Matcha Custard Pudding in Little Pots

Eat this cream straight from its pot, with no unmolding or sugar crust to crack. For a caramelized surface or a dessert to slice, our matcha desserts offer other ways to serve it. This eggless recipe uses about 2 cups (500 ml) milk and about 4 tsp (8 g) matcha for four pots. Allow 2 hours 38 minutes, including two hours of chilling.

• Preparation 10 minutes
• Cooking 8 minutes
• Cooling 20 minutes
• Chilling 2 hours
• Total time 2 hours 38 minutes
• Servings 4 pots
• Tools a saucepan, a sieve, a whisk, four pots, four lids, a spatula, and a refrigerator

Here, cornstarch gives the cream its spoonable body. It thickens in the saucepan before the rest; the refrigerator can't rescue a mixture that's still runny. Work the whisk into the corners, where starch sticks quickly.

Ingredients for matcha dessert cream

• about 2 cups (500 ml) whole milk
• 1.8 oz (50 g) sugar
• 1.2 oz (35 g) cornstarch
• about 4 tsp (8 g) matcha

How to make matcha dessert cream

1. Sift 1.2 oz (35 g) cornstarch and about 4 tsp (8 g) matcha into a saucepan.
2. Mix the powders with 1.8 oz (50 g) sugar.
3. Gradually whisk in about 2 cups (500 ml) whole milk.
4. Heat over medium heat for 7 minutes, stirring until the first bubbles appear.
5. Cook for another 1 minute, stirring until the cream coats the spatula.
6. Divide the cream among four pots.
7. Let the pots cool for 20 minutes.
8. Close them with their lids.
9. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
10. Serve the cream cold in its pots.

Watch the trail the spatula leaves on the bottom of the saucepan. When it closes slowly, the cream is thick enough. If the first simmer takes longer than expected, use this sign as well as the timer.

How do you add banana when serving?

Add 2.8 oz (80 g) sliced banana to the four pots just before serving. This keeps its color and texture. The base recipe and its structured data remain fruit-free.

Dessert cream, crème brûlée, or tiramisu?

Here, the pot is served as it is: crème brûlée needs a sugar crust made with a kitchen torch, while tiramisu adds layers of cookies and cream.

Which matcha works in a dessert cream?

With sugar and cornstarch heated in the saucepan, we choose Kura-ge's Essence matcha for these four pots. Sift about 4 tsp (8 g) matcha with the starch before heating to spread it evenly.

Our tip. Draw the spatula across the bottom just before filling the pots. The trail should close slowly.

Allergens. Milk.