Green Tea Ice Cream With Peanut Sprinkle

For an exotic and sophisticated dessert, serve Peanut Sprinkle over a bowl of Green Tea Ice Cream.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 5 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups milk
• 1  tablespoon  loose  green tea
• 6  egg yolks
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  cups  whipping cream
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  japanese  green tea powder

• PEANUT SPRINKLE

• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1  dash salt
• 1  cup roasted unsalted peanuts
• 2  teaspoons  egg whites

Directions

1. Heat milk with tea for 5 minutes just below a simmer. Whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Gradually whisk hot milk into egg mixture until all milk has been added. Return to pot and cook over medium-low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until it coats the back of a spoon. Strain and chill completely.
2. Stir in cream and green tea powder and churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
3. Spoon into a container and freeze until firm.
4. Yield: 5 cups ice cream.
5. Peanut Sprinkle:.
6. Combine sugar and salt. Toss peanuts with egg white to coat. Pour sugar mixture over peanuts and combine well. Spread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and let dry for at least 2 hours. Roughly chop peanuts.
7. Peanuts will keep for up to 2 months in an airtight container.
8. Yield: 1 cup peanuts.
9. Chef Anna Olson.