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:

Need a quick and healthy energy booster that will last you throughout the day? Make a matcha shot! It is simple, quick, and great for your health.

Unlike regular energy drinks or espresso shots that will only give you short peaks of energy, matcha will give you much longer lasting energy. It also increases your immune system, lowers sugar level, aids in weight loss, and keeps your skin as healthy as ever with its special anti-aging properties. Having a matcha shot once a day will surely keep your health in check!

INGREDIENTS: 

• 1 tsp of Chalait Everyday/Top/Reserve Grade matcha powder (shop here)
• 2 oz of 175 degree water (less than boiling)
• 1 shot glass
• matcha whisk
• matcha bowl

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Put 1 tsp of matcha into the matcha bowl.
2. Add the 2 oz of 175 degree water into the bowl.
3. Take your matcha whisk and whisk the matcha in a zig zag or "W" formation until it is frothy.
4. Lastly, pour the matcha into the shot glass.
5. Enjoy!

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION:

Filmed by Erica Ly and edited by Pedro Chacon. Music is Italian Afternoon by Twin Musicom