Simple Japanese Recipes
Matcha Tres Leches Cake is a delightful Japanese twist to a favorite Mexican cake. What is Tres Leches Cake? Tres Leches means “three milks” in Spanish and uses a combination of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and regular cow’s milk to make a spongey cake that’s soaked through in a sweet, […]
Can you believe this beautiful blue drink is matcha?! While blue “matcha” has been creeping onto the internet, I was disappointed to find that these “blue matcha lattes” actually contained no matcha. It was just a name. Which means you get no health benefits of matcha (antioxidants! high caffeine with […]
A delicious matcha variation to the popular Dalgona Coffee trend: a whipped, fluffy cloud of matcha on milk. If you haven’t heard, Dalgona Coffee has been taking over the internet. It first gained popularity on TikTok and has since spread across all other platforms. It’s definitely going to be one […]
A fun Japanese twist on a favorite classic dessert: matcha chocolate chip cookies! While my preferred recipe for Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies calls for multiple flours and is a little more intensive, I thought it would be fitting to post a recipe that’s a little more tangible by using common […]
A wafu (Japanese style) ice cream using two traditional Japanese dessert ingredients: matcha and kinako! I teamed up with Kokoro Care Packages to make this recipe using one of the items in their Monthly Nourishing Essentials subscription boxes. I used their kinako matcha from their February Matcha themed box. Kokoro […]
Matcha Waffles (抹茶ワッフル) are a perfect sweet treat for breakfast or dessert! I love making Belgian waffles at home and adding matcha just seemed so natural. While these are great as breakfast waffles (topped with some maple syrup and butter), waffles in Japan are typically desserts and that is where […]