Matcha S'mores with Marshmallow and White Chocolate

A still-warm marshmallow between two cookies, with white chocolate and matcha cream: eat these matcha s'mores as soon as you assemble them. For six small sandwiches, you'll need six marshmallows, twelve cookies and about 2 tsp (4 g) matcha. Allow 15 minutes to prepare and about 6 minutes to heat them.

• Preparation 15 minutes
• Cooking 6 minutes
• Total 21 minutes
• Yield 6 s'mores
• Equipment oven, baking sheet, parchment paper, small heatproof bowl, saucepan, fine sieve and spatula

For these warm matcha chocolate desserts, we mix the tea into white chocolate instead of dusting it over the marshmallow. The cream carries it into every bite.

Matcha s'mores ingredients

• 3.2 oz (90 g) white baking chocolate
• About 2 tbsp (30 ml) heavy cream
• About 2 tsp (4 g) matcha
• 6 large marshmallows
• 12 dry rectangular cookies, such as petit-beurre

How to make matcha s'mores

1. Preheat the oven to 355°F (180°C).
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Break the 3.2 oz (90 g) white chocolate into the bowl.
4. Heat about 2 tbsp (30 ml) cream in a small saucepan until the first gentle bubbles appear, about 1 minute.
5. Pour the hot cream over the white chocolate.
6. Wait 1 minute for the chocolate to soften.
7. Stir until the cream is smooth.
8. Sift about 2 tsp (4 g) matcha into the cream.
9. Mix to distribute the tea.
10. Place six dry cookies on the baking sheet.
11. Set one large marshmallow on each of the six cookies.
12. Bake for 4 minutes at 355°F (180°C) to soften the marshmallows.
13. Brown the marshmallows under the oven broiler for about 1 minute, watching without interruption.
14. Take the sheet out as soon as the marshmallows color lightly.
15. Spread the matcha chocolate cream over the six remaining cookies.
16. Place a cream-covered cookie on each warm marshmallow.
17. Press each sandwich lightly so its three layers hold together.

We prefer filling the top cookie after the oven stage. The matcha cream stays visible and the cookie doesn't absorb all the marshmallow's heat. The broiler colors them quickly; remove the sheet as soon as the surface colors lightly, even before the planned minute has passed.

Which tea goes beneath marshmallow and chocolate?

We mix Essence, our baking matcha, into the white chocolate cream before assembling the s'mores. About 2 tsp (4 g) for six pieces leaves a tea note without covering the toasted cookie. Matcha reserved for drinking would be hard to distinguish beneath marshmallow and chocolate.

Which cookie works for assembly?

A dry, flat cookie supports the three layers when pressed. Petit-beurre is an accessible rectangular option; a thick, crumbly cookie breaks apart more easily when served. Serve the s'mores soon after assembly, while the marshmallow is soft and the two cookies remain distinct.

Our tip. Make the matcha cream before putting the marshmallows in the oven. During their four minutes of heating, you can spread cream on the six top cookies and assemble the s'mores right after broiling.

Allergens. Wheat and milk. Check the cookie, chocolate and marshmallow labels for other allergens.