Matcha Cookie Dough Cups

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These naturally sweetened Matcha Cookie Dough Cups feature vegan white chocolate combined with matcha powder stuffed with gluten-free, grain-free chocolate chip cookie dough for the perfect pop-in-your-mouth sweet treat with a matcha boost!

If you’re going to stuff cookie dough in anything other than straight into your mouth, you should definitely stuff it in in the middle of creamy vegan matcha white chocolate. Sweet and rich, it should be prohibited before lunch time, but I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t pop one of these in my mouth before breakfast. My rationalization? It’s pretty much a matcha latte and muffin… haha 😜 All kidding aside though, these Matcha Cookie Dough Cups are naturally sweetened with maple syrup- yes, even the cookie dough filling!

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The Non-Dairy White Chocolate

When I first published this recipe buying dairy-free white chocolate didn’t exist. So instead of store-bought vegan white chocolate chips I’ve teamed up with my good friend Natalie from Feasting on Fruit to bring you one killer sweet treat. She cracked the code to homemade vegan white chocolate that is made with minimal ingredients, we’re talkin’ 4-ingredients, and she was generous enough to share it with me to use in this recipe! #collaborationovercompetition

Vegan Matcha White Chocolate:

☆ coconut oil
☆ coconut cream
coconut milk powder
☆ maple syrup
☆ pinch of salt

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💡 Now, you can purchase non-dairy white chocolate and I’ve updated the recipe to reflect making the recipe either way. Check out the recipe card below.

Then we took my favorite Cookie Dough recipe made with almond flour, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and mini chocolate chips (affiliate link), stuffed it in the middle and called these Matcha Cookie Dough Cups a winner! As much as I love the traditional peanut butter cup, any dessert recipe that includes both matcha and chocolate chip cookie dough is hard to beat. I think you might agree…

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How To Make These Matcha Cookie Dough Cups

Don’t worry, we are still keeping it simple. Like microwave and freezer simple. You simply microwave the matcha white chocolate ingredients together, pour into your line mini muffin tin, freeze, stuff with cookie dough, pour the rest of the matcha white chocolate over top and then freeze again. If you’re an overachiever, you can certainly melt your matcha white chocolate stovetop- but you know me, I’m all about keeping things as simple as possible around here.

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Recipe Tips

Now the key to making these look as pretty as they taste yummy is keeping a border around the cookie dough while still flattening the cookie dough to be level with the top of the muffin cup, otherwise, you’ll see the cookie dough around the sides and the top white chocolate layer won’t cover the cookie dough completely. And that’s just my perfectionist self giving advice- you certainly don’t have to make them “perfect”. I found that if I used 1 small teaspoon of cookie dough, rolled it into a ball, placed it on top of the frozen bottom later of matcha white chocolate and then gently flattened it with my finger until it was level with the top of the muffin cup, that worked best.

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Storage

Natalie and I also found that keeping them stored in the freezer was best. Simply let the cookie dough cup(s) thaw for a couple of minutes before enjoying.

Alright, enough chatting, I know you’re dying to make these Matcha Cookie Dough Cups so go for it! Tag us on tag me on Instagram or Facebook @HealthyLittleVittles @FeastingonFruit if you make them so we can see all your recreations!

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easy vegan dessert recipes

Matcha Cookie Dough Cups


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Description

These naturally sweetened Matcha Cookie Dough Cups feature vegan white chocolate combined with matcha powder stuffed with gluten-free, grain-free chocolate chip cookie dough for the perfect pop-in-your-mouth sweet treat with a matcha boost!


Ingredients

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Homemade Matcha White Chocolate

  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup coconut cream
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk powder
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon matcha powder
  • pinch salt

Store-Bought White Chocolate Chip Method

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (affiliate link) (or regular sized)

Instructions

  1. Start by melting all of the matcha white chocolate ingredients together in a glass measuring cup or bowl. If you’re using store-bought white chocolate chips, melt them with the coconut oil using the double broiler method then whisk in the matcha powder (see notes). 
    **Note: you may need to blend the white chocolate if your matcha powder isn’t completely dissolved.
  2. Line your mini muffin tin with liners, then place 1/2 tablespoon of the matcha white chocolate in the bottom of each mini muffin cup, then place into the freezer until firm, about 20 minutes.
  3. While the bottom layer is setting up, make your cookie dough by stirring together all ingredients in a medium bowl until a dough forms.
  4. Using a teaspoon, scoop a small (not heaping) teaspoon full of cookie dough into each muffin cup leaving a small border around the edges so that the top layer of matcha white chocolate can surround the cookie dough.
    **Tip: make sure your cookie dough is flattened enough to where it’s level with the top of the muffin tin.
  5. Pour the remaining matcha white chocolate over top of the cookie dough and then place back into the freezer for about 45 minutes-1 hour.

Notes

I have found that vegan white chocolate doesn’t melt as smoothly. It’s best to use the double broiler method to melt the chocolate slowly, but if you do choose to microwave, do so in very short increments and stir in between. If you cook it too much it becomes hard and lumpy.

These are best stored in the freezer. Thaw for a couple of minutes before enjoying.

If you have leftover cookie dough, enjoy as a snack or add to a smoothie bowl!

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Additional Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

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2 Comments

  1. They sound delicious and must be tried 🙂 I have a question for your entry in the “cup” – how much is it different in grams ? (in Danish) I hope you can help 🙂

    1. I am so sorry about not having metric conversions on my blog… I hope to have that available one day. I am not sure how many grams each cup of ingredients are but you can easily search for the conversion on the internet. So sorry about that again!

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