If you are a lover of Matcha green tea, I have the perfect dessert for you. If you’re not or  perhaps unfamilar with it, that is about to change! My husband loves drinking green tea but I have never shared the same love for this healthy superfood with amazing health benefits. However, what I immensely love are the desserts infused with matcha tea powder. Not only do they look fabulous in that stunning shade of green but they taste pretty unique as well. I cannot think of a better pairing than white chocolate because they just complement each other in the most delicious way.

I’ve used matcha tea powder in the tart shell as well in the filling. In fact, though the tart dough took on the beautiful green colour quite easily, I was a little bit skeptical if the tart shell would remain green upon baking or turn into a golden brown rendition of the same. I was pleasantly surprised that the colour intensified in both the shell and the filling. My favourite part were the cross section of the slices.
With Valentine’s day around the corner, I had to dress up the tart of course.  Initially I thought of using candied rose petals but I’ve done that last year so I went with sugar roses this time.  I love going to High teas which are quite popular in Australia and somehow this tart reminds me of a High tea treat for girls. I’m very tempted to try out smaller tartlet versions of this for my next get-together with girlfriends:-)

A few days ago I asked my...