So simple walnut brownie ice cream

It’s addictive… I already made it 3 times.
The idea of this delight is not from me. It’s from the shop. Walnut brownie…mmmm…. ice cream…mmm. I had to try that.
Actually, it lacked flavor of chocolate, there was nearly no bits of walnut. Names are always mouth watering but I find most commercial ice creams disappointingly bland, mostly fat and sweet. So I made mine.

Super easy :
Slice and freeze 2 small bananas. Place them in a blender with 3 tbs of good unsweetened cocoa, a pinch of instant coffee a 1/3 cup of water. Blend it into a cream. Mix in a handful of walnuts broken in big pieces.

Pour in 3 cups. You can eat them immediately if you like soft cream type.

Cover with a film and place in the freezer at least one hour and your have an ice-cream texture.
And you can really feel the chocolate and walnut brownie melting in your mouth. The banana flavor is extremely light, it simply brings sweetness and enhances the nuances of the cocoa.

Black soy milk iced matcha latte (from beans)

That’s not a fast-food drink. Count 12 hours or more to get your refreshment. Well, it’s not really labor intensive.

Kuromame, black soy beans. Compil’ here.

After overnight soaking. I don’t know why they burst. That doesn’t matter.

Squeezed in cotton gauze. More details about soy milk making here.

That gives soy milk. The grounds are okara:

This okara will be used in next post.

You can drink the milk.

Or make a matcha latte. I foamed 1/3 of chilled milk with matcha green tea powder and poured on top. You can see a gradation.

Power azuki fro-yo, ready in 1 minute

A refreshing post work-out drink. Frozen yogurt with a Japanese flavor.

In the blender :

1/2 cup frozen boiled azuki beans (unsweetened)
1/2 cup yogurt
a few ice-cubes
1 scoop protein powder (unflavored)
honey or sweetener to taste

Eat immediately ! Mmmmm….

Iced. Simply.

A refreshing dessert.

Fruit with a bitter chocolate hint.

Mmmmmm….

I don’t know how I would survive Japanese summer without reiko (iced coffee). It’s magic. Just one glass decreases the temperature of 10 degrees and the humidity of 20%. No, I don’t have scientific evidence…