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Recipe  •  29 January 2026

 

No-churn Matcha Ice Cream

There’s no need for an ice cream maker with this simple recipe for No-churn Matcha Ice Cream from Nigella Lawson’s Simply Nigella book. Perfect served with a chocolate brownie.

Makes 1L

Essential: You will need 2 x 500ml empty ice-cream tubs or airtight containers (or 1 x 1 litre tub or airtight container).

Ingredients

  • ½ x 397g tin (150ml) condensed milk
  • 300ml double cream
  • 2 x 15ml tbsp Izu Matcha green tea powder

Method

  1. Put the condensed milk in a bowl and stir to loosen. Add the cream and whisk until it begins to thicken.
  2. Then whisk in the green tea powder until you have a whipped green cream.
  3. Decant into your airtight container or containers and freeze overnight.
  4. Take the ice cream out of the freezer to soften for 10 minutes before serving.

Make ahead note: The ice cream can be made and frozen up to 1 week ahead.

Store note: Leftover ice cream should be returned to freezer as quickly as possible and is best eaten within 1 month.

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