These matcha coconut yogurt tarts are so green, healthy and easy to make! The matcha green tea gives them that amazing colour and fills them with goodness. They’re also delicious and quick.
Matcha Yogurt Tarts
These pretty little tarts are so green! That’s down to them being made with matcha green tea.
The lovely people at Pure Chimp sent me a jar of their ceremonial-grade vibrant matcha green tea to sample and ask me to come up with a recipe. I’ve loved sitting down to warm cups of matcha latte, but I wanted to create something healthy and special – so I’ve come up with these matcha coconut and yogurt tarts.
Matcha has a complex flavour that runs from grassy to sweet, making it perfect for adding to desserts. It pairs well with coconut, so I’ve blitzed it up with desiccated coconut, coconut oil, ground almonds and dates to make these adorable green cups that I’ve filled with yogurt (choose non-dairy yogurt for a vegan treat) and topped them with blueberries. This is a superfood-packed, sugar-free, healthy but decadent dessert. Even my kids absolutely loved them.
Get the recipe!
- 40g (½ cup) oats
- 75g (1 cup) unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 21g (¼ cup) ground almonds
- 6 dates, pitted and softened in warm water for a few minutes
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tsp matcha green tea powder
- Greek yogurt (or vegan alternative)
- Blueberries
- Blitz the oats in a food processor or blender (I use a Froothie) until it is a bit finer. Add the remaining ingredients (but not the yogurt or blueberries) and whiz until well combined.
- Press the matcha coconut mixture into the cups of a muffin or tart tray and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight.
- Carefully remove the tarts from the cups, fill with yogurt and top with blueberries. Serve immediately or store in the fridge in the muffin tray.
I made this with my Froothie Optimum 9400 high-speed blender. It’s more powerful than a Vitamix, Ninja or Blendtec and could even blend stones (should you be mad enough to do it).
About Matcha Green Tea
Pure Chimp say that their Matcha Super Tea has 137 times more antioxidants than green tea, boosts metabolism, can improve your skin from within and even help with weight loss. Sounds rather fantastic!
I like that you get an energy boost, without that shaky ‘too much coffee’ feeling. Matcha gives me a long alertness without any annoying buzz. The flavour is really lovely – a bit grassy but in a pleasant way. I’ve been using my matcha not only in lattes, but also bliss balls, sprinkled into smoothies and mixed into juice.
It was nice to see that Pure Chimp also have a range of natural beauty products, such as face creams and shampoo bars. I’ve been using natural, edible beauty products for years, such as aduki bean or coffee scrubs and I’ve only washed my face in olive oil for the last 15 years. I like that Pure Chimp believe in nourishing yourself inside and out and they also give 5% of profits to charity.
Check out Pure Chimp’s website, facebook and twitter.
Looking for more Matcha inspiration? Try these recipes:
Coconut Matchamisu by Fuss Free Flavours
Matcha Tiramisu Cake by Supper in the Suburbs
Vanilla Matcha Cupcakes by Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen
Peach Matcha Smoothie by Recipes from a Pantry
Matcha and Lime Cheesecake by Rough Measures
Matcha Superfood Porridge by Hungry Happy Healthy
Disclosure: Pure Chimp sent me a jar of matcha tea and commissioned this recipe. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
They look so delicate and yummy! I’m still trying to get used to the taste of matcha, I find it quite strong but I love using it in small quantities in desserts for that vibrant green colour and a good hit of antioxidants 😀
It can be strong, but this one is really nice. I’ve had a lot of lattes!
I’ve never used matcha like this but it’s SO pretty! Can’t believe how vibrant that colour is!
I know, so amazingly greeeen! My favourite colour 🙂
I love matcha so much! Never thought to use them in a base though, these little tarts look delicious. Thanks for link my cheesecake recipe.
I love how versatile matcha is. Good for you and great in so many things. Your matcha lime cheesecake sounds great!
Oh, I’ve never used matcha before but it looks so, so pretty and delicate. Lovely! Ray xx
Thanks! They are really nice and not too sweet.
Love the look of those cases and have a lot of matcha in my cupboard, excellent!
These are stunning! I love the vivid green matcha gives everything. What a great way of using the green stuff 🙂
I lterayll want to drop everything and make these tarts now. Except I don’t have any pure chimp Matcha at the moment.
What an amazing colour , I love your tart idea.They look droolworthy.
Green is a very ghoulish colour and that makes these wee tarts just perfect for Tea Time Treats this month thanks Kate!
They look so pretty, I will definitely get some matcha, especially with Halloween approaching.
These look fab! I love the Kermit colour!
I am new to matcha, but I am discovering so many different things to do with it. I am going to have to try this next.
These look fab! My little ones would love them just by looking at them. I have never tried matcha though… Must give it a try!
Hi, I just made these this morning, and they’re delicious!
I live the idea of these but could I use good old fashioned butter in place of the coconut oil?
I haven’t tried, but butter should work – the coconut oil is just there to stick it all together and butter does that. Let me know if you try it and how you get on!
These are just lovely Katherine. I love baking with matcha. Thanks for linking up to me too.
This is a genius recipe! I absolutely love the sound of it! Thanks for sharing with the #nowastefoodchallenge 🙂
Thanks Elizabeth. They were delicious and so pretty with the gorgeous matcha!
The matcha tarts were delicious! Had some troubles making the cups, next time I’ll use medjoul dates. I’m going to share the recipe with a link to your site ( if you don’t mind)
I’m so pleased that you like them! Please don’t reproduce my recipe on another site though – just link to me for readers to get it here. Thanks so much! 🙂