Thai Tea SemiFreddo

I’m currently hibernating in air-conditioning because we’re experiencing a horrid heatwave and I hate the sun. My friends think it’s cool to lay out by the pool in a bathing suit and get some sun and I think it’s the most horrifying idea ever. Wrinkles, skin cancer, wrinkles. You just can’t get me to do this ever.

Instead I think a good time is being inside eating slices of semifreddo with the air conditioning blasting in my face while I drink a glass of rosé full of ice cubes. This is fun!

I’ve been searching for flavors to put in a semifreddo that excited me. I’ve seen a ton of awesome ones on da internets but I wanted to obviously try something different.

I turned to my childhood obsession for inspiration. When I was a kid, I couldn’t go to a Thai restaurant without begging my parents for a Thai iced tea. And I’d drink it in like two seconds because I was obsessed with sugar of all kinds because I was deprived.

This no-custard based semifreddo gets its technique from Nigella Lawson’s very famous no-churn ice cream. Most semifreddos have a cooked custard base, but not this one.

One can of sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream and a bit of thai tea. That’s all you need. It’s glorious, silky smooth, rich and tastes exactly like a thai iced tea—magical.

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Thai Tea SemiFreddo

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 10 minutes mins

Serving Size: 8 TO 12

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons thai tea leaves
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
• 2 tablespoons toasted coconut flakes

Instructions

• Line a 8 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan (a 9 x 5-inch would also work but obviously the semifreddo will be a bit more stout) with parchment paper, leaving some extra for overhang. The overhang will help remove the semifreddo after it’s frozen.
• There are a few different ways you can brew the thai tea leaves. Since they’re really small, I used a chemex. If you have a pour over situation, you can use it. You could also use a drip coffee maker. I placed my thai tea leaves in the filter of my chemex and poured in 1/2 cup of boiling water. When it went through, I poured it out into a measuring cup and ran it through the tea a second time. (I wanted super strong tea.) You should end up with about 1/4 cup of very strong thai tea. Set aside and cool to room temperature.
• To a stand-up mixer with the whisk attachment (a hand-mixer would also work), pour in the heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk and salt. Beat for until soft peaks form, about 2 to 3 minutes. Make sure not to walk away because this mixture can be over-beaten. When you’re at soft peaks, pour in the thai tea and beat until just combined. Transfer the parchment-lined loaf pan and transfer to the freezer for at least 6 hours, ideally overnight.
• Allow to stand for about 5 minutes and then remove by lifting up the overhang pieces of parchment. Invert onto a serving board and slice up. Top with a sprinkling of toasted coconut.

Nutrition

Serving: 8g

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