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Matcha Green Tea Trends – All You Need to Know + 2 Best Matcha Desserts

We have a very special product lined-up for you guys today. Matcha Green Tea is one of the up and coming trends in the dessert world and has been widely appreciated across the globe. This article will provide you with all the knowledge you need to have about Matcha Green Tea and teach you 2 very basic recipes with Matcha Tea that you can easily try at home.

All you need to know about Matcha green tea

Matcha tea is not very different from normal green tea except for the fact that the antioxidants Matcha contains are way stronger than the conventional one.

While green tea is made from tea plants that grow under the sun, matcha is made from tea plants that are specially grown in the shade. This is also one of the main reasons Matcha is high in chlorophyll and amino acids.

How can you make Matcha Green Tea?

Making Matcha Green Tea is no rocket-science and everyone can learn to make it. You just need to crumble the Matcha leaf into a fine powder and dissolve that powder in hot water so that the entire leaf gives out its flavor.

What are the benefits of Matcha?

We have been playing around and experimenting with Matcha dessert recipes these past weeks and have developed a few that actually taste great.

Matcha Macaroons

This recipe can be a bit challenging for the beginners but we hope this step-by-step guide makes everything clear for you and you end up with delicious Matcha Macarons.

Ingredients for the Shells

65g almond flour
100g powdered sugar
50g egg white
Green GEL Colour of your choice (DO NOT use liquid color)
20g sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

Ingredients for the Filling:

200g chopped white chocolate
120g heavy cream
1 tablespoon matcha powder0
black sesame

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.

Step 2

Sift the almond flour and the icing sugar in a big bowl. Make sure to take out coarse almond or sugar bits.

Step 3

In the meantime, in a separate large bowl, whisk egg yolks, 3 Tablespoons of sugar, and salt to taste. Whisk quickly for about 10 seconds, add some sugar, and again continue to whisk for a couple more minutes.

Step 4

Once all the sugar has been fully mixed, add 1-3 drops of gel color before the mix develops stiff peaks. Beat until Stiff Peaks start to develop.

Step 5

Pour 1/3rd of the almond mixture into the egg whites. Lightly fold the egg whites into the almond flour and sugar mixture. Then add the rest of the almond mixture as well. DO NOT MIX or STIR at this point.

Here’s a video by indulge with mim on how to fold macarons.

Step 6

Pour the mixture you’ve just made into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip.

Pipe the macaron shells on a silicon or parchment paper. Before you start baking, wait until the shells have developed a ‘skin’ and have completely dried. This is critical to prevent cracking later on.

Here’s another relevant video by indulge with mim.

Step 7

Place the tray on the middle shelf and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Bake only one tray at a time. Every oven is different so I would suggest checking after every 15 minutes.

Wiggle the top of the shell, it should be really firm. When you peel off the macaron, it should peel off easily without sticking.

If it does not pass the tests above, put them back in the oven and bake an extra minute at max.

Step 8

Once baked, let cool completely before turning over and stuffing with cream

Instructions for the filling

Step 1

Melt the white chocolate and cream in a hot water bath (or simply in a microwave). Let the mixture cool completely

Step 2

Pour the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip (12 reduce). Fill up the macarons and dip the edges in black sesame.

Matcha Madeleines

Small, beautiful, and extremely tasty. Madeleines are a classic French dessert, perfect to serve with some good herbal tea.