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!
I’m a sucker for cats in cups… that’s probably the fanciest I’ve ever seen. This looks wonderful – you foamed milk at home?! That’s fancy 🙂
Love Matcha! This latte looks wonderful!
I think I need some matcha in my life.
I love matcha latte’s but have never made my own before. Thanks for the recipe and idea – I definitely need to get my hands on some matcha so I can make these. Pinned!
so excited to try this. Thanks for sharing!
I would love to win!! My son is dairy free and he loves green tea and it would be awesome to make this for him.
This looks great! I’m going to try it!
Ah this looks like a great hot chocolate alternative; perfect for curling up with a good book!
I’Ve never used matcha before but it looks so, so yummy!
I think your foam is gorgeous! And I’m on a permanent coffee hiatus so give me all the matcha lattes, please! I have a huge bag in my cabinet right now that’s just waiting to be made into one of these bad boys.
I love Green Tea Lattes – have not tried the Kiss Me Organics brand – but would love to try it 🙂
That’s a lot of great info! Thanks
I LOVE Matcha! I go through nearly a pack of this stuff every couple weeks. The best days begin with a berry & banana Matcha smoothie and include a mid-afternoon soy Matcha latte. If you use vanilla soy milk you don’t need any additional flavoring. I hadn’t thought of ice cream – that sounds fantastic.
I have never heard of Matcha but since finding your fb page ( and liking what i see) your recipe sounds great and I would love to try it. 🙂
Woop woop! Welcome to the wonderful world of matcha, Erin! If you like green tea, you’ll love matcha – the flavor is the same as regular green tea, but it has a nice and creamy flavor and texture. Enjoy!
I Love Matcha and would Love to win this and try your Latte recipe<3
Uhh helps protect me from UV rays?!?! Why haven’t I been just directly injecting this into my mouth for decades, because my skin gets crispy just looking out the window on a sunny day. Even an additional 3 seconds of sunlight would be appreciated so I can stop sprinting to my car. 😉 This latte sounds seriously amazing though. I have a couple friends obsessed with matcha for good reason. Let’s pretend I’d share it with them if I won 😉
I was a little shocked when I read matcha helps protect your skin from the sun as well. Definitely helpful for us ginger-headed peeps. I burn within 10 minutes of sun exposure AND loathe sunscreen, so maybe I’ll just consume all the matcha from here on out. Sounds like a plan 😉