My matcha love continues!
As I looked for more ways to enjoy matcha, my thoughts turned to pancakes. Which was a terrific place to go. Pancakes are always welcome at my house!
Adding matcha to pancakes turns them green, making them fun and perfect for St Patrick's Day. But it also adds a little bit of that superfood quality that matcha provides.
Pancakes with a healthy matcha twist - it doesn't get much better!
Why I love this recipe
My favorite pancakes are my almond milk pancakes. Light and fluffy, they are easy, delicious, and dairy-free. The only question I had was whether adding matcha would throw off the taste, texture, or both.
But I do have experience with matcha. In addition to occasionally making matcha brownies, muffins, and cookies, I drink a matcha tea latte almost daily. That has taught me that matcha is most enjoyable when balanced with sweetness and vanilla.
So, I added both matcha powder and vanilla extract to my pancake batter, and produced lovely green tea pancakes that are sweetly tender and fluffy. Just how we all want our pancakes to be. 😃
Ingredients
How to make these matcha pancakes
Homemade pancakes are so easy! Simply combine the dry ingredients first: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and matcha powder. I like to whisk these in the bowl to ensure the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Would you like to save this recipe?
I'll email this post to you, so you can easily come back to it later!
Then, add the wet ingredients (melted butter, egg, almond milk, and vanilla extract) and mix well to combine. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes. I use this time to preheat my skillet or griddle.
Spray the cooking surface with cooking spray, then pour about ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Cook about 2 minutes, flip, and cook another minute more. The pancake is ready to flip when you see bubbles appear on the sides and center, and the edges are starting to look a little dry.
Repeat with the rest of the batter to make a lovely stack of matcha pancakes!
Sula's Tips
You might be wondering, why add matcha to pancakes? Well, first of all, matcha has many health benefits. It's antioxidant rich and contains compounds beneficial to our livers, brains, and heart. My favorite? Matcha can lower cholesterol. (You can read about this in my matcha tea post, if you are interested)
The other benefit of matcha is the lovely and fun green color. It is March, after all. And that means St Patty's Day is just around the corner. Matcha is a much healthier way to "green" your food instead of artificial dyes!
More Recipes to Help You Enjoy St Patrick's Day
📖 Recipe
Would you like to save this recipe?
I'll email this post to you, so you can easily come back to it later!
Matcha Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Matcha powder
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted (plant based for dairy free)
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ cup almond milk plain or vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- Cooking spray or similar
Instructions
- Mix together flour, baking powder, matcha powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon sugar, 1 Tablespoon Matcha powder
- Whisk in melted butter, egg, almond milk, and vanilla. Stir until well combined. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.3 Tablespoons butter, 1 egg, 1 ¼ cup almond milk, 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray (or use butter/oil as preferred). Pour batter into hot skillet, about ¼ cup of batter for each pancake.Cooking spray or similar
- Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on the sides and center of each pancake. Flip and cook until golden, about 1 to 2 more minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Bill
great flavor! my only recommendation would be to add an acid to the liquid to boost fluffiness of the pancakes, as mine were a little flat. I don't think the baking powder had anything to react against. I'd imagine using butter milk (if dairy is ok for you) or maybe a few tsp of rice vinegar which is pretty neutral in flavor and might go well with matcha flavor profile)
Sula
Sounds like a fun thing to try - maybe even a squirt of lemon juice!
Ksenia
I'm a big fan of matcha tea and these pancakes were well balanced and beautiful. I made a few extras and froze them for nibbles during the week.
Sula
Oh, I love it when I have leftovers I can freeze. Doesn't happen often enough, these get eaten up pretty quickly!
Gen
These were not only delicious pancakes but SO pretty! I just loved them. Thank you so much!
Sula
I'm so glad you enjoyed them! Thank you!
Tammy
What a great idea! These will be perfect for holidays and it's great to feed the family something fun and healthy.
Sula
Yes there are many holiday where these can be served! Enjoy!
Shilpa
This looks so good!
Sula
I hope you try them soon!
Rachna
These matcha pancakes are so easy to make and looks great too. A big hit with my kids. They were so fluffy.
Sula
Fluffy pancakes are the best!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Matcha is our new found love and I was so excited to see your pancake recipe. It was a true winner! Both my boys loved it and we will be making it again.
Sula
When the kids will eat it, it's always a big win!
Sharon
Loved these! Such a creative way to use matcha. I'm going to make them again for St. Patrick's Day breakfast to start the day with a green theme. Thanks!
Sula
Everyone needs to have something green on St Patrick's Day!
Donna
I share your love of matcha, and have been using it in everything lately. Loved it in these pancakes, which will be perfect for St Patrick's Day!
Sula
Matcha is just so versatile!
Traci
Perfect for Saint Patrick’s day! Gave them a try this morning and loved them! Going to put them on the list for Saint Patrick’s day!
Sula
They are perfect for St Patrick's Day!
Jennifer
I can't get enough matcha but I've never had it in pancakes! I'm a fan - these were so good and so easy, and I loved the color!
Sula
I'm in the "can't get enough matcha" camp as well. I'm so glad you enjoyed my pancakes!
Kris
These were super tasty and easy to make! We loved the hint of matcha. Will make again!
Sula
Thank you for the kind review!