Milk Tea Sherbet Recipe

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Photograph: Max Falkowitz

This has more fat than your typical sherbet, but half and half adds welcome richness and milky flavor that tastes just like a cup of milk tea.

Recipe Details

Milk Tea Sherbet Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Cook 15 mins
Active 60 mins
Churning/Freezing Time 5 hrs 50 mins
Total 6 hrs 10 mins
Makes 1 generous quart
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup light (clear) corn syrup

  • 1 cup filtered or bottled water

  • 6 tablespoons black tea (about 12 teabags)

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 cups half and half, cold

  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, to taste

Directions

  1. Combine corn syrup and water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in tea leaves, cover, and steep until syrup is dark, flavorful, and slightly bitter, about 10 minutes.

  2. Slowly pour tea syrup through a very fine mesh strainer (such as a tea strainer) into an airtight container. Stir in sugar to dissolve, then half and half and salt to taste. Milk tea should taste strong, and both sweeter and saltier than you would drink on its own. Chill in refrigerator until very cold, 1 to 2 hours.

  3. Churn in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, then transfer to airtight container and chill in freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.

Special equipment

ice cream maker, fine mesh strainer

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1353 Calories
1g Fat
362g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 1353
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1473mg 64%
Total Carbohydrate 362g 132%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 362g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 48mg 4%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 24mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)