These matcha brownies are fudgy and chewy, filled with white chocolate chips, and not overly sweet.
These swiss-method matcha macarons have matcha green tea powder in the macaron shells and are filled with a matcha-infused white chocolate ganache!
Baked matcha doughnuts with matcha glaze really pack a green tea punch! These are baked, not fried, so they're not only easier to eat, but they're also easier on your waistline.
This matcha basque cheesecake is a matcha twist on the famous burnt cheesecake. It's caramelized and scorched on the outside with an ultra-creamy interior and fresh whipped cream on top.
This is my first time buying organic matcha green tea powder. The impulse by was because a nice lady walking by saw me looking at it & convinced me to buy it. She said “it’s the best stuff around &…Read More→
Looking for a great St. Patrick's Day treat? Bake up a batch of these easy matcha tea shortbread cookies, which are naturally green! Matcha tea is a great all natural food dye option, especially for baking.
Matcha Croissant A traditional croissant recipe with a matcha twist! These Matcha Croissants are crisp & flaky on the outside and soft & buttery inside, with a hint of matcha flavour throughout.
After some seriously delicious recipe testing, I am excited to offer you my fantastically wonderful matcha ice cream. This is the good stuff…full of matcha flavor, without all the extra sugar to distract you.
If you love matcha green tea then you might be wondering how else you can use the magic matcha ingredient? Here are 17 of the best matcha recipes out there for you to try at your next cook-off!
These matcha green tea cheesecake blondies are antioxidant-rich and full of flavor! Try this recipe for a hearty, satisfying snack or dessert.
Baked matcha doughnuts with matcha glaze really pack a green tea punch! These are baked, not fried, so they're not only easier to eat, but they're also easier on your waistline.
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Get ready to go green this St. Patrick's Day with a twist that's both fun and refreshing! We're blending the spirited vibes of St. Paddy's with the wholesome goodness of Tenzo Matcha. Imagine sipping on a dairy-free, creamy matcha Frappuccino that's as vibrant as a leprechaun's coat and as energizing as a pot of gold a
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Fluffy soufflé accented with green tea powder, this Matcha Soufflé is simply irresistible! For a thorough visual guide, I recommend watching the video first.
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This luxurious and creamy homemade ice cream combined with the subtly bitter and earthy flavor of Japanese green tea makes the perfect dessert or snack any time of year. This recipe can be made totally by hand or in an ice cream machine, it's up to you!
Learn how to make nutrient-rich matcha waffles full of clean ingredients you can feel good about; topped with a homemade vibrant matcha tea agave syrup.
I remember the first time I ever put a piece of shortbread into my mouth. I was thirteen and visiting my mum in hospital after she'd had some pretty major surgery. She was still woozy from anaesthetic and as I sat there, watching her chest gently rise and fall, my eyes strayed to the gift laden table beside her. Amid the clutter of fruit baskets and artfully arranged bouquets, stood a pale blue tin with a painted smiling Dutch girl in traditional head dress. Bader Shortbread. How many of you are old enough to remember? I steathily opened the tin and popped a cookie. I swear to you, it just crumbled into the sweetest, creamiest, most delectable stream of vanilla flavoured molecules of near nothingness between my tongue and the roof of my mouth. Bells went off, the earth moved, and angels sang. At least, that's what it felt like at the time, though, yes, it could've been low blood sugar. It was a big tin, and I'd eaten about a quarter of the cookies before my mother stirred. So lost was I in the rapture of those memorable cookies, I jumped and dropped the lid with a mortifying clatter, onto the mercilessly amplifying tile floor. Since then, I've never seen another tin of Bader Shortbread. I've searched up hill and down dale. I've made a trip to the unholiest of unholies - Mustafa's, where it's said, if you take a wrong turn, you'll never find your way out again.... but if you dare enter, you can find anything, ANYTHING your heart desires. No dice. No Bader's. I did get lost though.... just for a while ;) That blue tin's to blame for my shortbread obsession. I don't know who left it on the table beside my mum. Even she doesn't know who put it there. Could've been Jack Nicholson for all anyone knows. Whoever it was, I'd like you to know I've been a tortured soul since; haunting supermarket aisles like a wild eyed ghoul, hunting down recipes and tweaking them to within an inch of their short, buttery lives, baking endless batches of fingers, squares, discs and petticoat tails, all of which my family maddeningly insisted were no different from the last. I finally realised I was chasing shadows and would never replicate those cookies, because, they were a Dutch rendition of shortbread, and I had been tirelessly and rather ridiculously, using mostly Scottish recipes with slight variations here and there. Dutch shortbread recipes are in um... short supply and the few I've tried produced cookies nowhere near Bader's. I've learnt a lot though about Scottish shortbread, enough to wonder if "Scottish" and "shortbread" should even be in the same sentence, seeing as how the Scots invented the damnably delicous thing. Am I still lusting after those whispery light cookies? I actually can't remember what they taste like anymore, except that they were indescribably tender and fragrant with vanilla. I've tried every other type of shortbread out there, including Walkers shortbread and they've left me most unimpressed, to be honest. After decades of eating Scottish shortbread, I have come to love it, as the Scots intended it to be: flavoured and held together purely and unabashedly by butter and butter alone, frugally and wisely sweetened with just enough sugar, no more, dense as bricks yet still miraculously, wondrously... crumbly. I'm usually not persnickety about food, but every piece of shortbread I've ever eaten out of a package or tin, apart from those magical ones out of the blue Bader tin, have reeked and tasted of stale butter. So I only eat my own; you'll never understand its charms or love it, until you've eaten shortbread made with really good butter, fresh out of your oven. And, nothing could be easier than making shortbread. It literally is as simple as 1-2-3. Three ingredients and a ratio by weight of 1 part sugar to 2 parts butter to 3 parts flour. No mixers, no creaming, no rolling pins, no cutters. I won't say "authentic" because the word annoys me. I'll say this is how Sean Connery's presumably Scottish great grandma likely made it, had she been so inclined. Anyway, there's nothing authentic about these buttery tea flavoured squares, but they are devilishly delicious and each time I make shortbread, tarted up or otherwise, I feel the weight of the collective spirits of countless Scottish bakers before me, pressing upon my shoulders, in case I should dare to add more sugar, less butter... or just one egg ;) Now, how about a slice of double cosmic irony, along with those shortbread squares? I've long assumed I have English ancestry and being estranged from my father's side of the family since early childhood meant there was no one to set me straight. Between the raging rows, my father's regular walk outs and the brevity of their marriage, even my mum barely managed to really know my father. Thanks to a very recent family reunion of sorts, courtesy of Facebook, I was told in no uncertain terms by a paternal cousin (a lovely, vivacious woman), "you're of Scottish descent darling, NOT English!" After 45 years, it felt a bit strange to know I'm not exactly what I thought I was. Hmm... should the shortbread and scone fixations now make more sense? Must've been Black Donald then who left that blue tin behind. Sorry Jack ;) matcha and white chocolate chip shortbread prep 50 mins (includes chilling) cook 50 mins makes 35 small squares 375 g (3 3/4 cups) plain or all purpose flour (remove a generous tablespoon and replace with equal amount of cornflour) 125 ((3/4 cup) fine sugar 3 level tsp matcha (I used bakeable matcha that retains its colour and flavour after baking) Generous pinch salt (optional) 250 g (1 2/3 cups) cold firm butter, cubed then chilled again until firm if it's a warm day 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (optional) 80 g (2/3 cup) mini white chocolate chips Line base and sides of a 30 cm by 20 cm (12 in by 8 in) rectangular baking tray with parchment paper. Combine flour, sugar, matcha and salt in a large mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly. Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles fine, very damp crumbs. Add vanilla and chocolate chips and toss lightly until vanilla and chips and well distributed. There shouldn't be any dark, damp patches of vanilla. Do not knead mixture at all. Transfer the crumbly mixture to the tin and press down quickly and firmly until it looks like a dough. Chill for 15 minutes then press down again until even and compact. Chill a further 20 minutes and preheat oven at 145 C (290 F). Deeply score dough almost to the bottom, into as many squares or rectangles as you like and prick each piece right through to the base of the tray, with a fork. Bake for 50 minutes or until you can smell a toasty, buttery aroma. Shortbread should be slightly puffed and very lightly coloured on top. Remove from oven and wait 20 minutes before cutting into pieces along the score lines. Leave in tin until just warm before transfering to a cooling rack. If you remove them while hot, they may crumble. Once cold, store in an airtight container and eat within 5 days. Serve these buttery squares with milky black tea, hojicha (Japanese roasted green tea) or vanilla ice cream for dessert. click here for printable recipe
This gluten-free matcha tiramisu recipe is a delicious twist on a classic, beloved Italian dessert made with an egg-free mascarpone filling, gluten-free ladyfingers, and matcha powder. An easy green tea dessert that comes together quickly and has all of the sweet and creamy goodness as the original, with amazing matcha flavor. The perfect dessert for any occasion!
These swiss-method matcha macarons have matcha green tea powder in the macaron shells and are filled with a matcha-infused white chocolate ganache!