Miso Matcha Millionaire’s Shortbread

by ryanllee
matcha miso millionaires shortbread

Millionaires shortbread is a sweet treat consisting on a classic shortbread base, topped with a layer of chewy sweet caramel, and then covered with chocolate. This treat is a trifecta of textures with the crunch of the shortbread mixing with the chew of the caramel and the crisp snap of the chocolate top.

matcha miso millionaires shortbread
matcha miso millionaires shortbread

I wanted to add my own twist to this classic dessert and make it a little more asian. I started by creating a matcha shortbread crust. The shortbread is buttery, crisp, and lightly sweetened with the addition of matcha powder to help add some more earthy bitter tones to the overall shortbread and a nice pop of that beautiful green color!

matcha miso millionaires shortbread
matcha miso millionaires shortbread

I found that an entire layer of caramel might be a bit too sweet for many (especially asian parents like my own who prefer desserts to not be “too sweet”) so I created a miso caramel to help cut through the cloying taste of sugar. The addition of miso to the caramel adds a nice, almost salted caramel like flavor, to the entire millionaires shortbread that helps to elevate it to new heights.

The top is a layer of dark chocolate, cut by some lines of white chocolate to give the overall treat a beautiful swirled effect. It’s completely fine to cover with just dark chocolate, but I’d recommend not using pure white chocolate as it may add too much sugar to the mix.

matcha miso millionaires shortbread

Miso Matcha Millionaire's Shortbread

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 4.5/5
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Ingredients

Matcha Shortbread

  • 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp matcha powder
  • pinch of salt

Miso Caramel

  • 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1.5 tbsp white miso
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar

Chocolate Coating

  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

Matcha Shortbread

  1. Preheat the oven to 325F and line a 9x9inch baking pan with foil
  2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar
  3. Then beat in the flour, matcha powder, and salt
  4. Pour the shortbread dough into the lined baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is just a pale golden brown
  5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan

Miso Caramel

  1. Pour the condensed milk, butter, corn syrup, miso, and dark brown sugar in a medium saucepot and stir to slightly combine
  2. Heat over low-medium heat until all the ingredients have melted together
  3. Then turn the heat to medium high and heat until boiling (make sure to constantly stir the caramel as it heats up to avoid any of it sticking to the bottom of the pot and burning!)
  4. Keep stirring the caramel as it boils, until it turns a light caramel color and is thick (220F)
  5. Remove from heat and stir for a couple more minutes so that none of the caramel sticks to the bottom
  6. Then pour the caramel over the shortbread base and chill in the fridge for 1-1.5 hours

Chocolate topping

  1. Pour the dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave at 30 seconds intervals until all the chocolate is melted
  2. Repeat with the white chocolate

Assembly

  1. Remove the set caramel and shortbread from the fridge
  2. Pour the dark chocolate on the caramel and smooth it out
  3. Then pour the white chocolate over the dark chocolate, in 4 parallel lines across the top
  4. Take a toothpick and lightly draw across the top to create a swirl effect
  5. Put back in the fridge for another hour or until the chocolate is set
  6. Then remove and cut the shortbread into 16 equal pieces and enjoy!


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4 comments

Jonathan Hirshon January 6, 2021 - 7:26 am

This is genius. Absolute. GENIUS.

#RESPECT

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butfirstboba January 10, 2021 - 10:53 am

Wow thank you thank you!! Definitely appreciate the kind words!

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frannie January 13, 2021 - 1:20 pm

This looks wonderful! One question—when you have “condensed milk” in the ingredients, does that refer to sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk? Want to make sure I purchase the right ingredients.

thank you!

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butfirstboba January 13, 2021 - 7:19 pm

The “condensed milk” in the ingredients refers to sweetened condensed milk! Thanks for pointing it out, updated recipe to clarify 😀

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