This Matcha Macadamia Brownies recipe has a super secret hidden ingredient, Matcha Green Tea, giving the brownies a boost of flavor that is simply to die for!
I belong to a fun group that was started by Peanut Butter & Co called the Yum Squad! They occasionally send out a Mystery Ingredient Challenge for us to make a recipe. This month we are celebrating the National Peanut Month. As a result, PB & Co sent a mystery ingredient for March, Matcha Green Tea Powder! Considering that PB&Co deals mostly with peanut butter, I was surprised to find a TEA in the challenge. However, I had fun doing this recipe challenge and I hope you enjoy my recipe for Matcha Macadamia Brownies!
Matcha Green Tea Powder is an antioxidant super powerhouse! In addition, the ORAC antioxidant score for Matcha Green Tea is 1573! As a result, it has many health benefits:
- It is packed with antioxidants including the powerful EGCg
- Boosts metabolism and burns calories
- Detoxifies effectively and naturally
- Calms the mind and relaxes the body
- Is rich in fiber, chlorophyll and vitamins
- Enhances mood and aids in concentration
- Provides vitamin C, selenium, chromium, zinc and magnesium
- Prevents disease
- Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar
It took me awhile to figure out what I would like to make using Matcha Green Tea but after searching and thinking, I decided to make a recipe based on the Ginger Macadamia Brownie Recipe in the Gluten-Free Almond Flour cookbook. I changed up the recipe and you will find my recipe for Matcha Macadamia Bars below, enjoy!
I used PB & Co White Chocolate Wonderful, a wonderful way to get that chocolate in. Above all, I should have called these brownies Triple Chocolate Bars! I received product to help facilitate this recipe.
Matcha Macadamia Brownies
Matcha Macadamia Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sorgham flour
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour/meal
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil
- 3 eggs organic
- 1 cup honey or maple syrup I used maple syrup
- 1/8 cup minced fresh ginger
- 1/8 cup matcha green tea
- 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips I use Enjoy Life
- 1/3 cup White Chocolate Wonderful Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease 11 x 7 inch baking dish
- Mix in large bowl all the ingredients starting with liquid then adding dry. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Bake covered for 20 minutes and then uncover the last 10 minutes.
- Brownies are done when knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in baking dish 1 hour then cut into bars or serving sizes and ENJOY!
Notes
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This sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing! Pinning this now!
I love Matcha Tea, I do prefer the black to the green though. I like to take some Matcha Tea, add soy milk and ice. Refreshing for that hot summer day…thank you for sharing.
I don’t know if I should make this or not cause I know I will eat the whole thing! 🙂
hahaha freeze what you don’t eat then pull it out with some vegan ice-cream when you have a craving 🙂
What an awesome recipe! I really love green tea and macadamia nut, so I think I would make this soon!
Thank You for sharing it!
let me know how it turns out Fiona N
Thanks for the Gluten Free recipe that actually looks yummy! I’m pinning to make this soon 🙂
Thanks for the Pin chroncont!