Are you craving a rich, creamy, and indulgent dessert with an exotic twist? Look no further than our Baked Japanese Green Tea Matcha Cheesecake recipe – a delightful fusion of Eastern flavors and Western baking techniques that will leave your taste buds in awe.
This decadent dessert combines the earthy, antioxidant-packed goodness of matcha green tea powder with the creamy, tangy, and smooth texture of classic cheesecake to create a treat that is both visually stunning and irresistibly delicious.
Perfect for special occasions or as a weekend indulgence, this matcha cheesecake is sure to impress your family and friends with its unique flavor profile and striking green hue.
Baked Matcha Cheesecake has a richer taste and creamier texture as compared to no-bake cheesecake, but the process of making has more steps than the no-bake. To yield a nice cheesecake without cracks on top, it needs to be baked using water bath at low heat.
Get ready to elevate your dessert game and embark on a culinary adventure with our easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to baking the ultimate Japanese Cheesecake (Green Tea Matcha).
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Baked Matcha Cheesecake (Japanese Green Tea Cheesecake) | MyKitchen101en
Yields: 12 pieces
Ingredients for bottom biscuit crust:
- 225 g (about 15 pieces) digestive biscuit
- 35 g (2 ¾ tbsps) fine sugar
- 100 g (7 tbsps) melted butter
Ingredients for cream cheese mixture:
- 375 g (13.2 oz) cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 75 g (⅓ cup + ½ tbsp) fine sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 300 g (1 cup + 3 ½ tbsps) plain yogurt
- 2 tbsps matcha (green tea) powder
- 3 ½ tbsps cake flour
Ingredients for meringue:
- 3 egg whites
- 70 g (⅓ cup + 1 tsp) fine sugar
- 2 ½ tbsps cornstarch
Preparing the bottom biscuit crust:
1 Grease and line 8-inch (20-cm) round loose base baking pan with parchment paper.
2 Put biscuit in food processor, process until fine (or put in zip lock bag and crush with rolling pin).
3 Add sugar to crushed biscuit, mix well.
4 Add in melted butter, mix well.
5 Transfer to baking pan and press down until firm, keep refrigerated for later use.
Making Matcha cheesecake:
1 Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F.
2 Meringue: In a clean and dry bowl, beat egg whites over low speed until tiny bubbles, add in sugar gradually, continue beating until soft peak, add in cornstarch and mix well. (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free and water-free, including egg yolk, or the meringue will fail. I will usually clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white. )
3 Combine cream cheese and sugar, beat over medium speed until light and fluffy.
4 Add in egg yolks gradually, mix until blended.
5 Add in yogurt, mix until combined.
6 Sieve in cake flour and matcha powder, mix well.
7 Add meringue into cheese batter in 3 batches, mix gently with hand whisk, then fold until well blended with spatula.
8 Pour cheese mixture onto biscuit crust.
9 Put 9″ (23-cm) round baking pan into 10″ (25-cm) square baking pan, put baking pan with cheese mixture into round pan, then fill square pan with plain water, about 1″ high. (Reminder: I prefer to use plain water for water bath as the cake tends to crack if hot water is used.)
10 Bake in the preheated oven at 150°C/300°F for 1 hour 30 minutes.
11 Remove from water bath, cool on wire rack 5 minutes, then remove baking pan with cheesecake from round pan (the golden colour liquid is melted butter from biscuit crust) and cool completely on wire rack.
12 When cooled, cover and keep refrigerated overnight until completely chilled.
13 Unmould Matcha cheesecake, remove parchment paper, then transfer cheesecake to cake board.
14 Prepare a jug of hot water, dip the knife into hot water, then dry with clean kitchen towels. Cut cheesecake into 12 portions using hot knife, clean the knife after each cut.
Matcha Cheesecake Recipe (Japanese Green Tea Cheesecake)
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Equipment
- 1 8-inch (20-cm) round loose base baking pan
- 1 9″ (23-cm) round baking pan
- 1 10″ (25-cm) square baking pan
Ingredients
Ingredients for Bottom Biscuit Crust:
- 225 g digestive biscuit about 15 pieces
- 35 g fine sugar 2 ¾ tbsps
- 100 g melted butter 7 tbsps
Ingredients for Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 375 g cream cheese (at room temperature) 13.2 oz
- 75 g fine sugar ⅓ cup + ½ tbsp
- 3 egg yolks
- 300 g plain yogurt 1 cup + 3 ½ tbsps
- 2 tbsps matcha green tea powder
- 3 ½ tbsps cake flour
Ingredients for Meringue:
- 3 egg whites
- 70 g fine sugar ⅓ cup + 1 tsp
- 2 ½ tbsps cornstarch
Instructions
Preparing the bottom biscuit crust:
- Grease and line 8-inch (20-cm) round loose base baking pan with parchment paper.
- Put biscuit in food processor, process until fine (or put in zip lock bag and crush with rolling pin).
- Add sugar to crushed biscuit, mix well. Add in melted butter, mix well.
- Transfer to baking pan and press down until firm, keep refrigerated for later use.
Making Matcha Cheesecake:
- Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F.
- Meringue: In a clean and dry bowl, beat egg whites over low speed until tiny bubbles, add in sugar gradually, continue beating until soft peak, add in cornstarch and mix well.
- Combine cream cheese and sugar, beat over medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add in egg yolks gradually, mix until blended. Add in yogurt, mix until combined.
- Sieve in cake flour and matcha powder, mix well.
- Add meringue into cheese batter in 3 batches, mix gently with hand whisk, then fold until well blended with spatula.
- Pour cheese mixture onto biscuit crust.
- Put 9″ (23-cm) round baking pan into 10″ (25-cm) square baking pan, put baking pan with cheese mixture into round pan, then fill square pan with plain water, about 1″ high. (Reminder: I prefer to use plain water for water bath as the cake tends to crack if hot water is used.)
- Bake in the preheated oven at 150°C/300°F for 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Remove from water bath, cool on wire rack 5 minutes, then remove baking pan with cheesecake from round pan (the golden colour liquid is melted butter from biscuit crust) and cool completely on wire rack.
- When cooled, cover and keep refrigerated overnight until completely chilled.
- Unmould Matcha cheesecake, remove parchment paper, then transfer cheesecake to cake board.
- Prepare a jug of hot water, dip the knife into hot water, then dry with clean kitchen towels. Cut cheesecake into 12 portions using hot knife, clean the knife after each cut.
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