Origin: Japan

325 Calories per serving

Ingredients

• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 tsp Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
• 2 tbs Organic Matcha Powder
• 1/2 cup Organic Maple Syrup
• 1 tbs Cream Cheese Spread

Optional

• Santa Cruz Paleo au natural protein powder (1 scoop) – link in my home page*

Toppings

• Crushed Pistachios
• Frozen Strawberries
• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

• In a small bowl, pour 2 tbs of the matcha powder with warm water to remove clumps. In a separate bowl add remaining ingredients – Heavy Cream, Milk, Vanilla Pudding Mix, Maple Syrup, Cream Cheese Spread & optional protein powder & then add the matcha mixture into the bowl
• Use a mixer take plenty of time to mix it all (make sure mixture has no clumps)
• Taste Test
• Pour mixture into Ninja Creami Pints & freeze for 12-16 hours (Feeds up to 2 people)
• Insert into Ninja Creami, use Ice Cream option
• Add crushed pistachios topping, frozen strawberries & semi sweet chocolate chips one at a time then use mix-in option. Sprinkle some chocolate chips & few leftover pistachios over the ice cream & enjoy!

Path To Idea

The buzz was everywhere—matcha lattes, matcha donuts, matcha everything. The storm of green had officially taken over. But for me, it wasn’t just about the trend. It became personal.

My brother had just returned from Japan, carrying a bag of fresh matcha powder in his suitcase. Along with it came stories of quiet tea houses, powdered green traditions, and how every scoop was a moment of stillness. The matcha he brought back was vibrant, earthy, almost sacred.

We brewed a cup together, and as we sipped, he nudged, “You should do something creative with this. Something you can make frozen.”

That was the spark.

With my Ninja Creami ready like a Kitchen Magician, I whisked together matcha and milk, added a hint of vanilla, tasty toppings, and poured it into the pint with a quiet kind of anticipation.

Next morning later, that deep jade base spun into something cool, creamy, and green.

It wasn’t just ice cream.

It was a frozen tribute—part trend, part Japanese tradition, and part sibling story.
My matcha moment, spun to life.