These matcha pancakes are tall, fluffy and delicious. And they're flavoured with vibrant matcha tea powder for a fresh, distinctive taste.
Matcha powder is a very finely-ground Japanese green tea powder made from young tea leaves.
It's grassy and fresh tasting with a beautifully intense green hue, which makes it perfect for adding flavour and colour to home bakes.
In these matcha pancakes, the flavour is distinct, but not overpowering and makes for a really delicious breakfast.
To make these matcha pancakes, you'll start but whisking eggs and sugar together, then sift in flour and matcha tea powder, whisking to a smooth paste.
Finally, you'll whisk in some milk and your batter will be ready to cook.
The matcha pancake batter fries really nicely, holding its shape well and producing tall, airy pancakes that are perfect for stacking.
Here's the full recipe for my matcha pancakes. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 50 g (¼ cup) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 150 g (1 cup) self-raising white flour (self rising flour)
- 2 tsp matcha tea powder
- 100 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) semi-skimmed (2%) milk
- 1 tbsp salted butter to fry
Instructions
Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar.
Whisk to combine.
Sift in the flour and matcha.
Whisk to a smooth paste.
Add the milk.
Whisk until you have a thick, smooth batter.
Warm a little butter in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat.
Spoon tablespoons of batter into the pan - make sure to space them far enough apart that they don't merge. Cook for about 1 minute until golden underneath.
Flip and cook for another 30 second or so until golden, risen and cooked through. Transfer the pancakes to a plate as you go. You should get approximately 20 in all.
Stack the pancakes up to serve.
They’re great with salted caramel sauce, as shown here, but honey, maple syrup, golden syrup or a sprinkling of sugar are all great too!
What did you think of these matcha pancakes?
Have you tried matcha as an ingredient in other dishes? I'd love to hear about it!
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Matcha Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 50 g (¼ cup) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 150 g (1 cup) self-raising white flour (self rising flour)
- 2 tsp matcha tea powder
- 100 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) semi-skimmed (2%) milk
- 1 tbsp salted butter to fry
Instructions
- Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar. Whisk to combine.
- Sift in the flour and matcha, then whisk to a smooth paste.
- Next, add the milk and whisk until you have a thick, smooth batter.
- Warm a little butter in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat.
- Spoon tablespoons of batter into the pan - make sure to space them far enough apart that they don't merge. Cook for about 1 minute until golden underneath.
- Flip and cook for another 30 second or so until golden, risen and cooked through. Transfer the pancakes to a plate as you go. You should get approximately 20 in all.
- Stack the pancakes up to serve. They’re great with salted caramel sauce, as shown here, but honey, maple syrup, golden syrup or a sprinkling of sugar are all great too!
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Donna @OrdinaryCyclingGirl says
Emily, those pancakes look scrumptious! I've heard so much about Tea Pigs Matcha tea lately too; I really must give it a try.
Priya says
This reminds me of a time I put red food colouring into my custard instead of vanilla extract…. pink custard does not taste the same!
Natalie says
Those pancakes look fab I want them NOW! The photos are superb.
leonii says
I love these different ideas are fab! I also LOVE pancake day ha i cant wait to stuff my face x
hannah clementson says
I love how you think outside of the norm!! I love a good chocolate bourbon with my cup of tea so this sounds like a great variant to the standard lemon and sugar :D x
Charly Dove says
Fabulous pancake ideas Emily - you always make everything look and sound delicious! I think my husband has some of that tea :)
Cass@frugalfamily says
Your photos always make me hungry Emily ;-)
I'm trying to get my two to be a little more adventurous with their food and these recipes look fab because in their eyes, anything in a pancake can only be a good thing.
Thanks for sharing x
You Baby Me Mummy says
That looks really yummy. All your food looks so beautiful! x
Sam @happyhomebird says
These are such great ideas for pancakes, I'm going to raid the cupboards and see what sort of pancakes I could rustle up.
Sonya Cisco says
Mmmmm I LOVE pancakes, especially with chocolate spread!