I recently have been enjoying matcha and am completely hooked! What a superfood!
High in antioxidants and beneficial to your liver, brain, and heart, matcha is welcome in my kitchen any day!
And when you can use green tea powder in something super yummy to eat, like these brownies, it really is a win-win! All the pleasure of a sweet treat, with a boost of beneficial matcha. These matcha brownies are the real deal!
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Why I Love this Recipe
My first matcha baking experiment was matcha muffins. They turned out so great that thoughts turned to other ways to use this lovely green powder. Of course, matcha brownies seemed like they'd be worth trying.
My time-honored brownie recipe is Toll House brownies, a recipe that used to be printed on the chocolate chip bag. That recipe was my starting point.
Now, when you revise a brownie recipe and take away all the real chocolate, there are bound to be some errors, you know? I usually expect to make 3 batches of something like that before I've got it right.
But this time, everything clicked right away. I substituted white chocolate for the chocolate chips, used both white and brown sugar instead of all white, but most of the other ingredients lined up.
The result? A deliciously rich brownie, soft and chewy, with those crinkly edges I find essential in a good brownie. They are sweet and buttery and every velvety bite is a delight.
Ingredients Needed
Most ingredients are what you would expect of a brownie: flour, sugar (brown and white), baking soda, salt, butter, vanilla, and eggs.
Instead of chocolate or cocoa powder, we use white chocolate and matcha powder.
**Be sure to scroll to the recipe card for detailed quantities and directions**
How to Make These Matcha Brownies
To prep, preheat the oven to 325F and use parchment paper to line an 8-inch square pan.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, and matcha powder) in a bowl and set aside. I use a whisk to evenly distribute the ingredients.
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Now, heat the butter in a small saucepan and add the sugars and a little water. Bring this just to a boil, then remove from heat. Immediately add the chopped white chocolate and vanilla. Stir until the white chocolate has completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
Transfer the cooked mixture to a large bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Once the eggs are fully incorporated, start to add the flour mixture. I like to add about a third at a time, stirring well to mix it in before adding more.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until done. The brownies might appear slightly under done in the center but that is ok, they will continue to bake a little while cooling. Overbaking could result in dry brownies, and no one wants that!
Allow the brownies to cool in the pan and then cut and enjoy!
Variations
When I was making these, I wondered whether the "grassy" taste of the green tea would need extra sweetener to compensate. So I prepared some cream cheese frosting and tried some brownies with and without frosting. To be perfectly honest, I felt that the frosting added nothing to the taste and only made me feel guilty about the added fat and sugar. So, for me, frosting is completely uncalled for.
I used a white chocolate baking bar as that is what I had on hand, but if you want to use white chocolate chips those should work as well. I would use ¾ cup of the chips.
AND, if you use chips and still have the other half of the bag, you could add these to the batter just before baking. This will create an additional burst of white chocolate taste within the brownie.
FAQ
For years we have heard of the benefits of green tea. It is thought to help in weight loss, cancer prevention and brain function, to name a few.
Matcha powder is a more concentrated form of green tea. Rather than steeping the leaves in water, matcha is a powder made by grinding up the leaf. A special type of tea leaves are used to make matcha, and the grinding of the leaf means that the antioxidants are present in much higher quantities than in regular green tea.
Basically, more of the good stuff!
Well, I'd love to be able to call brownies health food, but I think the butter and sugar might make that a hard case to make. Let's just say that if you're going to have a brownie, this one does have some powerful antioxidants to help your overall health.
So we'll call it a little bit healthier than a traditional brownie, right?
More ways to satisfy your sweet tooth
Love brownies? Me too! This recipe is an adaptation of the original recipe for Toll House Brownies. And for another flavor twist, check out these Starbucks copycat Espresso Brownies. So fudge-y and delicious!
When I want things in individual serving sizes, I like to make some Matcha Muffins or Oreo Cupcakes. Always well received!
And for a crowd-pleasing dessert, try some Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting or a beautiful Old Fashioned Carrot Cake.
📖 Recipe
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Matcha Brownies with White Chocolate
Ingredients
- ¾ cup flour all-purpose
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons matcha powder
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 ounces white chocolate baking bar chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and matcha powder. Set aside.¾ cup flour, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons matcha powder
- In a small saucepan, heat the butter and add the white sugar, brown sugar, and water. Bring just to a boil then remove from heat. Immediately add the chopped white chocolate and vanilla. Stir until the white chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.⅓ cup butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 4 ounces white chocolate baking bar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Transfer the white chocolate mixture to a large bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.2 eggs
- Gradually blend in the flour mixture by adding about a third at a time, mixing in well, then adding another third until all of the flour mixture has been completely incorporated.
- Transfer batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake the brownies in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting.
Nutrition
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Bianca
Made these matcha brownies for a BBQ at friends and everyone loved them! Thank you for the great recipe
Sula
You're so welcome, I'm so glad they were a hit!
Nancy
This matcha brownie is amazing and super delicious.
Sula
They are sweet, delicious, and very hard to resist!
Katie
These brownies are absolutely perfect! This recipe is simple and delicious!
Sula
Thanks, I'm so happy you like it!
Jeannie
what a great combo of matcha and brownies!
Sula
Thank you!
Cindy Mom the Lunch Lady
I love baking with matcha! Not only does it add great nutrition, it tastes fantastic paired with chocolate. These brownies look fantastic!
Sula
They really are, I hope you try them soon!
Lucas
These look so yummy! A nice alternative to traditional brownies.
Sula
They really are!
Judith
I love the colour of these brownies. Tasty too!
Sula
It's fun to make something green, but without using unnatural dyes. This green ingredient is healthy!
Emily Flint
What a great idea to add matcha to brownies! It made them even better!!
Sula
Matcha really does add a special touch to brownies!