Matcha Cheesecake – No Bake

If you are looking for a fresh and delicious desert that combines Matcha and the well known cheesecake, look no further. This is the recipe for you. And you don't even need to heat up your oven!
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Who doesn’t think of Japan when the typical matcha tea is mentioned? Matcha is a typical Japanese green tea powder. It has a rather bitter flavour and a characteristic green colour. In this recipe, cheesecake, matcha and cookie base are combined to create an amazing culinary exploration. This is a great desert that is not too sweet but full of flavour. It also does not require the use of an oven and is served cold making it a deliciously fresh treat. The thousand and one ways to decorate it make it a real showstopper. If you want to add not only flavour, but also a beautiful hero to your meal, this is the recipe for you.

Recipe

Ingredients

Base

  • 200g Marie Biscuits
  • 100g Butter

Green Layer

  • 100ml Milk
  • 2Tbsp Matcha Powder (Two packages of 1,5g)
  • 250g Curd
  • 250g Cream Cheese
  • 100g Sugar
  • 6 leaves Gelatine

White Layer

  • 100ml Milk
  • 250g Curd
  • 250g Cream Cheese
  • 100g Sugar
  • 6 leaves Gelatine

Decoration

  • Lime
  • Matcha Powder

Instructions

  1. Place the biscuits in a ziplock bag and crush them until you obtain a fine powder.
  2. Melt the butter and mix it into the biscuit powder.
  3. Fill the biscuit mixture into a cake pan and press it down.
  4. Place the base into the fridge for 30 minutes or while you prepare the green layer.
  5. Place the gelatine in cold water while warming the milk.
  6. Whisk the matcha powder into the milk.
  7. Wring out the gelatine and let it dissolve in the milk.
  8. Use an electric mixer to mix the cream cheese until it is soft.
  9. Add in the sugar and curd and mix well until everything is combined.
  10. Pour the milk into the cream cheese mixture and mix it in well with a fork.
  11. Pour the green layer on the base and let cool for 2 hours.
  12. After two hours, prepare the second layer.
  13. Warm the milk and place the gelatine in cold water.
  14. Wriong out the gelatine and mix it wiht the milk.
  15. Mix cream cheese, sugar and curd with an electric mixer before pouring in the milk.
  16. Pour the white layer on top of the green layer and place in the fridge to cool for several hours. (Minimum 2)
  17. Before serving the cake, decorate the top with matcha powder.
  18. Cut limes and place them around the cake as decoration.

Variations

If you want the top to be decorated with a certain patter, like in the picture, place paper over the places you want to remain white and sift matcha on the rest.

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