# Buttermilk Green Tea Donuts This Delicious Recipe Tops Cakes with Vibrant Icing By Jessica Marren | Published 2013-06-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-tea-donuts References: [abeautifulmess](http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/02/macha-green-tea-donuts.html) This recipe for green tea donuts makes a light and fluffy batch of tasty cake tops with [bright green icing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/krispy-kreme-8). If you like to try new desserts and have some spare time on your hands, try baking up these desserts to snack on. The green icing is a nice touch and signifies the main ingredient that makes this dessert so special -- green tea! Donuts are a snack many people can enjoy but making your own is a concept not everyone is comfortable with. This recipe for green tea donuts is so simple it is a great starting point for all your future baking endeavors. If you want to try this recipe for green tea donuts, be sure to put a [pot of tea](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/early-grey-cloud-cake) on to make the experiences all the more authentic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Green Tea Desserts:** The popular use of green tea as an ingredient in desserts offers opportunities for new flavor combinations and marketing campaigns. - **Homemade Donut Baking:** The rise of simple and approachable donut recipes has the potential to disrupt the market of commercial donut shops. - **Authentic Tea Pairings:** Incorporating tea into dessert recipes encourages consumers to try new tea flavors and experiment with unique tea and food pairings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Beverage Retail:** Beverage retailers can capitalize on the trend of using tea in desserts, offering unique tea flavors and suggesting tea pairings with their products. - **Baking Supplies:** The trend of homemade donut baking offers opportunities for baking supply companies to create and market simple donut recipes and unique specialty ingredients. - **Food Service:** Commercial food service companies can disrupt the market by incorporating unique tea flavors into their desserts and offering innovative tea-inspired menus and pairings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Matcha-Themed Donut Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/krispy-kreme-grab-your-greens.md) - [Collaboration Matcha-Infused Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mister-donut-collaboration.md) - [Matcha Rice-Flour Doughnuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/komedough-matcha-cream.md) - [Matcha-Infused Sweet Breads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/go-green.md) - [Matcha-Themed Donut Shop Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/randys-donuts-matcha-line.md) - [Floral-Infused Donut Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lemon-lavender-doughnut-baking-mix.md) - [Creamy Cloud-Inspired Matcha Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matcha-drinks.md) - [Free-From Dessert Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-velvet-cake-donut.md) - [Green Tea Pizza Doughs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-maru.md)