Matcha Pie

Name: Matcha Pie
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2/3 cup/133 grams granulated sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons matcha powder, preferably culinary grade; 1/2 cup/113 grams/1 stick unsalted butter, melted; 3 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk; 2 cups/470 milliliters heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 par-baked 10-inch pie shell; Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Recipe from Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Updated May 29, 2025

Matcha Pie — Sasha Maslov for The New York Times

Total Time: 1½ hours
Rating: 5(549)
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Matcha, or powdered green tea, makes this pie a verdant green. Melissa and Emily Elsen, the owners of Four & Twenty Blackbirds in Brooklyn, use a culinary grade matcha, which is less bitter and which you can find online. Serve the pie plain or with whipped cream. —Florence Fabricant

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Ingredients

Yield:8 servings

⅔cup/133 grams granulated sugar
1½tablespoons flour
¼teaspoon salt
2teaspoons matcha powder, preferably culinary grade
½cup/113 grams/1 stick unsalted butter, melted
3eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
2cups/470 milliliters heavy cream
½teaspoon vanilla extract
1par-baked 10-inch pie shell
Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together sugar, flour, salt and matcha powder.
Step 2
Stir in butter, then beat in 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk, one at a time. Beat a couple of minutes more, stir in the cream and vanilla and strain into the pie shell.
Step 3
Bake about 50 minutes, rotating it 180 degrees after about 35 minutes, until set around the edges but still wobbly in the center. Allow to cool.

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Comments

Wes7 years ago

Looking for a somewhat lighter option, I regularly make this with coconut milk (from the can) instead of heavy cream and it's amazing.

Rob7 years ago

You're reading this online, Google it. Regardless, it is mentioned if you read the entire article and not just skimmed the ingredient list

Caroline7 years ago

SO delicious, but its very rich, so I sliced the pie and froze it. I defrost slices on an as wanted basis. They defrost quickly and taste just as delicious as the first evening.

Nick P2 months ago

This is the best pie I have ever had. I used 3.5 tsp of matcha a friend brought me from Japan, and it came out perfect. If you haven’t made this yet, drop everything.

danielle5 months ago

went with the recommendations for 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 tbsp of matcha, and it was delicious! might be flying a little too close to the sun but i think i could do even *more* matcha. i also sprinkled some powdered sugar on top which looked nice but i wish i had waited until cooled first.

Kegos1 year ago

To those that used coconut milk as an alternative to the heavy cream - How did the coconut milk affect the overall flavor, if at all? I would think it might turn it into a matcha-coconut flavored pie. Interested in your feedback. Thanks.

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