Matcha Latte Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Matcha is a premium Japanese green tea which has super amazing health benefits. Making them into latte makes it super delicious.
Matcha Latte Recipe
I am a coffee person, once in a while I enjoy a cup of tea. I have been consuming matcha green tea for quite sometimes. On a daily basis I like to mix it with hot water and enjoy. But ever since I tried it with milk I am in love with it. Matcha has a little Bitter note to it, Adding milk and honey to my matcha has reduced its bitterness and made it more creamy and aromatic. I have been enjoying it this way from that day onwards.
About Matcha Latte Recipe
Matcha is finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves, traditionally consumed in East Asia. It is special in two aspects of farming and processing: the green tea plants used for matcha are shade-grown for three to four weeks before harvest, and the stems and veins are removed during processing.
During shaded growth, the plant Camellia sinensis produces more theanine and caffeine. The powdered form of matcha is consumed differently from tea leaves or tea bags, as it is suspended in a liquid, typically water or milk.
Matcha is my new discovery. I have seen many recipes use them in baking as well. So i bought a jar of it from amazon. It is quite expensive but the flavour is unbeatable. Specially when it is made into this latte with milk and honey. Not only the flavour matcha has so many health benefits in them.
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Health Benefits of Matcha
- High in antioxidants.
- Help protect the liver.
- Boosts brain function.
- Help prevent cancer.
- Promote heart health
- Helps you lose weight.
Ingredients for Matcha Latte
Matcha Green Tea
East Asians have traditionally consumed matcha, a finely ground powder made from specially grown and processed green tea leaves. Before harvest, matcha green tea plants are shade-grown for three to four weeks. The stems and veins are then cut out during processing. When grown in shade, Camellia sinensis yields more theanine and caffeine. Because matcha powder is suspended in a liquid, usually water or milk, it is consumed differently than tea leaves or tea bags.
Milk
Full cream milk is used in this recipe, instead of regular milk you can use oat, soy or almond milk can be used.
Honey
I prefer using liquid sweetener, you can use agave or maple syrup too.
How to Make Matcha Latte
Frothing Matcha
You will be needing a wide shallow cup for mixing matcha with water. Take a shallow cup or bowl, add in matcha. If you see your matcha to be lumpy you can sift it using a small sieve directly into the cup. Add in warm water and use a small whisk or a traditional bamboo matcha whisk to mix it well. This method helps with the froth in the matcha tea and makes it evenly combined.
Boiling & Frothing Milk
Now heat your milk, don’t let it boil too much. Once you see steam coming from your milk, take it off the heat and add it in a milk frother cup or use an electric milk frother to froth it. Set aside.
Serving
Now take your serving cup, add in honey or any sweetener of your choice. Pour the whisked matcha tea mix cover the honey and use a chopstick or stirrer to combine it. Now pour your steamed frothy milk gently over the matcha and mix gently. Serve immediately.
Video for Matcha Latte Recipe
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Matcha Latte | Matcha Green Tea Latte Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Matcha Green Tea Powder
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Warm Water
Instructions
- You will be needing a wide shallow cup for mixing matcha with water. Take a shallow cup or bowl, add in matcha. If you see your matcha to be lumpy you can sift it using a small sieve directly into the cup. Add in warm water and use a small whisk or a traditional bamboo matcha whisk to mix it well. This method helps with the froth in the matcha tea and makes it evenly combined.
- Now heat your milk, don’t let it boil too much. Once you see steam coming from your milk, take it off the heat and add it in a milk frother cup or use an electric milk frother to froth it. Set aside.
- Now take your serving cup, add in honey or any sweetener of your choice. Pour the whisked matcha tea mix cover the honey and use a chopstick or stirrer to combine it.
- Now pour your steamed frothy milk gently over the matcha and mix gently.
- Serve immediately.
Video
Notes
- Mixing matcha tea with warm water till it is frothy is important. This helps bloom the matcha and makes the latte smooth when your have it.
- Don’t use too hot water or hot milk to make the latte. Because it may make the matcha latte bitter.
- I use a small whisk to mix the matcha, you can use a bamboo whisk for this.
- Regular milk can be substituted with oat milk, soy milk, almond milk of your choice.
- Making the milk frothy using electric frother or manual frother makes the latte creamy and smooth which makes it pleasant to drink.
- Maple syrup, agave or sugar can be used to sweeten your latte.
Serving
Matcha latte can be served hot or cold as per your preference. Pour this latte over a cup of ice can turn this same beverage into iced matcha latteNutrition
Matcha Latte Recipe Step by Step Pictures
1)You will be needing a wide shallow cup for mixing matcha with water. Take a shallow cup or bowl, add in matcha. If you see your matcha to be lumpy you can sift it using a small sieve directly into the cup.
2)take matcha in a bowl
3)Add in warm water and use a small whisk or a traditional bamboo matcha whisk to mix it well.
4)This method helps with the froth in the matcha tea and makes it evenly combined.
5)Frothy mix is done.
6)Now heat your milk, don’t let it boil too much.
7)Once you see steam coming from your milk, take it off the heat and add it in a milk frother cup or use an electric milk frother to froth it. Set aside.
8)Now take your serving cup, add in honey or any sweetener of your choice.
9)You can add as much honey as you need.
10)Pour the whisked matcha tea mix cover the honey
11)use a chopstick or stirer to combine it.
12)Now pour your steamed frothy milk gently over the matcha and mix gently.
14)Matcha done.
15)Serve immediately.
Tips & Tricks
- Mixing matcha tea with warm water till it is frothy is important. This helps bloom the matcha and makes the latte smooth when your have it.
- Don’t use too hot water or hot milk to make the latte. Because it may make the matcha latte bitter.
- I use a small whisk to mix the matcha, you can use a bamboo whisk for this.
- Regular milk can be substituted with oat milk, soy milk, almond milk of your choice.
- Making the milk frothy using electric frother or manual frother makes the latte creamy and smooth which makes it pleasant to drink.
- Maple syrup, agave or sugar can be used to sweeten your latte.
Serving
Matcha latte can be served hot or cold as per your preference. Pour this latte over a cup of ice can turn this same beverage into iced matcha latte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Matcha green tea better than green tea?
Matcha contains about three times more antioxidants than high quality regular green tea. As such, 2 cups of matcha may provide the same amounts of plant compounds as 20 cups of other green teas.
What happens if you drink matcha everyday?
Drinking matcha on a daily basis produces a noticeable mood boost, optimised all-day energy, and potential benefits such as weight loss, heart health, lower blood pressure, metabolism balance, and even cancer-fighting properties.
Where did Matcha green tea originate?
Green tea dates back to the 8th century in China, and the method of making powdered tea from steam-prepared dried tea leaves became popular in the 12th century. Matcha was discovered and brought to Japan at that time by a Buddhist monk named Myoan Eisai.
Is matcha sweet or bitter?
Matcha has a flavour that is bright, vegetal, and slightly bitter, with hints of sweetness and umami. High-quality ceremonial grade matcha can be consumed on its own, whereas culinary grade matcha can be mixed into lattes, smoothies, and other beverages.
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