Matcha Cheesecake Muffins

I’m really not a fan of baking… just sayin’. So, when I feel a sweet tooth coming on it has to be a super easy recipe or I’m out! This quick Matcha Cheesecake Muffins recipe will satisfy your sweets craving without a ton of steps. It’s sweet but has that wonderful depth of flavor from the matcha green tea powder. And how pretty are these swirls of marble? Just use a sharp knife to create this pretty pattern on the muffins. These are big ass muffins, so share one with a friend (or NOT!). If you like this recipe, you’re gonna love our Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes! It’s love at first bite!

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Swirls of matcha green tea cheesecake batter and chocolate create this gorgeous muffin that’s so easy to create!

The cheesecake batter is made with matcha green tea powder, cream cheese and melted white chocolate.

Three layers of the batter are placed in a large muffin tin.

Swirl the matcha green tea cheesecake batter with chocolate muffin batter to create this beautiful marbled design.

This recipe makes six large Matcha Cheesecake Muffins. Love at first bite!

Matcha Cheesecake Muffins

• Author: Asian Caucasian
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Sweets
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian Fusion

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Ingredients

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• For the cheesecake:
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon matcha powder
• 5 oz. white chocolate, melted
• 1 egg, room temperature
• For the muffins:
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• Pinch of salt

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a six-muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Make the cheesecake: Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth. Sift in the matcha powder and beat until fluffy. Add in the melted white chocolate and egg and beat until well-combined.
3. Make the muffins: Melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Turn heat to low and add in chocolate chips, stir until just melted. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cocoa powder and salt. Mix until well-combined.
4. Layer the muffin tin: spread 1/4 of the chocolate muffin mixture at the bottom, 1/4 of the matcha mixture in the middle, and 1/4 of the chocolate muffin mixture on the top. Place a large dollop of the matcha mixture on the very top and using a sharp knife make swirls with the matcha and muffin mixture to create a marbled pattern. Bake the muffins in the center rack for 30 minutes. Let cool. Use a thin flat knife to loosen the muffins before removing from the muffin tin. Makes 6 large muffins.

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Notes

Notes: You can melt the white chocolate in a glass mixing bowl in the microwave on 20-second intervals.
Adapted from: www.ful-filled.com

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 Muffin
• Calories: 747
• Sugar: 56.7 g
• Sodium: 203.7 mg
• Fat: 44.8 g
• Carbohydrates: 68 g
• Protein: 12.2 g
• Cholesterol: 179.2 mg

Keywords: Matcha Muffins, Cheesecake Muffins, Asian Matcha Muffins, Asian Cheesecake Muffins

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