This White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow is an easy and fun dessert recipe! Made with only 4 ingredients, its’ a unique spin on on a classic!
Happy March! AKA: Green food season! Yep, now is the time us foodies start trying to figure out fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Since I am not crafty {at all}, I rely on fun desserts and meals to be the center of our celebrations.
This White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow is a super simple, four-ingredient recipe that makes a great St. Patty’s Day treat! It comes together in no time and is naturally green, thanks to the matcha green tea powder!
Question: Have you jumped on the matcha train? It took me a while, but I started with these donuts and then got hooked. I love the taste of it and the little caffeine boost it gives on days when I’m dragging {because if I drink coffee after 10 am I seriously won’t be sleeping that night}. This White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow has just the right amount of sweet, green tea flavor and natural green color making it a festive treat for any and every green holiday!
How to make White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow
This recipe is so simple to make, but I thought I’d share a few tips to ensure you have great matcha success! 🙂
1. Ratio is key.
First and foremost, take great care not to use too much cereal! You want a nice white chocolate coating on every square!
2. Mix the powders first.
To ensure that the matcha and powdered sugar are evenly distributed in the puppy chow, be sure to mix them thoroughly before adding them to the white-chocolate-coated cereal! Start with 1/2 TBS of matcha powder and increase to your liking. Save a little to sprinkle over the top for presentation!
3. Chill.
I have two other puppy chow recipes on this site {because it’s the best}, and I will re-emphasize the importance of letting the white chocolate coating cool off a bit before adding the powdered sugar/matcha mixture. If you don’t, the powdered sugar will simply soak into the chocolate instead of doing it’s job of separating and coating the cereal pieces.
Another note on chilling: white chocolate cools of faster than the dark chocolate/peanut butter mixture used in traditional puppy chow, so watch it carefully! If it hardens too much it will be difficult to mix! I recommend using a bowl with a lid so you can shake the cereal and powdered sugar together easily!
White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow: Substitutions
Let’s chat about the 4 ingredients in this recipe!
- White chocolate. Bars, chips or discs work well in this recipe. Just be sure to use 10 oz. Please, pretty please do not use “white baking chips.” Buy realwhite chocolate that contains ingredients like cocoa butter, sugar and vanilla. Corn syrup and powdered sugar does not white chocolate make. Read those ingredients and be aware! I use these from Trader Joe’s, however I’m fairly certain they are a seasonal item!
- Powdered sugar. I use regular old powdered sugar here. Feel free to make your own {follow this method} from whatever un-refined sugar of your choosing if you wish! Just remember that if you use a darker sweetener like coconut sugar your end result will look brown and not pretty & light green!
- Rice Squares Cereal. I use the beloved Chex {or generic equivalent}. Crispex also works really well!
- Matcha Green Tea Powder. This is the variety I have been using since I first started experimenting with Matcha. It comes in a super small package, but a little bit goes a long way because most recipes call for less than 1 tsp of matcha! This one does use a bit more, but it’s totally worth it!
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White Chocolate Matcha Puppy Chow
Ingredients
- 10 oz 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- 4 cups rice squares cereal
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ - 1 TBS matcha green tea powder* plus more for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe bowl or in a double boiler on the stovetop, melt white chocolate.
- Add ½ of the rice cereal to a large mixing bowl with a lid.
- Pour half of the melted white chocolate over the cereal.
- Pour the remaining cereal and white chocolate into the mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- In a separate bowl, mix together powdered sugar and matcha powder.
- Pour half of the powdered sugar/matcha mixture over the cooled white chocolate/cereal mixture. Cover the bowl with the lid and shake to combine.
- Add more powdered sugar mixture until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Sift a little bit of extra matcha powder on just before serving for a greener look!
Notes
Nutrition
I honestly am not super into St. Patricks Day, but I know my kids will love having a day full of green foods! If you’re looking for some other great treats to make here are a few suggestions!
Healthy Shamrock Shake
Paleo Spinach Donuts with Matcha Glaze
Spinach Banana Pancakes
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Liz
This is GENIUS Laura! I love that beautiful natural green color – SO festive! Would you believe I’ve still never tried matcha? But I love green tea so I’m sure I’ll LOVE it!
Kristin
This might be a “duh” question but does Matcha have caffeine in it? If so is it a high content per Tbsp? Im just asking since I would be giving this to my kids, one who is only 2. Thanks!
Laura
Hey! Yes Matcha has caffeine in it! To feed to kids I’d definitely stick with 0.5 TBS to start! Which is 1.5 tsp which comes out to be a total of about 90 mg caffeine. Remember it’ll be dispersed throughout this recipe which makes a LOT of servings!