Name: Single-serving Matcha Cinnamon Roll
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 tsp any nut/seed butter ((10 g) you can probably sub (plant) butter); 1 tsp maple syrup ((7 g)); 1/4 tsp matcha powder; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup flour ((30 g) gf all purpose if desired); 1/4 tsp baking powder; pinch of salt; 1 tbsp (nut) milk ((15 g) I use almond milk); 1 tsp oil ((5 g)); 1 tsp maple syrup ((7 g)); drop of vanilla extract

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Here’s a single-serving cinnamon roll with built in caffeine kick.

I was preparing to make my cinnamon roll of the week and staring at the matcha that I never get to use because honestly I don’t drink matcha. But I want to! So I decided to eat it. In my cinnamon roll.

You’ll start by making a green nut butter concoction of sorts and smear that into your single-serving vegan brioche-like dough, roll it up and bake 20 minutes. It really is just as easy as that.

Kinda recommend not to skip the the matcha icing thing though. Really kicks the matcha-yness (?) up a notch.

OK, let me know if you give this one a try!

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5 from 4 votes

Single-serving Matcha Cinnamon Roll

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Keyword: cinnamon, cinnamon roll, easy recipes, gluten-free, low sugar, matcha, plant-based, single-serving, vegan

Servings: roll

Calories: 255kcal

Ingredients

Matcha filling

2 tsp any nut/seed butter (10 g) you can probably sub (plant) butter
1 tsp maple syrup (7 g)
1/4 tsp matcha powder
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Dough

1/4 cup flour (30 g) gf all purpose if desired
1/4 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 tbsp (nut) milk (15 g) I use almond milk
1 tsp oil (5 g)
1 tsp maple syrup (7 g)
drop of vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a small 1/2 cup ramekin or baking dish.
Make a green paste by mixing together nut butter, maple syrup and matcha powder, set aside.
In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt. Add milk, oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Combine and knead into a soft non-sticky dough. I use a spatula. (Add a dusting of flour if too sticky and a drop of water/milk if too wet to achieve the non-sticky consistency.)
On a piece of parchment paper (or a floured surface) roll your dough out into a rectangle, smear the green paste and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Roll this up and place sideways into your ramekin.
Bake 20 minutes (see notes for how to make a matcha icing) and enjoy!

Notes

To make a matcha icing, mix 2 tsp maple syrup, 2 tbsp powder sugar and 1/4 tsp matcha powder and thin with (nut) milk if desired.
If not using a food scale, use the spoon & level technique to measure your flour to avoid over-packing the flour which will lead to dry baked goods.