🍵🍒 Matcha Cheesecake Tart (No-Bake)

🧾 Ingredients (8 servings)

Chocolate Crust

• 200g chocolate cookies
• 90g melted butter

Matcha Cheesecake Filling

• 300g cream cheese (softened)
• 80g sugar
• 200ml heavy cream
• 2 tsp matcha powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 10g gelatin (or 2 tsp gelatin + 50ml water)

Topping

• Whipped cream
• Maraschino cherries
• Crushed pistachios (optional)

🔥 Instructions

Step 1: Make the Crust

1. Crush cookies into fine crumbs
2. Mix with melted butter
3. Press into tart pan
4. Chill for 20–30 minutes

Step 2: Prepare Matcha Mixture

1. Sift matcha powder (avoid lumps)
2. Mix with a little warm milk → smooth paste

Step 3: Make Filling

1. Beat cream cheese + sugar until smooth
2. Add vanilla + matcha mixture
3. Whip heavy cream separately → soft peaks
4. Fold whipped cream into mixture

Step 4: Add Gelatin

1. Bloom gelatin (5 mins)
2. Melt and mix into filling

Step 5: Assemble

1. Pour filling onto crust
2. Smooth surface
3. Chill 4–6 hours (or overnight)

Step 6: Decorate

1. Pipe whipped cream around edges
2. Add cherries + pistachios
3. Slice and serve

💡 Tips

• Use high-quality matcha → better color + less bitterness
• Sift matcha → no clumps
• Chill long enough → clean slices

⚠️ Common Mistakes

• Matcha bitter → used low-grade powder
• Cheesecake too soft → not enough gelatin or chilling
• Color dull → didn’t sift or mix matcha properly

📊 Estimated Calories

• ~300–380 kcal per slice