Matcha Brownie With White Chocolate

This Matcha Brownie Recipe will be your favorite new addition to your dessert catalog because of its delicious white chocolaty taste and the unique matcha powder flavor. This Japanese-style brownie has the perfect combination of a chewy, gooey, and fudgy consistency with the earthy green tea taste.

Sprinkled with sliced almonds and extra white chocolate chips on the top, gives a beautiful, elegant, and fancy look. Its pretty green color gives a fresh vibe from the moment you see these little beauties. Matcha lovers will definitely will fall for this simple recipe which I totally understand. I never was a huge Matcha consumer before, but this recipe is worth everything.

What Is Matcha Powder?

Let’s start with the basics. Why is good for you? Why does Matcha powder start to be more and more popular these days? What is Matcha Powder?

Matcha comes from the plant Camellia sinensis as green tea. However, it’s grown differently and it has a unique nutrient profile.

Multiple studies of matcha show that have a variety of healthy benefits. It can help protect the liver, promote heart health, and even help in weight loss, high in antioxidants which help stabilize harmful free radicals, boost brain function… and there are so many more.

Matcha contains the nutrients from the entire tea leaf, which results in a high of caffeine and antioxidants than typically found in green tea. These days got popular with matcha shots, lattes, teas, and even desserts and they are super simple to make.

Check out The Health Benefits of Matcha Powder if you are interested to learn more about it.

What exactly does matcha taste like?

A good quality matcha should taste grassy, creamy, and smooth. They say it has more like a seaweed flavor (also called “umami”). In teas. lattes and dessert obviously you have to add any sweetener of your choice to taste better.

If you never tasted matcha powder before this Matcha Brownie Recipe is the best choice for you to do it. You can’t go wrong with it. You’ll definitely declare that you are in love with matcha. Matcha Tiramisu is another good choice you can make with Matcha or if you want to learn How To Make Matcha Latte, this is a good one.

Ingredients for Matcha Brownie Recipe

I used a special Matcha Powder which contains Collagen (which has very high-quality Japanese Matcha). This is what I had in my pantry. I add this to my latte, to my smoothies, or to my desserts.

• Unsalted Butter – I like to use unsalted butter, but you can use salted butter also, but make sure you don’t add any extra salt to it. You can use whichever is in your refrigerator.
• White Chocolate – I like it with white chocolate. I think it’s more unique and different. Some people use milk chocolate with it, but If you like white chocolate I definitely recommend using white chocolate as the original recipe tells.
• Matcha Powder – I used Collagen + Matcha (Japanese Matcha Powder) which I really love, and recommend. You can make it healthier with extra Collagen, which your skin will be thankful for. This will help to give the bright beautiful green color.
• Light Brown Sugar – I like to use brown sugar because it gives a richer sweetness and a fudgy, chewy texture. But of course, if you don’t have brown sugar in your pantry you can add any sweetener of your choice. I recommend going with a healthier choice.
• Eggs – Eggs will help to create a nice texture, and will make it easier for the batter to come together. Make sure they are at room temperature.
• Vanilla Extract – Highly recommend the Nielsen Massey – Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract which is a really good quality one.
• All-Purpose Flour – measure your flour correctly with a kitchen scale.
• Baking Powder – Some recipe doesn’t contain baking soda which results in a really fudgy texture. I like my brownies a little taller and not extra fudgy.
• Pinch of Salt – Don’t add the salt if you use salted butter

What are the Necessary Equipments?

For the Matcha Brownie Recipe you need preferably a 9 x 9 Baking Pan. I used a 9 x 13 Baking Pan for these process photos, because I wanted to bake a larger amount of matcha brownies, because I was actually taking them for a potluck afterwards. (I adjusted the amount of ingredients for the bigger pan)

You also need parchment paper to line your pan.

For melting the chocolate and the butter you need a microwave. I think that’s the easiest way to do, but you can do it in a small pan over the stovetop. You also need a handmixer to combine the ingredients perfectly. It’s so much faster and easier to do it this way. But a whisk can work too!

How To Make Matcha Brownie Powder

1. Preheat oven to 350℉
2. Place the unsalted butter and half the cup of the white chocolate chips in a heatproof mixing bowl, and heat in the microwave (approx. 1 minute) until the chocolate melts.
3. Add matcha powder, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract into the melted chocolate and stir with the hand mixer until is well combined.
4. Add eggs, then continue combining the same way. Now you should have a smooth and glossy batter.
5. Add all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt to the matcha mixture and start combining again with the hand mixer.
6. Put parchment paper in the baking tray, then pour the batter on top of it and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the center is set.
7. Cool it down completely before serving.

You can enjoy these little healthy guys topped with vanilla ice cream if you would like to. If you are interested in healthy desserts you can check out my Chocolate Protein Mug Cake. Packed with everything you need for a post-workout or a sweet healthy breakfast.

How to Store

Store the Matcha Brownies with White Chocolate in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge, and for up to 2 days on the countertop.

You can also freeze for up to 2 months.

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