Dairy-free, naturally sweetened Matcha Green Tea Latte recipe made with only a few simple ingredients. A lovely way to begin your morning!
Matcha green tea lattes are one of my favorite cold weather beverages.
Last winter, I took a hiatus from coffee (it’s true. You’re looking at a Coffee Hiatus Survivor), during which my coffee addiction was jettisoned into a full-fledged matcha green tea latte obsession.
You may remember this phase, as we had words about it in one of my blog posts, and many of you expressed interest in seeing a recipe for my morning matcha. Look at how punctual I am with my response to your request! I guess that makes me fashionably latte.
Get it? Late? Latte? < – Lame. Real lame.
The recipe for this cozy beverage is super simple.
How to Make a Matcha Latte:
All you need to do is mix the matcha powder with a small amount of hot water in order to dissolve it, then add your sweetener and milk of choice.
I like taking the dairy-free and naturally sweetened route by using unsweetened almond milk and pure maple syrup or honey. Because I’m all about steamy, frothy warm beverages, I use my milk frother when I make lattes.
You can also heat the almond milk on the stove top or zap it in the microwave – just be sure it doesn’t come to a boil.
What is Matcha?
In case you’re unfamiliar with matcha, it is finely-ground green tea leaves. Because you’re consuming the actual leaf when you consume matcha, it is an even better source of antioxidants than brewed green tea.
Instead of giving you a caffeine spike the way coffee does, matcha green tea gives you up to 6 hours of sustained energy.
In addition, studies show it helps boost your metabolism and protects your skin from UV rays.
PLUS, the powder is versatile!
It can be used in cooking, baking, smoothies, and lattes. Aside from lattes, two of my favorite matcha applications are my Grain-Free Matcha Muffins, Mango Matcha Smoothie and this Green Tea Coconut Milk Ice Cream.
One bag of matcha goes a long way, giving you ample opportunity to work on your green tea latte foam art and experiment with other matcha treats.
Also try my Earl Grey Matcha Latte!
Get your green tea latte on!
Matcha Green Tea Latte
Ingredients
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon matcha powder*
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk steamed or heated
Instructions
- Add the hot water, matcha powder, and pure maple syrup to a mug and stir well.
- Heat the unsweetened almond milk by either microwaving it, heating it on the stove top, or using a milk frother.
- Add the hot almond milk to the mug with the matcha mixture, give it a stir, and enjoy!
So far the only place I’ve tried matcha is at Starbucks, so it would be cool to experiment with putting it in smoothies!
I mean, I personally could talk about foam for DAYZ. But also matcha. Because it is one of my latest life obsessions. I need some green latte action in my life ASAP!
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I totally agree, it’s what’s below the foam that counts. I’l totally drink this!
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I recently found your blog and have so enjoyed it. I drink green tea every day so am looking forward to making these lattes. In fact I already ordered the matcha and a frother. Monday, we’ll be enjoying frothy green creations.
Sounds delicious. Never have had matcha. I do have tea regularly but not this.
I love matcha – this latte looks amazing! I love mixing it with icing sugar and sprinkling on top of brownies with berries!
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I am glad to hear I am not the only one who ‘foams at the mouth’ but not in my cup when making lattes. Sigh. You were going for a woodland design, which ahem didn’t happen, BUT it is green. You gotta start somewhere. You get many points for trying. The drink looks good anyway.
I would love to try this matcha! I try to drink it 5 times a week, love mine with a little coconut milk and stevia. I actually get it from my friend in Japan because it tastes sooo much better than most of the ones I can find here. Oh, and another one of the reasons that matcha is so healthy is because it is one of (or the only?) tea that is not oxidized…super antioxidents!!
I don’t even care that there’s no foam art on this matcha – it looks like the most perfect and beautiful cup of tea. (Although I can totally relate – as soon as I got a milk frother, I went on YouTube to find out how to make latte art…to no success!)
I’ll give this a try. The Green Tea Coconut Milk Ice Cream sounds delish as green tea ice cream was a favorite before I became a vegan seven plus years ago.
With cooler weather on the horizon, I must get back to the matcha mentality. A coffee hiatus would probably be a good thing for me too. Thanks for the reminder!
Julia, I totally need to practice my foam art (no better way to class up hot cocoa, in my opinion :). I love the pretty green the matcha brings here. I’ve never cooked, much less tasted, matcha but I’m totally intrigued!
I have a bag of that matcha too and have no idea what to do with it, glad you have a great idea! 🙂
So, the middle of a cornfield doesn’t know about matcha, but Jerry drinks green tea every day (except for the weekends), so he would be all about this. And the foam thing? Yeah. Don’t have the patience to learn that. Right up there with home ec classes, where my food got highest marks with the taste, but not always with presentation. Throw it on the plate and as long as it tastes good, who cares? < Maybe that's because I grew up with brothers. Anywho, I'll keep my eyes peeled for this.
I LOVE Matcha and I’m always on the lookout for a high quality matcha powder to make lattes at home. I haven’t seen the Kiss Me Organics product in stores so I’d love to try it out!