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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Vicky says
I have never heard of tea matcha powder before but I love pancakes and putting weird and wonderful ingredients in my mixture so this is going on the list!
Emily Leary says
Haha, I hope you enjoy them!
Alan Moore says
Perfect for tomorrow morning, the first day off the year:) Happy new year.
Emily Leary says
They definitely would be. Happy new year to you too!
Yeah Lifestyle says
Loving the bright coloured matcha pancakes, I am sure they tastes great too. Need to try this when I get the chance
Emily Leary says
I hope you enjoy if you decide to give them a try!
Patrick says
Never heard anyone making a pancake out of tea,that is a unique recipe and I like the tip about how how to keep pancakes warm.
Emily Leary says
They're really tasty and definitely worth a try!
Amanda Millie says
These look so delicious. I love matcha, I normally use it to make my matcha lattes. It’ll be nice to try this recipe x
Emily Leary says
Thank you. I hope you enjoy them if you decide to give them a try!
Rebecca Smith says
I love pancakes and these sound incredible! Will have to put them on my to try list. I would never have thought to include matcha tea though!
Emily Leary says
I really hope you enjoy them if you decide to give it a try!
Starlight and Stories says
Ooo they sound really interesting. We love pancakes in our house so will have to give these a try!
Emily Leary says
I hope you all enjoy them!
Rachel says
I am still on the fence with Matcha, I don't know whether or not I like it, but I don't like it if you get me x
Emily Leary says
Pancakes are a great way to give it a try!
Amanda says
I absolutely adore matcha! It's still such an unappreciated ingredient really. This recipe sounds delish, will have to try it out soon.
Emily Leary says
I hope you enjoy them!
stephanie says
I'm obsessed with Matcha at the moment, I'll have to give these a try at the weekend x
Emily Leary says
Oh yes, you're bound to love them in that case!