La Vida Vegan introduces its new organic Matcha Spread, expanding its range of organic chocolate spreads in response to the growing popularity of matcha. The new product brings matcha into the spreads category and is already available through multiple retail listings. Today, we are putting it to the test with a truly irresistible recipe: pistachio white chocolate cookies with a creamy matcha filling.
©La Vida Vegan. Pistachio white chocolate cookies with matcha filling.
Ingredients (16 cookies)
- 150 g margarine (or butter, at room temperature).
- 100 g light brown sugar.
- 50 g granulated sugar.
- 2 eggs or egg substitute.
- 300 g flour.
- 1 tbsp cornstarch.
- 1 tsp baking powder.
- ½ tsp baking soda.
- 100 g unsalted pistachios.
- 100 g white chocolate roughly chopped.
- 1 jar La Vida Vegan matcha spread.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 210°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Mix the margarine with the light brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
- Finely grind half of the pistachios.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and ground pistachios.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix into a firm dough.
- Fold in the white chocolate and the roughly chopped pistachios.
- Use an ice cream scoop to portion equal balls of dough and place them on the baking tray, leaving enough space between them.
- Gently flatten the dough balls.
- Make a small well in the center and add a spoonful of La Vida Vegan matcha spread.
- Cover with a second layer of dough and seal lightly.
- Bake the cookies for ±10 minutes at 180°C, until the edges are golden brown while the centers remain soft.
©La Vida Vegan. Matcha Spread.
The new La Vida Vegan Matcha Spread is suitable for a variety of applications, including bread, toast, overnight oats, pancakes, baking and desserts. Like the rest of the La Vida Vegan range, it is organic, Fairtrade-certified, vegan, gluten-free and palm oil free.
Consumer interest in matcha continues to grow across a wide range of food categories. With the introduction of the new Matcha Spread, La Vida Vegan offers retailers and distributors a new flavour within the organic spreads category.
“We’re seeing matcha being used in more and more ways. With our Matcha Spread, we’re introducing this popular flavour to the spreads category and offering consumers another way to enjoy matcha throughout the day,”
says the La Vida Vegan marketing team.
About La Vida Vegan
La Vida Vegan is the organic brand of Brinkers Food B.V., a Dutch family-owned company that has been developing and producing chocolate spreads since 1889. The brand offers organic, Fairtrade-certified, vegan, gluten-free and palm oil free chocolate spreads in both classic and innovative flavours.
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