10 Matcha Dessert Recipes You Need To Make At Home Right Now

Are you a matcha lover looking to incorporate even more matcha into your life? Well, we’ve got you covered. In this article, we’re going to share 10 of our favorite matcha dessert recipes. We’ll introduce a mix of traditional and modern matcha dessert recipes, so all you have to do is read on to discover all the matcha goodness. 

Matcha Mochi Ice Cream

What better way to use matcha than by combining it with mochi and ice cream? Making mochi at home is easier than you think. You can also use flavors like chocolate or matcha and make mochi in your favorite flavors. If you want to take things a step further, you can wrap that mochi in ice cream and make mochi ice cream. All you need is matcha mochi and matcha ice cream to make this delicious dessert – both of which you can make at home. 

Matcha Nama Chocolate

Matcha nama chocolate, or matcha raw chocolate is a popular way of enjoying matcha and chocolate together in Japan. It has a melt-in-your-mouth texture and a rich taste from the matcha powder. It also only requires 4 ingredients!

Matcha Muffins

Matcha powder works beautifully in baked goods, including these matcha muffins. When making matcha muffins, you still use all of the same ingredients as you would use in other muffin recipes, but the matcha powder and white chocolate really drive the whole thing home. If you’re looking for a new muffin recipe, we guarantee you won’t regret trying this one. 

Matcha Warabi Mochi

Back to a more traditional Japanese recipe is this matcha warabi mochi. Warabi mochi is not the same as typical mochi as it is instead made with warabi mochiko (bracken starch). It has an almost jelly-like texture and is usually served chilled, which makes it a perfect dessert for summer. If you love traditional Japanese flavors like matcha and kinako, then give our matcha warabi mochi recipe a try.

Matcha Cookies

Another matcha twist on a classic recipe are these matcha cookies with white chocolate. They’re crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, much like a classic chocolate chip cookie. They’re also dotted with white chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts in every single bite making them rich yet earthy at the same time. Once you try our matcha cookie recipe, we’re sure it will become your new go-to cookie recipe!

Matcha Dorayaki

Another Japanese classic sweet, or wagashi, is this matcha dorayaki. Similar to a pancake sandwich, dorayaki is made up of two pancake-like patties with anko red bean paste sandwiched in between. This dessert can easily be matcha-nized, and the combination of matcha pancakes and dorayaki pair perfectly! All you need are a few baking staples, mirin, matcha powder, and some red bean paste and you can make matcha dorayaki easily at home. 

Matcha Roll Cake

If you want to make a dessert that will surely impress, then this matcha roll cake is the recipe for you. The roll cake itself has a light and fluffy texture and the whipped cream is also not too heavy. This dessert has the perfect amount of balance and rich flavors from the matcha powder and whipped cream. It does require a bit more skill than making a regular matcha cake, but we’re sure that your hard work will pay off. 

Matcha Shaved Ice

Looking for an easy way to cool off this summer? Then you need to try this matcha shaved ice. It’s got all of the traditional Japanese elements of a dessert – the matcha, sweetened red beans, and shiratama dango, that all work together, especially when combined with condensed milk over a bed of fluffy ice. You can put this whole dessert together in 15 minutes or less and even make the shaved ice by using a blender! For a better texture, we recommend using a shaved ice machine though.

Matcha Brownies

This is the ultimate recipe for matcha fudgy brownies. Mirroring the iconic fudgy brownie with its crackled top, crisp edges, and fudgy center, using matcha powder takes these brownies to a whole new level! If you’re looking for a new recipe to try matcha in, make it these brownies!

Matcha Basque Cheesecake

If you thought we couldn’t take matcha to a whole new level, we just did. Matcha and cheesecake? Yes, please. But this isn’t just any cheesecake, this is a matcha basque cheesecake, or matcha burnt cheesecake. The caramelized top of the cheesecake, mixed with the custard-like center, and the rich combination of matcha and cream cheese – this cheesecake is everything. Surprisingly, by following a few simple steps, making this recipe might be easier than you think! It will be waiting for the cake to completely cool that will be the hard part. 

Looking for even more matcha inspo? Check out this article about the 10 best matcha powders or this complete guide to matcha sweets article. If you want to purchase the best Japanese matcha powder on the market, be sure to check out the multipurpose matcha powder and ceremonial matcha powder from J Taste, our original brand.

Which matcha dessert recipe will you try first? Let us know in the comments below. Also, be sure to let us know if there are any matcha recipes you’d like for us to make on our blog. Happy baking!