Matcha Cheesecake 🍰 Japanese Dessert 🇯🇵

Description

A creamy, silky cheesecake infused with earthy matcha green tea — delicate sweetness balanced by a gentle bitterness, all atop a buttery biscuit crust. 🍵

Hook
Smooth, vibrant, and sophisticated — a cheesecake with Zen energy! 🍰

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 🍪 130 g digestive or graham biscuits
• 🧈 60 g melted butter
• Filling:
• 🧀 400 g cream cheese (room temp)
• 🍚 120 g sugar
• 🥚 2 eggs
• 🥛 120 ml sour cream or Greek yogurt
• 🍋 1 tsp lemon juice
• 🍵 2½ tsp matcha powder (sifted)
• 🌾 1 tbsp cornstarch

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Crust: Crush biscuits finely, mix with melted butter, and press into lined springform pan. Chill 15 min.
2. 2️⃣ Preheat oven: 160°C.
3. 3️⃣ Filling: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one by one, then sour cream, lemon juice, cornstarch, and matcha. Mix just until combined.
4. 4️⃣ Bake: Pour onto crust. Bake 45–50 min, until center jiggles slightly.
5. 5️⃣ Cool: Let rest in oven (door ajar) 30 min, then cool to room temp. Chill 4 h before slicing.
6. 6️⃣ Serve: Dust with a little matcha or whipped cream for contrast.

Total Time

🕒 Preparation: 20 min
🔥 Baking: 50 min
💤 Cooling/Chill: 270 min
⏰ Total: 340 min

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