Matcha is the healthiest of all the teas, but it is unfortunately also the most difficult to prepare correctly.
Luckily, it is very easy to use matcha in cooking, And matcha pairs especially well with sweet flavors, hence the abundance of desserts among the 102 recipes below. Plus, there are different ways to drink matcha, too, apart from just the traditional way.
Before we get to the recipes, here’s some brief information for those who are not that familiar with matcha or are not sure where they can get some.
What is matcha?
Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder made from the highest quality shade-grown tea leaves. As a powder, it is consumed whole, rather than steeped, meaning you get all the nutrition contained in the leaves.
If you find yourself on this page, chances are you already know about matcha and its health benefits, so I won’t go into more detail here. Check out these pages for:
Where to buy matcha
You can get matcha green tea powder in any specialty tea store and more recently, in most health-food stores.
Personally, I get mine over the internet and my favorite place to buy matcha online is Matcha Source.
- Best online tea store for matcha
- High quality matcha green tea at great prices
- Matcha Source matcha is farmed by the Yahagi river whose micro-climate and misty fog air make for ideal growing conditions
- Matcha made traditionally without the use of artificial colors, preservatives or additives
They have a great selection of different blends and all their matcha comes from the Yahagi river in Japan, which is where the best matcha in the world is produced.
For many people, Amazon is the most convenient place to buy tea. Most of their matcha is not that great, but they do carry DoMatcha, which is a reputable, high-quality brand:
And for cooking, you don’t necessarily need the best. In fact, I often just use matcha that has gone bad or a matcha that is not ceremonial grade, like this one:
Alright, it’s time to get cooking. Click on a heading in the table of contents to jump down to that section of the post.
Table of Contents
Matcha Snack Recipes
Dark Chocolate Matcha Date Bars
Required Ingredients:
dates, cocoa powder, almonds, matcha, coconut butter, coconut flakes, maple
Matcha Popcorn
Required Ingredients:
freshly popped popcorn, granulated sugar, raw pumpkin seeds, matcha, corn syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, dark chocolate
Matcha Salt
Required Ingredients:
fine sea salt, ceremonial grade matcha green tea powder
Matcha Porridge
Required Ingredients:
oats, milk, matcha, cinnamon, sweetener, pomegranate
Salmon Spring Rolls With Matcha Dip
Required Ingredients:
smoked salmon, mung bean noodles, haricot vert, basil leaves, spring roll wrappers, olive oil, sesame oil, lemon, mirin, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, matcha
Matcha Peanut Butter Energy Balls
Required Ingredients:
peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, old-fashioned rolled oats, matcha green tea, ground flax seed, peanuts, mini chocolate chips, chia seeds, cocoa powder
Matcha Brioche
Required Ingredients:
bread flour, active dry yeast, milk, egg, unsalted butter, raw cane sugar, matcha
Matcha Green Tea Guacamole
Required Ingredients:
avocados, lemon, lime juice, matcha, minced garlic, tomato, onion
Matcha Breakfast Recipes
Matcha Croissants
Required Ingredients:
active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, matcha, bench flour, milk, egg, butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips
Matcha Coconut Pancakes
Required Ingredients:
coconut flour, matcha, baking powder, eggs, buttermilk, honey (or other sweetener), plain Greek yogurt, chopped pistachios, cooked or canned black soy beans
Matcha Crepes with Chocolate Ganache
Required Ingredients:
buckwheat flour, unsweetened almond milk, coconut sugar, eggs, coconut oil (or unsalted butter), matcha, full-fat coconut milk, dark chocolate, hazelnuts
Matcha Granola with Blueberries
Required Ingredients:
rolled oats, nuts and seeds (like almonds, walnuts, flaxseeds, chia seeds), brown sugar, oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, dried blueberries, matcha
Matcha Waffles
Required Ingredients:
oat flour, pepita seed meal, coconut sugar, matcha, egg, almond milk (or other), applesauce, vanilla extract, coconut oil
Green Tea Chia Pudding
Required Ingredients:
hemp or almond milk, agave nectar or maple syrup (optional), vanilla extract, matcha, chia seeds, blueberries, raspberries
Matcha Mint Chip Breakfast Bowl
Required Ingredients:
cashews, greens, bananas, mint leaves, vanilla extract, matcha, Vega One powder, almond milk (or milk of choice), sweetener (optional), cacao nibs
Matcha Yogurt Breakfast Bowl
Required Ingredients:
yogurt, matcha, sweetener (optional), blood orange, walnuts (or pecans or almonds), optional: berries and chia seeds, apple and muesli, cherries and almonds
Vegan Green Tea Pancakes
Required Ingredients:
ground flax, soy milk, apple cider vinegar (optional), all-purpose flour, baking powder, matcha, canola oil
Gluten-Free Green Tea Crepes
Required Ingredients:
eggs, gluten free flour blend, matcha green tea powder, milk (any kind), vanilla extract
Main Dishes
Broccoli Pesto
Required Ingredients:
broccoli, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, matcha, parmesan cheese, optional: prepared pesto, fresh basil, fresh sage, fresh cilantro
Matcha Soba Noodle Salad
Required Ingredients:
matcha soba, egg, imitation crab meat, sliced ham, Japanese cucumber, olive oil, dashi granules, mirin, soy sauce, caster sugar
Matcha Soba Noodles
Required Ingredients:
buckwheat flour, flour, matcha, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, spring onions
Matcha Gnocchi with Ginger Orange Butter & Butternut Squash
Required Ingredients:
Yukon Gold potatoes, flour, egg, matcha, unsalted butter, ginger, orange juice, butternut squash
Farfalle Italiane with Matcha, Pistachios, Raisins and Zucchini
Required Ingredients:
farfalle, zucchini, matcha, raisins, pistachios, fennel leaves, olive oil
Green Tea Zucchini Noodles with Honey-Ginger Sauce
Required Ingredients:
green tea soba noodles, zucchini, olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, honey, lemon, basil, mint
Miso Eggplant with Green Tea Rice
Required Ingredients:
eggplants, cilantro, garlic, ginger, sushi rice, white miso paste, mirin, soy sauce, rice vinegar, matcha, black sesame seeds
Matcha Dessert Recipes
Matcha Eclair
Required Ingredients:
milk, butter, flour, eggs, vanilla pod, matcha
Matcha Souffle
Required Ingredients:
matcha, milk, heavy cream, plain flour, corn flour, eggs, caster sugar, vanilla bean
Matcha Macarons with White Chocolate Ganache
Required Ingredients:
powdered sugar, almonds, eggs, matcha, granulated sugar, white chocolate, heavy cream
Matcha Almond Shortbread
Required Ingredients:
unsalted butter, powdered sugar, egg, flour, kosher salt, almond meal, matcha, turbinado sugar
Chocolate-Matcha Mochi Bundt Cake
Required Ingredients:
mochiko (sweet rice flour), baking powder, butter, eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, matcha, mini chocolate chips, confectioner’s sugar, Dutch process cocoa powder
Green Tea Chocolate
Required Ingredients:
white chocolate, heavy whipping cream, unsalted butter, matcha
Matcha Cake
Required Ingredients:
matcha, eggs, grapeseed oil, cake flour, lemon juice, whipping cream, red bean paste
Matcha Strawberry Cupcakes
Required Ingredients:
cake flour, all-prpose flour, sugar, baking powder, matcha, unsalted butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, strawberry jam or preserves, strawberries
Matcha and Avocado Popsicles Dipped in White Chocolate
Required Ingredients:
avocados, coconut milk, matcha, honey, vanilla extract, white chocolate, cacao butter, vanilla powder
Matcha Goma Mousse Cake
Required Ingredients:
all-purpose flour, sea salt, black sesame seeds and paste, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, unsweetened coconut milk, granulated sugar, powdered gelatin, ginger liquor, matcha, heavy cream , superfine sugar, sesame paste (or tahini), whole milk
Matcha Coconut Fat Bombs
Required Ingredients:
cocount oil, full-fat coconut milk, creamy coconut butter, matcha, ground Ceylon cinnamon, vanilla extract, finely shredded unsweetened coconut, Himalayan salt
Matcha Tiramisu
Required Ingredients:
eggs, matcha, all-purpose flour, Confectioner’s sugar, rum, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream
Matcha Flan
Required Ingredients:
coconut milk, agar flakes, maple syrup, matcha, vegetable oil, ground sesame seeds, dark chocolate
Matcha Meringue Kisses
Required Ingredients:
sugar, powdered sugar, matcha, egg whites
Matcha Mochi Cake
Required Ingredients:
glutinous rice flour, matcha, vegetable oil, milk, eggs, sugar
Green Tea and Red Bean Cake Roll
Required Ingredients:
eggs, almond butter, flour, corn starch, matcha, anko (sweetened red bean paste), Greek yogurt
Green Tea Cheesecake
Required Ingredients:
mascarpone, eggs, granulated sugar, heavy cream, matcha, confectioner’s sugar, cake flour, cornstarch, dried osmanthus flowers, honey
Matcha Truffles
Required Ingredients:
white chocolate, heavy cream, matcha, unsalted butter, freeze-dried raspberries
Green Tea Poundcake
Required Ingredients:
coconut oil (or butter), eggs, vanilla almond milk, flour, matcha, baking powder
Green Tea Creme Brulee
Required Ingredients:
heavy cream, whole milk, matcha, eggs, granulated sugar
Green Tea Ice Cream
Required Ingredients:
half-and-half, matcha, sugar, salt
Green Tea Shortbread Tree Cookies
Required Ingredients:
unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, matcha, granulated sugar
Chocolate Matcha Butter Cups
Required Ingredients:
coconut butter, almond flour, powdered xylitol (or powdered sugar), matcha, dark chocolate, coconut oil, sea salt, cacao nibs
Matcha Azuki Cupcakes
Required Ingredients:
cake flour, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, matcha, baking powder, unsalted butter, eggs, milk, sweetened red bean paste
Brownies with Matcha Glaze
Required Ingredients:
unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, baking powder, butter, eggs, vanilla, matcha, honey, powdered sugar
Matcha Coconut Fudge
Required Ingredients:
cottage cheese, vanilla paste, sweetener, coconut butter, matcha, shredded coconut
Matcha Mochi Yogurt Pops
Required Ingredients:
plain yogurt, honey, vanilla extract, almond extract, mochi bits, kosher salt
Dark Chocolate Matcha Layer Cake
Required Ingredients:
unsweetened chocolate, Dutch process cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, baking soda, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, buttermilk, pure vanilla extract, matcha
Matcha Sesame Cheesecake
Required Ingredients:
animal cracker, butter, granulated sugar, sea salt, black sesame seeds, cream cheese, all-purpose flour, sour cream, vanilla extract, almond extract, eggs, matcha, black sesame powder
White Chocolate & Matcha Marbled Cake
Required Ingredients:
eggs, all-purpose flour, white chocolate, matcha, baking powder
Green Tea Coconut Ice Cream
Required Ingredients:
full-fat coconut milk, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, matcha, medjool dates, honey, xanthan gum
Matcha, Mascarpone & Dark Chocolate Cake
Required Ingredients:
matcha, milk, mascarpone, cream, caster sugar, gelatin powder, a layer of chocolate cake
Mint Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Required Ingredients:
plain Greek yogurt, full-fat coconut milk, honey, cacao powder, chia seeds, mint extract, matcha
Matcha Truffles
Required Ingredients:
white chocolate, butter, whipping cream, matcha, cocoa powder
Green Tea Coconut Popsicles
Required Ingredients:
full-fat coconut milk, matcha, agave nectar
Coconut Mint Matcha Cake
Required Ingredients:
sunflower seeds, flax seeds, Medjool dates, matcha, coconut shreds, banana, lemon juice, sweetener, mint
Matcha Shamrock Shortbread Cookies
Required Ingredients:
unsalted butter, powdered sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, ground almonds, matcha, sea salt
Matcha Fudge Protein Bars
Required Ingredients:
roasted almond butter, almond milk (or milk of choice), vanilla brown rice protein powder, sweetener, oat flour, matcha, dark chocolate, lemon flavor (or almond flavor)
Green Tea Donuts
Required Ingredients:
unsalted butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, coconut sugar, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg, vanilla extract, matcha, flour, milk, icing sugar, shredded white coconut
Matcha Creme Caramel
Required Ingredients:
whole milk, heavy cream, eggs, matcha, vanilla
Green Tea Almond Cookies
Required Ingredients:
unsalted butter, powdered sugar, all-purpose flour, matcha, sliced almonds
Triple-Layer Chocolate Matcha Cake
Required Ingredients:
sparkling water, unsweetened cocoa powder, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, eggs, powdered sugar, matcha, whole milk
Matcha Coconut Custard Tart
Required Ingredients:
rolled oats, dried unsweetened shredded coconut, oat flour, cocoa powder, sea salt, almond meal, brown rice flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, raw cashews, agar flakes, matcha
Green Tea Crepe Cake
Required Ingredients:
all-purpose flour, milk, eggs, unsalted butter, matcha, Cointreau or Grand-Marnier, cornstarch, vanilla extract, heavy cream, orange zest, candied orange zest
Green Tea Pistachio Muffins
Required Ingredients:
ground flaxseeds, non-dairy milk , whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, matcha, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, vegan margarine, vanilla extract, chopped pistachios
Matcha Stollen with Rose Marzipan Filling
Required Ingredients:
all-purpose flour, matcha, dry instant yeast, butter, egg, raisins, candied orange peel, candied lemon peel, candied ginger strips, glazed cherries, rose-flavored marzipan, confectioner’s sugar
Matcha Vanilla Layer Cake
Required Ingredients:
all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, greek yogurt, milk, granulated sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, vanilla bean, confectioner’s sugar, cream cheese, matcha, heavy cream, raspberries, pistachios
Mango Green Tea Pops
Required Ingredients:
matcha, coconut milk, sweetener, mango, lemon
Matcha Mooncake
Required Ingredients:
glutinous rice flour, icing, shortening, matcha, green tea lotus seed paste, roasted melon seed
Pistachio Matcha Raspberry Puff Parfaits
Required Ingredients:
puff pastry, raspberries, pistachios, whipped cream, matcha, milk, flour, egg
Matcha Mug Cake
Required Ingredients:
butter, matcha, sweetener, milk, vanilla extract, egg, sea salt, almond flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, chocolate chips, strawberries
Raw Matcha Cheesecake
Required Ingredients:
dates, almonds, lemon zest, chia seeds, cashews, coconut oil, coconut creme, sweetener, lemon, matcha, mint oil, carob powder
Matcha Mini Cheesecakes
Required Ingredients:
Oreo cookies, butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, matcha, vanilla extract, strawberries, white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, heavy cream
Peach Green Tea Macaron
Required Ingredients:
eggs, cream of tartar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, almond meal, matcha, white chocolate chips, peach-flavored brandy, glitter sprinkles
Key Lime Pie Smoothie Bowl
Required Ingredients:
coconut water, baby spinach, banana, avocado, lime juice, lime zest, ice cubes, maple syrup, matcha
Matcha Drink Recipes
Matcha White Hot Chocolate
Required Ingredients:
white chocolate chips, unsweetened almond milk, matcha
Matcha Mint Iced Tea
Required Ingredients:
matcha, crushed ice, lime, mint, sweetener (optional)
Coconut Milk Matcha Latte
Required Ingredients:
coconut milk, matcha, sweetener (optional), vanilla powder
Green Tea and Ginger Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
matcha, ginger, almond milk (or milk of choice), lemon, kale, banana, avocado
Blueberry Pomegranate Matcha Slushie
Required Ingredients:
blueberries, pomegranate juice, matcha, ice, sweetener (optional)
Secret Ingredient Matcha Shake
Required Ingredients:
non-dairy milk, matcha, Kathy’s secret ingredient, bananas
Matcha Bubble Tea
Required Ingredients:
matcha, ice, almond milk, boba balls, sweetener (optional)
Matcha Lemonade
Required Ingredients:
pure cane sugar, fresh lemon juice, matcha
Matcha Green Tea Latte
Required Ingredients:
matcha, milk (or almond milk), honey (optional)
Warming Zen Matcha Cocktail
Required Ingredients:
green tea liqueur, Irish whiskey, simple syrup, matcha, milk, cocoa powder
Green Tea Gin and Tonic
Required Ingredients:
simple syrup, matcha, Hendrick’s gin, cucumber, limes, tonic water
Matcha Milkshake
Required Ingredients:
matcha, milk, honey, vanilla extract, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream (optional)
Matcha Pineapple Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
banana, pineapple, kale, matcha, milk, lemon, ice cubes
Vanilla Chai Matcha Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
bananas, ginger, almond butter, matcha, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, milk
Matcha and Chocolate Lava Shake
Required Ingredients:
cocoa, honey, coconut milk, dark chocolate, vanilla extract, almond milk, matcha, medjool dates, avocado, banana, baby spinach, almond butter, cocoa nibs
Matcha Kale & Peach Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
banana, matcha, almond milk, kale, peaches, ginger, ice
Bailey’s Matcha Shamrock Shake
Required Ingredients:
Bailey’s Irish Cream, matcha, vanilla ice cream, milk, whipped cream (optional)
Caramel Banana Matcha Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
milk, bananas, matcha, caramel
Mango Matcha Smoothie
Required Ingredients:
mangoes, bananas, matcha, unsweetened almond milk, honey, orange juice
Thank you very much for featuring my Matcha Vanilla Layer Cake in your article. I love matcha green tea and I find here some great inspiration, can’t wait to try some of the recipes!
Wow, you’re fast! I’m currently busy sending out emails to everyone featured in the post, but you beat me to it. Thanks so much for the great cake recipe here and for so many other wonderful recipes on Del’s Cooking Twist.
Thanks so much for featuring my Matcha Creme Caramel recipe here! This is such an incredible post with all these matcha green tea recipes, thank you for sharing them!
Thank YOU for the great recipe!
Thank you for featuring my Peach Green Tea Macaron! I’m truly honored to be part of such an amazing collection of matcha recipes.
Thanks again! – Christie
Thanks for the great recipe! It helped make this an amazing collection.
Wow. That is quite an extensive list. Thank you for including me. Now I have quite a few new blogs to check out and try out these recipes.
Thanks for the recipe! I know, I was constantly surprised during my research just how many creative recipes are out there using matcha.
Hi Daniel, thanks so much for featuring my matcha cake recipe! The is such a great list and I’m honored to be listed among these wonderful recipes.
Have a great day 🙂
No problem and thanks again for the great recipe!
Thanks so much for sharing my matcha crepes! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Thanks, you too! And thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for sharing my matcha crepes!
Thank YOU for sharing your crepes!
Thanks for collecting all this great Matcha recipes. I’ll try them all!
Good luck! That’s a lot of cooking! Fortunately, it’s also a lot of eating.
Wow this is an insane Matcha resource! Can’t wait to try some of those recipes, thanks for the effort 😀
Manny – Happy Matcha Australia
Thanks! Hope you find a few recipes you like!
Do you have a recipe to make Machado green tea syrup like a quart-size bottle like they use for shave ice business can you give me a recipe cuz I do event and I have a professional shave ice machine or make my own syrups but I don’t know how to make green tea syrup enough for 20 people thank you
I don’t, but I’m sure you can find something on Google. At least something similar that you can adapt.