Photo Credit: Ahu Eats

Today we have the Green Tea Matcha Cookie recipe that is so amazing that we have to share from Ahu Eats! It is soft, chewy, with just the right balance of sweetness and bitterness from the matcha. These are the perfect cookies to go with your morning coffee or tea.

Serves: 24

Ingredients:

Create a homemade and sweet treat this Valentine's Day with the Matcha White Chocolate Bark recipe. This dessert is easy to make and absolutely delicious. You will be able to taste the lovely combination of bittersweet matcha and white chocolate with a dash of raspberries and coconut.

On a side note, in celebration of Valentine's Day, our Everyday Matcha To-Go Sticks are now on sale for $15 until February 15, 2017. Get it now before the sale ends!

Servings:

16 servings

Preparation:

10x10 inch baking pan with cooking parchment paper over it

Ingredients:

3 tbsp of Culinary Grade Matcha powder

1 lb of White Chocolate, finely chopped

1/2 cup of freeze dried raspberries, lightly crushed

1/3 cup of unsweetened, shaved coconut

Optional:

1/3 cup of crushed nuts of your choice (almond, pistachio..etc)

Ingredients:

1. Heat a small saucepan with 1 inch of water over high heat until water comes to a simmer
2. Reduce the heat in order to maintain the bare simmer
3. Place a large metal bowl over the sauce man of water and add in 3/4 of the white chocolate and stir until it is mostly melted and then add the rest of the chocolate. Becareful not to let it burn! It should be around 100-110 degrees F.
4. Sift the matcha over the bowl and make sure there are no lumps. Stir until it is uniform in a nice pastel green.
5. Stir 1/2 of the raspberries, coconut, and nuts into the matcha mixed white chocolate and proceed to pour into the 10x10 in baking pan w/ parchment paper. Sprinkle the rest of toppings over the mix. 
6. Make sure to gently press the toppings into the chocolate so they stick.
7. Set aside the the bark to cool for 20 minutes in the fridge.
8. Take it out and slice into 16 pieces.
9. Enjoy!

Did you know that for centuries Japanese Buddhist Monks and Chinese Daoists drink matcha before meditation in order to stay calm and remain alert? Learn more here

 Photo Credit: Lisa Guy

Here is a Matcha Slice recipe that we really enjoy from Lisa Guy. It is a small, delicious and healthy sweet that is sure to make your taste buds feeling happy.

Ingredients:

Base
½ cup hazelnut or almond meal
1 cup desiccated coconut
10 medjool dates, pitted
2 tbsp raw cacao powder
1 tbsp water

Filling
2 cups raw cashews, soaked for 3 hours or overnight
¼ cup coconut oil
½ cup desiccated coconut
1 heaped tsp matcha powder
2 tbsp maple syrup

Topping
¼ cup raw cacao powder
½ cup coconut oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp peanut, cashew or almond butter

Directions: