matcha is like the best green tea, and pairing the flavor of it with ice cream is a big winner.

    The color is also just beautiful for this ice cream. Both the color and the flavor are subtle but lovely.

    And if you love all things matcha then you’ll also love our matcha smoothie, our vegan matcha cookies and our vegan matcha cupcakes.

    Matcha ice cream topped with chopped pecans in glass bowls.

    How To Make Vegan Matcha Ice Cream

    The higher quality your green tea (and matcha is very high quality), the more important it is that you don’t boil it.

    So for this recipe, I heated up the other ingredients to a simmer – important when making vegan ice cream so that the fats are homogenized and don’t create a grainy texture – but only added the matcha once removed from the heat.

    So the process is simple, heat up all the ingredients to a simmer except the matcha and vanilla, remove from the heat, add the matcha and vanilla, then give it a quick (30 second) blend with an immersion blender if you have one, or transfer to a blender jug if you don’t have one.

    Then you transfer your mixture to a container with a lid and place into the fridge to chill overnight.

    Then you just churn it in the machine according to manufacturer instructions. If you have a powerful ice cream maker like mine (a Cuisinart) then it doesn’t usually take longer than 30 minutes. But if your machine is less powerful it can take up to 45 minutes. You want it to be a soft serve consistency.

    Smooth it down into a loaf pan, cover with foil and place into the freezer to set.

    Ice cream in a blue loaf pan with an ice cream scoop.

    When you serve, top it with crushed hazelnuts or pistachios. Yum!

    Matcha ice cream topped with chopped pecans in glass bowls.

    Storing Instructions

    It’s ice cream, so of course it lasts a while in the freezer, but with homemade ice cream it’s always best when fresh, so you’ll get the maximum enjoyment from it if you eat it within the first week after making it.

    Matcha ice cream topped with chopped pecans in glass bowls.

    More Vegan Ice Cream Recipes

    1. Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream
    2. Vegan Coconut Ice Cream
    3. Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
    4. Vegan Peanut Butter Ice Cream
    5. Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
    6. Vegan Cheesecake Ice Cream

    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!

    Vegan matcha ice cream scoops in a glass bowl.

    Vegan Matcha Ice Cream

    This vegan matcha ice cream is creamy and smooth with subtle delicious matcha flavor. It's also the best textured vegan ice cream ever.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Dessert, Ice-Cream
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 318kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    • 14 ounces Canned Coconut Cream (400ml) Unsweetened
    • 14 ounces Canned Coconut Milk (400ml) Full Fat, Unsweetened
    • ½ cup White Granulated Sugar (100g)
    • ¼ cup Golden Syrup (60ml) or Maple Syrup
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Tablespoon Matcha Green Tea Powder
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    Instructions

    • The day before you want to make ice cream, put the freezer bowl of your ice cream maker into the freezer to freeze properly.
    • Then add your coconut milk, coconut cream, sugar, and golden syrup into a pot and heat to a simmer, stirring regularly.
    • Once it reaches a simmer, remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla and matcha green tea powder.
    • Blend the mixture with an immersion blender directly in the pot for 30 seconds. This step removes any remaining graininess from your mixture. If you don’t have an immersion blender you can use a regular blender by transferring the mix to a blender jug. Just be very careful that the lid is on firmly as the mix will be very hot.
    • Transfer the mix to a sealable container and place into the fridge to chill completely, preferably overnight.
    • When your ice cream maker freezer bowl is frozen, transfer the mix to the bowl and churn until it reaches a soft serve consistency. Depending on your ice cream maker, this could take anything from 20-45 minutes.
    • Transfer the ice cream from the ice cream maker into a loaf pan and smooth down. Cover with foil and place into the freezer to set completely before serving.
    • Serve with chopped hazelnuts or pistachios.

    Notes

    1. You can use up to 4 Tablespoons Matcha Green Tea Powder, it depends on how strong you want the flavor to be. My preference was to keep the flavor mild.
    2. Keep it stored in the freezer and enjoy within the first week for the best taste and texture results. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 94IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Anahi S says

      September 23, 2019 at 7:34 pm

      I always want it to do vegan ice cream but I wonder, what can I do if I don’t have an ice cream maker? Do I really need one?
      Love you recipes, they’re very delicious!5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        September 24, 2019 at 8:24 am

        Hi Anahi, so happy you like the recipes! If you don’t have an ice cream maker you can still make ice cream, but if it’s something you’ll be making often it’s worthwhile to get one. We have instructions for how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker in this post for vegan ice cream. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Anna Andrews says

      January 08, 2017 at 6:16 am

      Superb Ice Cream5 stars

      Reply

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