Matcha Strawberry Fruit Sando (Japanese-Style Fruit Sandwich)
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Matcha Strawberry Fruit Sando (Japanese-Style Fruit Sandwich)
Description
This sandwich uses Japanese milk bread (shokupan) known for its soft, pillowy texture. The filling consists of heavy cream whipped with matcha powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until firm peaks form, creating a smooth, lightly flavored green tea cream. Fresh large strawberries are arranged diagonally on one slice of bread to showcase the fruit pattern when cut, then covered with more matcha cream before closing with the other bread slice.
The sandwich is wrapped tightly in plastic to hold its shape and is typically sliced diagonally. The combination of tender bread, creamy matcha-infused whipped cream, and fresh strawberries creates a balance of mild bitterness, sweetness, and freshness, characteristic of Japanese fruit sandos.
Ingredients
- 5 strawberry or more, depending on how big your strawberries are, large
- 70 ml heavy cream at least 36% MF [milkfat, cold
- 2 teaspoon matcha powder
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 lices milk bread Japanese milk bread aka shokupan
Instructions
- Wash 5 large strawberries and pat dry with paper towel. (You may need more strawberries, depending on how big they are).
- In a bowl, combine whipping cream, matcha powder, powdered sugar and vanilla extract and whisk until firm peaks.
- Lay out the 2 slices of milk bread onto a work surface.
- Spread about ⅓rd of the whipped matcha cream mixture onto each slice of bread.
- On one slice of bread with the matcha cream, arrange the strawberries in a diagonal (if you're planning to slice the sandwich diagonally), and then fill in the missing gaps with the remaining strawberries.
- Cover the strawberries with the remaining matcha cream, and fill it any gaps.
- Place the other slice of bread cream side down to enclose the sandwich.
- Make a note of the position the strawberries so that you know which way to cut. (A good way to do this is to take a quick photo on your phone).
- Use a large piece of plastic wrap to firmly wrap the sandwich, remembering not to move or rotate the sandwich, and make an indication with ink on the exterior plastic wrap as to the direction you will cut.
- Place the sandwich into the fridge to firm up for at least 1-2 hours.
- Remove the plastic wrap and while remembering which direction to cut, trim off the edges/crusts with a serrated knife, cleaning the knife in between cuts.
- Cut the sandwich in half diagonally (or into quarters).
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 225kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 159mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 125mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 722IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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