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    Matcha Crème Brûlée

    Published: Aug 6, 2020 Modified: Aug 6, 2020 by Candice

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    Velvety custard and matcha were meant to be together in this green tea dessert. This matcha creme brulee uses 5 simple ingredients and is the best prep-ahead dessert.

    Spoon scooping out the perfect bite of matcha creme brulee.

    What You'll Find in This Post

    • What flavors go well with matcha?
    • What can you make with matcha?
    • How do I make a cup of matcha tea?
    • Step by Step Recipe
    • Recipe Card

    What Flavors Go Well with Matcha?

    I love using matcha in dessert recipes because matcha goes so well with sweet flavors and can almost always successfully be added to vanilla-flavored desserts. It pairs really nicely with chocolate, vanilla, and berries. It also pairs great with aromatics like mint, lavender, rose, and citrus.

    What Can you Make with Matcha?

    The volume of recipes using matcha green tea has increased tenfold in the past few years as people are experimenting more and more with matcha. Matcha can be enjoyed in it's simplest form as a tea, but the powder is also being used to make delicious recipes.

    You can use matcha for sweet recipes like cakes, pastries, crepes, brownies, dessert bars etc. Matcha ice cream and frozen yogurt or semifreddo are all amazing along with matcha peanut butter cups, shortbread, cookies, and muffins. Some savory uses of matcha include soups, rubs for meat and butter-based sauces.

    How Do I Make a Cup of Matcha Tea?

    To make a delicious traditional cup of matcha green tea, I like to keep it simple with just matcha powder and water. Blend or whisk a few tablespoons of cold or hot water with the matcha powder until all clumps are removed. Then I add more water until I have reached about 1 cup. Finally, I froth until bubbly.

    See my full guide to making traditional matcha tea here. Or check out my recipe for a matcha latte you can make using 5 different methods, depending on what you have in your kitchen.

    Step by Step Recipe

    For Matcha Crème Brûlée, you will need these ingredients: vanilla pod (or extract), culinary grade matcha, heavy cream, egg yolks, and caster sugar.

    Ingredients for matcha creme brulee including vanilla, matcha, cream, yolks, and sugar.

    Start with your vanilla pod. Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise, and use your blade or a spoon to scrape out the seeds. Put both the seeds and the remaining vanilla bean in a saucepan with the heavy cream (photo 1). Bring the cream and vanilla to a simmer on a medium heat. Be very careful not to boil.

    Once simmered, remove the cream from the heat and remove the vanilla pod. Now, whisk together about ¼ cup of the cream with the matcha powder to remove all the clumps (photos 2 & 3). Then, whisk the matcha mixture into the rest of the cream to combine (photo 4). Note: This can also be done in a blender if you have one, but isn't necessary if you are first following photos 2 & 3.

    Mixing matcha into a cream mixture.

    Heat your oven to 320F. Then, beat the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until they are light, fluffy, and pale yellow (photos 5 & 6). Make sure your bowl is suitable to be used in a bain-marie (i.e a glass bowl that fits over a saucepan filled with simmering water).

    Stir in your warmed matcha cream with the eggs and sugar. Make sure to mix well (photo 7).

    Over the bain-marie, heat the matcha cream mixture while stirring constantly until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. This should take ~8 minutes (photo 8).

    Mixing together the custard for matcha creme brulee.

    Strain the matcha cream mixture to make sure it is smooth throughout. Divide the mixture evenly between 4 ramekins (Amazon link opens in new tab). Place the ramekins into a deep roasting pan. Fill the pan with halfway with boiling water, so that the water covers the ramekins about halfway up their sides. Place the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 20 minutes.

    Pouring water into a roasting pan holding green creme brulee.

    Once cooked, remove the matcha crème brûlée pan from the oven. Remove each ramekin from the water immediately and place aside so they stop cooking. Let them cool to room temperature, and then transfer them to the refrigerator and allow them to cool overnight.

    When ready to serve the matcha crème brûlées, take them out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving so they come to room temperature. you have two options for how to handle the sugar crust. If you have a brûlée torch (Amazon link opens in new tab), you can add a covered layer of fine caster sugar. Shake off the excess sugar onto the next ramekin. Brûlée with the torch until the characteristic sugar crust has formed.

    Note: Caster sugar is the sugar of choice for crème brûlée because it is fine and will melt more evenly than coarse sugar. If you do not have caster sugar, you can run granulated sugar in a food processor to break it down.

    Creme brulee with raw and bruleed sugar.

    If you don't have a torch, heat the broiler in your oven to high. Add a layer of icing sugar to each crème brûlée, and shake off excess into the next ramekin. Then, place under the grill. WATCH THEM CAREFULLY! Otherwise, they will burn very quickly. Let them cool before serving... melted sugar will burn! And don't forget to have fun cracking the tasty sugar crust!

    A spoon scooping out a bite of green tea creme brulee.

    If You Love This Matcha Recipe...

    Then you will love some of these other matcha dessert favorites:

    • Strawberry Matcha Semifreddo
    • Krumkake with Matcha Filling
    • Matcha Mascarpone Cream Puffs

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    Matcha Crème Brûlée

    Velvety custard and green tea were meant to be together. This matcha creme brulee uses 5 simple ingredients and is the best prep-ahead dessert.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American, French, Japanese
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 429kcal
    Author: Candice

    Equipment

    • Torch or Broiler
    • Whisk
    • Ramekins
    • Deep sided roasting pan

    Ingredients

    • 1 vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 teaspoon culinary grade matcha use up to 3 teaspoon for added matcha flavor
    • 375 mL heavy cream
    • 5 room temperature egg yolks
    • 25 g unrefined caster sugar plus more for the brulee top

    Instructions

    • Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and put the seeds and bean in a saucepan with the cream.
    • Bring to a simmer. DO NOT BOIL. Remove from heat and remove the vanilla pod.
    • Whisk together about ¼ cup of the cream with the matcha powder to remove all the clumps. Then, whisk the matcha mixture into the rest of the cream to combine.*
    • Heat the oven to 320F.
    • Beat the egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy in a bowl you can use in a bain-marie (glass bowl that fits over a sauce pan filled with simmering water). Stir in the warmed cream. Make sure to mix well.
    • Over the bain-marie heat the cream mixture stirring constantly until it coats the back of a spoon, ~8 minutes.
    • Strain the mixture to make sure it is smooth.
    • Divide the mixture between 4 ramekins.
    • Place the ramekins in a deep roasting tin. Fill the tin half-full with boiling water. Place it in the oven and cook 20 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven. Remove from the water to stop them from continuing to cook. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator and cool overnight.
    • When ready to serve, take them out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving so they come to room temperature.
    • BRULEE: If you have a brûlée torch, add a covered layer of fine caster sugar and shake off the excess into the next ramekin. Gently move the flame around to evenly melt the sugar. If you do not have a torch, heat the broiler to high. Add a covered layer of icing sugar and shake off the excess into the next ramekin. Then, place under the grill. WATCH CAREFULLY! Let cool before serving.

    Notes

    * This can also be done in a blender if you have one, but isn't necessary if you are first whisking together the ¼ cup of cream and matcha powder to remove the clumps.
    Before serving allow the crème to come to room temperature before you brûlée the tops. This helps the sugar melt evenly as you torch the tops. 
    Caster sugar is the sugar of choice for crème brûlée because it is fine and will melt more evenly than coarse sugar. If you do not have caster sugar, you can run granulated sugar in a food processor to break it down.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 373mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 95mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1803IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg
    Did you try this recipe?Mention @ProportionalPlate or tag #ProportionalPlate on Instagram! I'd love to see what you're making!

    This post was originally published in October of 2017, but was republished with new photos, step by step instructions, and tips August of 2020.

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    Comments

    1. GUNJAN

      August 16, 2020 at 12:29 pm

      5 stars
      This creme brulee recipes is so interesting. I would love to give it a try again since I have a packet of matcha and would love to enjoy some creative recipe like yours.

      Reply
      • Candice

        September 14, 2020 at 2:20 pm

        Glad to hear you will be making it again, Gunjan... thank you!

        Reply
    2. Aditi Bahl

      August 15, 2020 at 5:21 am

      5 stars
      i tried your recipe and the flavors were just bang on. Just fell in love with the lovely aroma.

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 17, 2020 at 10:53 am

        I'm so happy to hear it, Aditi!

        Reply
    3. Ramona

      August 15, 2020 at 1:13 am

      5 stars
      I love making Crème Brûlée, but ive never thought of making a matcha version. It is amazing and very interesting. It is so perfect and the colours are mesmerising! Thank you for sharing this recipe, will definitely make it again.

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 18, 2020 at 8:47 am

        I am so happy to hear it, Ramona!

        Reply
    4. Kushigalu

      August 15, 2020 at 12:52 am

      5 stars
      Very creative and interesting version of creme brule. I couldn't wait to try. My hubby loved this. Yum!

      Reply
      • Candice

        September 02, 2020 at 9:36 am

        I'm so glad to hear it, Kushigalu!

        Reply
    5. Jacqueline

      August 15, 2020 at 12:49 am

      5 stars
      I LOVE creme brulee. It's actually one of the few desserts I eat. Never had it with matcha! Definitely will make it again!

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 18, 2020 at 8:47 am

        I am so happy to hear it, Jacqueline!

        Reply
    6. Uma

      August 14, 2020 at 11:07 pm

      5 stars
      Matcha creme brulee is delicious. This is an interesting, and unique recipe, will make this again for sure 🙂

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 18, 2020 at 8:48 am

        That makes me so happy to hear, Uma 🙂

        Reply
    7. Amy Liu Dong

      August 13, 2020 at 3:53 am

      5 stars
      Wow! First time I've see it make you fall for it. The looks really something else and to be honest a great dish. I'll definitely make this often.

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 14, 2020 at 10:44 am

        I'm so glad to hear it, Amy... thank you!

        Reply
    8. Veena

      August 11, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      5 stars
      So very interesting and unique. Have to definitely try your more of your awesome recipes.

      Reply
      • Candice

        August 14, 2020 at 10:48 am

        I am so happy to hear it, Veena... Let me know how they go!

        Reply

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