These one bowl matcha muffins are easy to make and perfect for a quick breakfast or snack! They’re gluten free, dairy free and can easily be made refined sugar free.
I love matcha, so I have no idea why it’s taken me over two and half years to share a recipe in the blog using matcha!
These matcha muffins are an easy to make gluten free recipe with just the right amount of fluff, sweetness and matcha flavor.
They have a vibrant green color and are perfect for a quick snack or grab and go breakfast like my matcha pancakes!
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line a 12 cavity muffin tin with liners and set aside. Whisk together all wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Whisk in the dry ingredients, making sure to spoon and level the flour, don’t scoop right from the bag.
Scoop into the prepared tray, filling about 3/4 of the way up. If you want large muffin tops, make 11 muffins and fill each all the way to the top.
Bake for 18-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool in the tray for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove each muffin and let cool on a wire rack.
Ceremonial vs. Culinary Grade
If you are not too familiar with matcha, it is essentially powdered green tea leaves. It’s traditionally consumed in East Asia in the form of tea, but can be used in all sorts of baked goods as well.
Ceremonial matcha is usually used for tea because it does not have quite as bitter a flavor as culinary grade.
You want to reserve culinary grade matcha for cooking because you will pair it with things like sugar to balance out the bitter flavor. So culinary grade is generally not used for tea/lattes.
For this recipe you can use either ceremonial or culinary grade matcha, I happened to used culinary matcha because it is often more affordable.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make them vegan? This recipe calls for two eggs, and I have not tested an option without eggs.
My suggestion would be to use either applesauce, flax eggs or a store bought egg replacer like the one from Bob’s Red MIll. They won’t have the same fluffy texture as the egg version, but the flavor will still be great!
Do they keep? Once prepared, these matcha muffins will keep for about 3-5 days. I like to store them in the fridge if they won’t be eaten within about 2 days, but either way, keep them in a container so they don’t dry out.
Can you freeze them? While I have not personally tried freezing these muffins, I do think it would work just fine! They should keep in a freezer safe bag for up to 2 months. Let them defrost, then reheat in the oven until warm through the center.
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Matcha Muffins
by: claire cary
Ingredients
Wet
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar of choice I used white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup non-dairy milk I used almond
Dry
- 1 ¼ cup gluten free all purpose flour can sub regular AP flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 3-4 tsp matcha depending on flavor preference
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a 12 cavity muffin tin with liners and set aside.
- Whisk together all wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk in the dry ingredients, making sure to spoon and level the flour, don't scoop right from the bag.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Scoop into the prepared tray, filling about 3/4 of the way up. If you want large muffin tops, make 11 muffins and fill each all the way to the top.
- Bake for 18-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the tray for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove each muffin and let cool on a wire rack.
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