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Matcha Blondies

These matcha blondies are soft, chewy and fudgy with a light crispy crust. They make perfect dessert for matcha lovers and everyone alike!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time39 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 1 Seven inches square tray
Calories: 2324.5kcal
Author: Priya Maha

Ingredients

  • 125 g butter salted
  • 140 g all purpose flour
  • 200 g brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon matcha powder leveled
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 160°Celsius.
  • Grease and line a 7 inches square cake tin with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Measure butter into a small pot or saucepan. Melt it over low heat until it has melted completely.
  • In a separate bowl, add the brown sugar.
  • Pour the melted butter into the sugar and whisk by hand for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Next, add the egg. If the butter and sugar mixture is hot, let is cool down first before adding the egg.
  • Whisk in the egg until it is well incorporated and there are no longer any traces of egg visible.
  • Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Combine the flour, salt and matcha powder in a separate bowl. Stir lightly to mix.
  • Sift in the flour mixture into the wet ingredients in 2 or 3 batches. Fold the flour only until it is well combined. Do not overmix.
  • Pour the blondie batter into the prepared tin. Level the top and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the tin from the oven and let the blondie rest in the tin for about 5 to 10 minutes before lifting out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Place the blondie in the fridge for about 30 minutes to cool further before cutting for neater pieces.

Notes

Use good quality and culinary grade matcha

  • Firstly, make sure you use culinary grade matcha or green tea powder. This is because green tea is also widely used in cosmetics and body and bath products and green tea produced for that purpose may not be suitable for baking.
  • Secondly, use highest quality matcha powder as it will have an impact on the color and flavor of your matcha blondies. Good quality matcha powder should be bright green, so do look out for the color and compare first before buying.

Do not overmix the batter

  • This is an important step in making blondies. Overmixing the batter after adding the flour will leave you with a tough and dense blondie bar. Suffice if you ensure the flour is well combined in the batter to avoid this.

Do not over bake the blondies

  • Overbaking these blondies can result in dry blondies. To avoid that, keep to the baking time and baking temperature indicated in the recipe.
  • Check on the blondie at least 5 before the baking time is up by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out without any wet batter, the blondies are baked and can be removed from the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 2324.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 303.7g | Protein: 36.3g | Fat: 106.9g | Saturated Fat: 65.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 28g | Trans Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 432.4mg | Sodium: 1215.9mg | Potassium: 509.5mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 194.9g | Vitamin A: 4861.4IU | Calcium: 242mg | Iron: 14.1mg