Top 31+ Matcha Desserts from Tiramisu to Cakes, Cupcakes, and More

This is your ultimate guide for the best matcha desserts to make featuring Japanese green tea powder. If you love earthy matcha flavor and indulgent green desserts, this post is for you. I chose these easy matcha dessert recipes because of their reliable step-by-step directions, beautiful presentation, and delicious flavor. And I update the list regularly to add new and exciting recipes that I find!

Many of the sweets on this list are matcha dessert recipes that are easy enough for home cooks of any skill level, but it's always essential to use new ingredients correctly when baking with them for the first time. Here are my professional tips on how to use matcha in desserts effectively!

Katalin's Key Take On How To Best Incorporate Matcha in Desserts

It is so easy to bake with matcha! To use it is pretty simple: you can replace a small amount of flour with matcha powder in cake batters (similar to making a chocolate cake with cocoa powder) or sift it into frostings and fillings, ice creams, and mousses. Pretty much anything goes! It also makes an excellent and vibrantly flavored garnish, dusted over the top of desserts like powdered sugar.

It's a flavor that I truly love, especially after traveling in Japan, but you don't just have to use it in Japanese desserts! It pairs well with various flavors; most commonly, you'll see it paired with white chocolate.

The earthy taste of matcha pairs best with sweet flavors, such as chocolate and fruits like raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries. It also works well with black sesame and tahini! In my opinion, matcha often doesn't work well with citrus (perhaps yuzu is an exception) because the sharp, bitter flavor profiles compete too much, but I love it with mango.

When making recipes with matcha powder, focus on the quality. Value-brand varieties typically offer a much more bitter taste, so if you plan to use matcha for baking, you'll want to invest in a higher-quality one. Ceremonial-grade matcha is the best option, but culinary-grade matcha is also acceptable for your matcha baked goods and no-bake desserts. Now, let's get baking!

Best Matcha Desserts

1. Matcha Brownies

If you appreciate the fudgy texture of chewy brownies, you’ll love this delicious twist on the classic favorite. This is one of the best matcha dessert recipes because these Matcha brownies introduce an earthy flavor with a unique decadence. The white chocolate in this recipe creates the perfect pairing, adding a sweet and creamy element that makes this matcha dessert recipe even more crave-able. 

2. White Chocolate Matcha Cookies

​​These soft and chewy white chocolate chip cookies elevate the traditional recipe with a sophisticated twist. Matcha powder adds a particular nuttiness as well as a subtle caffeine kick. At the same time, the creamy white chocolate chips offset any bitterness, ensuring these matcha cookies are a delectable treat from bite to bite.

3. Matcha Tiramisu

This matcha tiramisu (also known as matchamisu) is my twist on the classic Italian tiramisu. This green tea dessert features layers of spongy and delicious matcha-soaked homemade ladyfingers layered within a creamy matcha mascarpone filling. With its vibrant green color and unique, mouthwatering flavor, this is one matcha recipe you don’t want to miss.

4. Matcha Panna Cotta

This rich dessert delivers a stunning taste and an impressive presentation. Additionally, this dessert is cleverly served with a perfectly complementary black sesame seed brittle. While simple to make, this vibrant panna cotta offers a touch of elegance in every creamy and delicious bite.

5. Matcha Shortbread Cookies

These shortbread cookies have more subtle sweetness than the traditional variety, thanks to matcha powder in the dough. With only six simple ingredients, these buttery and earthy cookies make the perfect simple, delicate, and refined-tasting treat. Enjoy them with a side of tea for an even richer dessert experience.

6. Matcha Ice Cream

This isn’t your average green tea ice cream. With only five ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time, the hardest part of this simple recipe is waiting for it to chill in the freezer. With no ice cream machine required, this sweet and creamy treat will be one you'll want to keep making over and over again.

7. Matcha Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

The combination of matcha and dark chocolate isn’t one you see very often, but when they come together in the right ratios, the pair unlocks a new level of dessert magic. The Oreo crust helps to add sweetness and balance to the grassy notes of the matcha powder in the creamy cheesecake filling. 

Additionally, the final layer of homemade whipped cream adds the perfect light finish to top off the more indulgent flavors below.

8. Matcha Pudding

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This light and silky, not-too-sweet dessert uses coconut milk as its base rather than the classic heavy cream and egg yolks. The result is an airy yet indulgent vegan treat with a bold matcha flavor and elegant flair throughout. 

9. Matcha Creme Brulee

This silky matcha creme brulee features everything from the classic recipe, including the velvety custard and caramelized sugar across the top, with the umami addition of matcha powder. Though crème brûlée is typically a dish flavored with vanilla, this unique twist introduces more refined and sophisticated flavors, adding a hint of decadence to every bite.

10. Matcha Mille Crepe Cake

Matcha crepe cake is a delicious treat for both breakfast and dessert. With a beautiful presentation, this recipe features 18 ultra-thin layers of matcha-infused crepes, alternating with vanilla whipped cream and intermittent strawberries. Every slice of this crepe cake is a highly satisfying, light-tasting, and creamy match of flavors.

11. Matcha Cupcakes with Whipped Matcha White Chocolate Ganache

These matcha cupcakes are rich with matcha flavor in every bite. The flavor journey begins with a lightly sweetened cupcake base, complemented by the earthy matcha powder. Next, decadent white chocolate and matcha whipped ganache adds a layer of creamy indulgence. 

Finally, these moist and fluffy cupcakes are topped with a slice of fresh strawberry to tie all the flavors together with a touch of fruitiness.

12. Matcha Green Tea Molten Lava Cakes

This recipe is a unique twist on the classic chocolate lava cakes. However, instead of cocoa powder and chocolate chips, this small-batch recipe uses matcha powder and white chocolate chips to boost a complementary flavor profile that you’re sure to love. Cutting into this delicious green tea cake releases a river of oozing matcha goodness that you won’t be able to get enough of!

13. Matcha and Coconut Creamy Mousse

This vegan mousse creates a luxurious matcha dessert experience based on the irresistible flavor pairing of coconut and matcha powder. The light and silky dessert cups can also be modified for extra indulgence with the simple substitution of coconut cream for coconut milk. Finally, maple syrup sweetens this treat, adding enchanting caramel notes and a lower-sugar dessert option. 

14. Matcha Baked Donuts

These easy, baked donuts, celebrated for their scrumptious flavor and beautiful design, come together in just 30 minutes. This makes for an easy matcha dessert that you can also serve up as a quick breakfast item. The recipe also includes three variations of toppings, from matcha glaze to matcha cane sugar, and finally, matcha powdered sugar, to offer options based on your decoration preference.

15. Matcha Crinkle Cookies

These crinkle cookies offer the perfect chewy texture and bold matcha flavor in an easy-to-make dough that doesn't require chilling before baking. This makes baking these bright green treats much quicker, allowing you to whip up a batch of matcha cookies at a moment's notice.

If you like the look of these pretty crinkle cookies, try my lemon crinkle cookies next!

16. Matcha Strawberry Cream Bars

Strawberry makes the perfect fruity companion for matcha. Not only because the flavors are delicious and complement each other so well, but also because the natural colors of each ingredient are so good-looking together.

This recipe combines matcha shortbread with strawberry panna cotta, creating an indulgent and delicious treat that’s great for sharing at parties and perfect to serve at home.

17. Matcha Madeleines

Although madeleines look like crispy little cookies, they're actually spongy mini cakes that are one of the easiest and best French pastries you can make. This specific kind introduces a delicious matcha flavor to the cake batter, letting that subtle earthy goodness shine.

These matcha madeleines also come with a beautiful presentation, thanks to their easy-to-make matcha chocolate shell.

18. Matcha Macarons

This fancy treat is one of the matcha desserts baking enthusiasts absolutely have to try. Not only are the chewy almond flour-based cookies kissed with a hint of flavor, but there’s a more prominent matcha taste in each of the two filling options: matcha buttercream and matcha ganache. 

Macarons may seem intimidating to make, so if you're a beginner, be sure to check out our online macaron class.

19. Easy Matcha Cruffins

Cruffins are a unique and trendy combination of croissants and muffins, reminiscent of when cronuts took the world by storm. However, instead of using croissant dough, this matcha pastry recipe uses puff pastry to offer a delicious treat without any hassle.

Finally, they’re not only topped with a matcha-sugar coating but each cruffin is also filled with a matcha milk jam for extra richness in every bite.

20. Matcha Cookie Dough Cups

Similar to peanut butter cups but with a number of elevated twists, these matcha sweets feature a white chocolate and matcha coating and a delicious, almond flour-based peanut butter cookie dough filling. This no-bake treat is dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly, making it a great example of healthy matcha desserts that taste delicious.

21. Matcha Snickerdoodle Cookies

In Snickerdoodle cookies, cinnamon usually shines as the ingredient that differentiates them explicitly from classic sugar cookies. After a batch of these tasty treats, matcha and cinnamon might just become your new favorite flavor pairing.

22. Strawberry Matcha Roll Cake

This is one of those delicate spring desserts that you'll want to keep making all season long. Moreover, this recipe uses no oil, eggs, or even a leavening agent to achieve its perfect consistency.  Between its light and fluffy texture and its ease of assembly, this cake is a winner for special occasions and weeknight desserts alike.

23. Black Sesame Cinnamon Rolls with Matcha Glaze

Black sesame seeds are the perfect savory complement to matcha powder in your baking recipes. Toasted and ground into a powder, this unique ingredient plays a major role in the filling of this delicious treat. In addition, a matcha glaze stands in where cream cheese would typically be in a traditional recipe, and the result is mouthwatering cinnamon rolls that rely on matcha for their perfect balance of flavors.

24. Matcha Biscotti

If you're used to enjoying your biscotti with a cup of coffee on the side, you absolutely have to try switching up your routine by using matcha. This is a recipe that matcha lovers won’t be able to get enough of. The delicious and straightforward biscotti is coated in a delectable matcha glaze, offering delicate flavors that complement those in your matcha latte or other matcha green tea desserts.

25. Cinnamon Matcha Coffee Cake

This delightful baked treat is the perfect way to add some green tea goodness to your breakfast. Not only does this recipe include a matcha swirl directly in the sour cream coffee cake batter, but it also features a matcha streusel, offering all that crumbly goodness with earthy undertones. 

The cinnamon and sugar act as the perfect complement to the matcha, balancing the sweet and savory tastes of every bite.

26. Matcha Latte Cookies

How pretty are these matcha latte cookies? I highly recommend trying them. Big, soft, and chewy matcha cookies are topped with a silky mascarpone cream that is dusted with matcha powder, making them taste like a delicious cup of matcha latte but a dessert!

27. Matcha Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Sometimes, it’s best to keep things simple! We know that matcha works beautifully with white chocolate and with strawberries. So why not combine the best of both worlds with matcha chocolate-dipped strawberries?

28. Matcha Cake Roll with Adzuki Cream

Here's a super authentic matcha dessert recipe. A fluffy matcha Swiss cake roll filled with semi-sweet adzuki bean cream. You might find this in Japanese bakeries, and now you can make it yourself at home!

29. Matcha Checkerboard Cookies

I can't get over how pretty these cookies are! And while they might look complicated to make, it's actually easier than you think. The green parts have a subtle green tea flavor that pairs beautifully with the buttery, crisp, and light shortbread.

30. Matcha Muffins

Blend Eastern and Western flavors with a batch of tasty matcha muffins. Adding vibrant green matcha powder to your muffin batter results in tall, moist muffins studded with white chocolate chips and the most amazing green tea flavor.

31. Matcha Pancakes

Hosting a brunch or just feel like making the weekend a bit more special? Try making these delicious matcha pancakes for something a little extra. Add a dollop of whipped cream, some fresh berries, and a dusting of powdered sugar, and you have the most colorful and tasty plate ever.

32. Matcha Glazed Sesame Bundt Cakes

Black sesame cake batter made even better! Black cocoa powder gives the mini swirl bundt cakes an intense black color, and then the glossy matcha glaze lifts them to new heights. I love sesame and chocolate with matcha, and this recipe combines all three flavors perfectly.

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