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    Home » Desserts » Taro Ice Cream Recipe

    Taro Ice Cream Recipe

    Published: Sep 17, 2021 Modified: Sep 23, 2021 by Tracy O.This post may contain affiliate links

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    Delicious homemade taro root ice cream is the best treat! Also, taro ice cream is a classic and popular flavored among Asians. Beautiful violet and creamy taro ice cream recipe only has 4 simple ingredients. Let’s learn how to make homemade taro ice cream with taro powder!

    Love desserts? Check out these white rabbit candy ice cream, mango juicy popsicles, Asian shaved ice, red bean ice drink, fresh strawberry pie, tofu pudding and red bean mochi recipes. 

    holding taro ice cream with the cone

    What is taro ice cream?

    Taro ice cream is a popular Asian flavored ice cream. It is light purple and similar to ube, purple yam. However, taro is not the same as ube. Taro is a tropical root plant and food staple in African, Oceanic and South Asian cultures. In general, taro is less sweeter than ube. 

    Also, most taro ice creams don't taste much like taro at all because they do not use fresh taro root. Often, it uses taro powder instead. In this homemade taro root ice cream recipe, I use taro boba powder. 

    Asians love to add taro flavored into their food and drink such taiyaki, taro buns, taro boba drinks and taro sago dessert. Taro ice cream is one of my childhood favorites and I miss it so much. Therefore, I try to make it at home.

    What are the ingredients for a homemade taro root ice cream recipe?

    The ingredients for homemade taro root ice cream are milk, sweet condensed milk, taro boba powder and heavy whipping cream. 

    homemade taro ice cream ingredients

    Cooking tips for how to make taro ice cream:

    • Warm milk in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, add taro boba powder and sweet condensed milk. Mix it well and let it cool down.
    • Beat the heavy whipping cream until it thickens. 
    • Pour taro powder mixture with heavy whipping cream and mix it well. 
    • Cove with a plastic wrap and freeze it for 8 hours or overnight. 
    • After freezing, take out the ice cream for 1-2 minutes before scooping out. 

    FAQs:

    What does taro and taro ice cream taste like?

    Taro lovers describe its flavor as sweet and nutty. When taro is cooked, it tastes much similar to sweet potatoes. While fried taro, it tastes like potato.

    In creamy drinks or ice cream, such as taro bubble drink or taro ice cream, it definitely has a different flavor. Instead of potato, it resembles vanilla aroma and is creamy. If you like taro boba drinks, you will like this taro ice cream. 

    Why is taro powder purple?

    The rich purple color of the taro bubble powder comes mostly from food coloring. However, you can use natural purple ube powder for coloring if you like. 

    Is taro and ube the same? 

    Taro is a tropical root plant and food staple in African, Oceanic, and South Asian cultures. In general, taro is less sweeter than ube. Also, ube is yam and the purple color is darker than taro. They are not the same, but similar starchy food. 

    Instructions for how to make homemade taro ice cream with taro powder:

    milk in the glass container top view

    1. Put ½ cup of 2% fat milk in a glass container and warm it in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.

    Taro boba powder in the milk top view

    2. After that, add ⅓ cup of taro boba powder into the warm milk. Mix it well.

    sweet condensed milk and taro powder mixture in the glass container

    3. Next, pour ½ cup of sweet condensed milk into the taro powder mixture.

    taro mixture in the glass container top view

    4. Stir and mix it well. Let it set aside and cool down. (If you want to speed up the process of cooling off, put the mixture into an ice bath.)

    heavy whipping cream in the sliver bowl

    5. In the meanwhile, pour 1 cup of heavy whipping cream into a mixing bowl.

    beating cream

    6. Beat the cream until it thickens.

    taro mixture and cream in the silver bowl

    7. The following step, pour the taro mixture from step 4 into the whipped cream.

    mixing taro mixture and cream

    8. Mix the taro mixture and whipped cream.

    taro ice cream batter in the bowl with a plastic wrapper

    9. After, pour the mixture from step 8 into another container and cover with a plastic wrap. Freeze it for 8 hours or overnight.

    taro ice cream scooping out with an ice cream scooper

    10. Lastly, remove the plastic wrapper after freezing for 8 hours. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes before scooping the ice cream out.

    scooped homemade taro ice cream in the bowl

    Enjoy this simple and delicious homemade taro ice cream recipe! Also, check out these steamed pork patty, beef broccoli, kung pao chicken, pad thai noodles and crab stir fry recipes.

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    Taro ice cream balls scoop into the bowl

    Taro Ice Cream

    Delicious homemade taro root ice cream is the best treat! Also, taro ice cream is a classic and popular flavored among Asians. Beautiful violet and creamy taro ice cream recipe only has 4 simple ingredients. Let’s learn how to make homemade taro ice cream with taro powder!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 238kcal
    Author: Tracy O.

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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Heavy whipping cream
    • ½ cup Milk (2% fat)
    • ⅓ cup Taro boba powder
    • ½ cup Sweet condensed milk (I used fat free)
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    Instructions

    • Put ½ cup of 2% fat milk in a glass container and warm it in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
    • After that, add ⅓ cup of taro boba powder into the warm milk. Mix it well.
    • Next, pour ½ cup of sweet condensed milk into the taro powder mixture.
    • Stir and mix it well. Let it set aside and cool down. (If you want to speed up the process of cooling off, put the mixture into an ice bath.)
    • In the meanwhile, pour 1 cup of heavy whipping cream into a mixing bowl.
    • Beat the cream until it thickens.
    • The following step, pour the taro mixture from step 4 into the whipped cream.
    • Mix the taro mixture and whipped cream.
    • After, pour the mixture from step 8 into another container and cover with a plastic wrap. Freeze it for 8 hours or overnight.
    • Lastly, remove the plastic wrapper after freezing for 8 hours. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes before scooping the ice cream out.

    Notes

    Cooking tips for how to make taro ice cream:

    • Warm milk in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, add taro boba powder and sweet condensed milk. Mix it well and let it cool down.
    • Beat the heavy whipping cream until it thickens. 
    • Pour taro powder mixture with heavy whipping cream and mix it well. 
    • Cove with a plastic wrap and freeze it for 8 hours or overnight. 
    • After freezing, take out the taro ice cream for 1-2 minutes before scooping out. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 689IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Laura troquier

      September 21, 2021 at 9:54 am

      Hello, I am crazy about taro ice cream but I have never seen taro powder before. Do you happen to have a recipe using real taro ?
      Many thanks in advance
      best regards
      laura

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      • Tracy O.

        September 21, 2021 at 6:56 pm

        I don't have a recipe for using only real taro for ice cream yet because I know it will not taste the same. However, I will test it out in the future.

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