Black sesame (kurogoma) ice cream is a popular dessert in Japanese restaurants. It has a sweet and nutty flavour that is really delicious and perfect to eat after a nice Japanese dinner. It is made from a vanilla ice cream base mixed with black sesame paste (neri goma) to give it a tasty flavour and dark grey/black colour. You can sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and enjoy it on a hot day in summer or just as a delicious snack!
This ice cream is really easy to make, however, it does require an ice cream maker. You could make it without an ice cream maker but you have to keep mixing it every few hours and that’s what I did after my Kitchen Aid ice-cream making bowl stack on the stand mixer!! I Also, the ice cream does take a while to make because it needs to freeze and set for a few hours so it should be made beforehand. You can just keep it in a container in the freezer or you can pour the ice cream mixture into popsicle moulds. These will make great treats on a hot afternoon during the summer. I always like to order kurogoma ice cream for dessert when I go out to a Japanese restaurant, or sometimes matcha ice cream, because it’s always so delicious. This recipe makes the ice cream taste just like the restaurant version and is much cheaper!
You can find black sesame paste (neri goma) in Japanese grocery stores or if you don’t have a Japanese grocery store near you, you can order it online from Fish & Soy and have it delivered so you can make this delicious ice cream! There are other types of Japanese inspired ice cream flavours, like matcha ice cream, so I will definitely be making those soon and sharing the recipes. I hope you enjoy this black sesame ice cream!
Finally, the Give Away! Fish & Soy are kindly giving away Black Sesame Paste (neri goma) to 3 lucky Chopstick Chronicles readers! Fish & Soy is an online Asian grocery store which has a great range of quality Asian ingredients that you can get delivered to you, which is great if you don’t have a Japanese/Asian grocery store near you!
Ingredients
- 500 ml Soy milk I used Bon soy milk
- 250 ml Double cream
- 5 egg yolks
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 tbs Black sesame paste I used Kawari brand
Instructions
- Bring the soy milk and cream to a simmer over low heat in a sauce pan.
- Turn the heat off and set aside.
- Whisk 5 egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until the colour of the mixture becomes pale and fluffy.
- Add the black sesame paste to the sugar and yolk mixture and mix well.
- Gradually pour the warm milk mixture into the egg mixture and keep whisking until smooth.
- Strain the mixture into a clean sauce pan and place over low heat for 5 minutes, continuously stirring.
- Leave it in the fridge to chill.
- Pour the black sesame mixture into an ice cream maker (or you can place it in the freezer and mix it every 2-3 hours).
- Run the ice cream maker for about 20 minutes, and once the mixture has become thicker, pour it into a container and freeze it until set.
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I am intrigued by the flavors of this ice cream, it sounds delicious! I love that its an easy recipe, too!
Thank you Jillian:D Black sesame flavour is one of my favourite and it is very easy to make.
wow! I have never tried ice-cream with sesame! This looks so good that I got to try now..
This is any Japanese restaurant staple dessert menu here in Australia 😀 really yummy
This is just what I need to beat the hot hot summer out here. Love the virtual treat
Thank you Fareeha. It is getting cooler here in Brisbane, Australia, but could not resist to make it.
Love the color of the ice cream. And it looks relatively simple to make. I think I am going to have to make this!
Thank you Mark. Yes it is very simple and easy to make and it is yummy 😀
What an interesting dish! …one I’ll definitely be trying soon and can’t wait for that! 🙂
Thank you Sarah 😀
Hi Shihoko! Nice to meet you 🙂 Just stumbled upon your blog and think your recipes/photography are amazing!! Looking forward to more delicious recipes!
Hi Joleen, Nice to meet you too 😀
delicious dessert!
True xD thank you!
i adore black sesame ice cream and order it every chance i get. now i have seen this recipe without eggs, so which one is the tradional Japanese recipe with or without eggs, is it a regional thing or doesn’t it matter? i have a churner and our favourite ice cream is boysenberry – bit hard to find in Brisbane – so my go to is either white chocolate Rasberry or salted caramel ice cream. but this would be so so yummmy. since hanomarkt have opened all over Brisbane ,the paste should be easy to get, and they stock black sesame seeds!!
Hi Barbara, I don’t think with or without egg does not matter. Yes, usually Asian/Japanese grocery stores stock black sesame seeds paste ;D which is great!
I can’t wait to try this one! thanks for all of your recipes 🙂 I love coming back to your blog over and over – I am always happy with the results 🙂
Thank you for keep coming back Heather 😀