Matcha Chocolate Bites with Hojicha Walnut Crust

1. Chop the white chocolate into small pieces using a knife. Do not skip this step by “breaking bars by hands”. The pieces need to be small and more or less the same size–about the size of vitamin pills so the chocolate will melt quickly and evenly. 

   

2. Cut the butter into 6 pieces. Sift matcha so it is ready for the step #5.
3. Add the heavy cream into a small saucepan. When you see bubbles around the saucepan, remove from the heat. You need to keep an eye on the cream, so it doesn’t boil or get too hot. (Overheating will cause “separation” of fat of white chocolate and uneven texture.) 
4. Immediately add the white chocolate and butter. Stir with a rubber spatula until chocolate pieces and butter melt and create a smooth mixture. Do not put the saucepan back onto the stove even if the chocolate is not melting quickly–keep stirring until all pieces melt and become smooth.

   

5. Once the mixture is smooth, add sifted matcha powder and chia seeds into the mixture and stir until the color is consistent.
6. Pour the matcha chocolate mixture into the chilled walnut crust (recipe follows).
7. Tap the pie plate a few times on the countertop to remove any air bubbles. Refrigerate for a few hours.
8. Dust matcha powder on top, if you wish, and serve. 

Hojicha Walnut Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

Matcha Chocolate Filling

Kiyomi

A delicious filling that pairs well with our Hojicha Walnut Crust

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Course Snack

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 4 bars Lindt White Chocolate Swiss Classic Bar
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
• 2 tbsp Ceremonial Matcha
• 2 tbsp Chia Seeds

Instructions

 

• Chop the white chocolate into small pieces using a knife. Do not skip this step by “breaking bars by hands”. The pieces need to be small and more or less the same size–about the size of vitamin pills so the chocolate will melt quickly and evenly. 
  
• Cut the butter into 6 pieces. Sift matcha so it is ready for the step #5.
• Add the heavy cream into a small saucepan. When you see bubbles around the saucepan, remove from the heat. You need to keep an eye on the cream, so it doesn’t boil or get too hot. (Overheating will cause “separation” of fat of white chocolate and uneven texture.) 
• Immediately add the white chocolate and butter. Stir with a rubber spatula until chocolate pieces and butter melt and create a smooth mixture. Do not put the saucepan back onto the stove even if the chocolate is not melting quickly–keep stirring until all pieces melt and become smooth.
  
• Once the mixture is smooth, add sifted matcha powder and chia seeds into the mixture and stir until the color is consistent.
• Pour the matcha chocolate mixture into the chilled walnut crust.
• Tap the pie plate a few times on the countertop to remove any air bubbles. Refrigerate for a few hours.
• Dust matcha powder on top, if you wish, and serve. 

Keyword Matcha, Matcha Chocolate

Hojicha Walnut Crust

Kiyomi

Hojicha walnut crust is great for our White Chocolate Matcha filling!

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Course Snack

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 4 cups Walnuts
• 1 cup Dates
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Avocado Oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Organic Hojicha Powder
• Pinch Sea Salt

Instructions

 

• Chop each date into 8 pieces.
• Place all the ingredients in a food processor. Process until there are no visible pieces of nuts and it begins to look moist and smooth. (Be careful not to overprocess, or it will become a cream-like texture and it will not work as a crust.)
  
• Press about 1 tbsp mixture into each cup of a mini muffin pan. Chill for 1-2 hours before adding a filling. 
  

Keyword Hojicha, Hojicha Walnut