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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Ana De- Jesus says
I love how the pancakes are similar to crepes in its consistency and texture and the berry sauce with cranberry and apple sounds absolutely delicious. Plus your pictures are beautiful, what camera is it that you use? x
Emily Leary says
It is really tasty! Thank you so much, I use a Canon 5D Mark III.
Anosa says
Whilst I am not a big fan of matcha tea I do love the look of your pancakes and loving it even more because of your cranberry and apple flavour
Emily Leary says
The flavours all work amazingly well together so I'd definitely still give it a try!
Rebecca | AAUBlog says
wow I would have never thought to add maths to pancakes - good way to get a nutritinal boost though! x
Emily Leary says
It's the perfect way to add a healthy twist to your usual pancakes!
Mellissa Williams says
These look delicious. Matcha tea is supposed to be good for you but I have yet to try it. What is the flavour like?
Emily Leary says
The flavour is similar to that of black tea but has a fresher taste to it. It's definitely worth a try!
Kayleigh says
Mmm these sound and look so yummy! I need to start cooking more and making things from scratch x
Emily Leary says
This is a great place to start as they're super simple to make!
Alifemoment says
Really nice pancakes, I missed the pancakes days this year,
I love them :)
Agata Pokutycka says
hmm they are different
I like the tea flavor idea and I would be really tempted to try it
Vicky (@aroundandupsidedown) says
Mmmm...these sounds scrummy. Some new tastes I'd love to try :-)
Emmys Mummy says
These sound yummy. I would never have thought of cooking with tea
Kara Guppy says
Thanks - my tummy is now rumbling loudly lol