How to Make Matcha Macarons - Video Recipe

Japanese Green Tea (Matcha) Macarons – a recipe for these delicious, light, and crunchy sweet treats that perfectly blend Western technique with Eastern flavors.

Please check out this video showing how to make Matcha Macarons by my good friend Yi from Yi Reservations.  

Click here to jump to his Youtube Video

Ingredients:

Dry ingredients:

• 130g/1cup powdered sugar
• 80g / 0.8 cup quality almond flour
• 2 teaspoons of matcha powder such has the one from Japanese Green Tea Company

Wet ingredients:

• Egg whites from two large eggs or 60 grams of pure egg white
• 33g/0.25 cup powdered sugar
• Half teaspoon of cream of tartar

Filling ingredients:

• 8 oz Cream cheese, room temp/ softened
• Half cup of powdered sugar
• Zest from half of a lemon
• Lemon juice from half of a lemon (you can replace this with yuzu juice too)

For printable recipe and full text version recipe, please click here to jump to Yi's Blog

Matcha & Matcha Macaron Photos

Here are photos of Matcha and Matcha Macrons that Yi took.  Aren't they beautiful? 

How to Make Matcha Latte Art

Here is a cut from the above video for how to make matcha latte art. Isn't it cool? I was able to do this myself by watching this video. :) 

About The Author

Yi - Founder, Chef and Editor at YiReservation.com

Yi Reservation is a Blog and YouTube Channel where Yi shares authentic Chinese recipes from his New York City kitchen.  Since 2011, YiReservation.com has been sharing authentic Chinese recipes with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

With more than 550K followers and counting, Yi has been innovating his passion for the world of cuisine on his popular YouTube channel.

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