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This Iced Matcha Latte recipe is a creamy and refreshing beverage. Matcha lattes can be made hot and cold! If you’re missing your usual iced matcha latte from Starbucks or your neighborhood coffee shop, this recipe is for you! As a result, you’ll be able to make your favorite drink at home! And make this Strawberry Matcha version too!
I love making coffee shop drinks at home. Everything from cozy Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Iced Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Gingerbread Lattes, Horchata Coffee to Mint Vanilla Iced Coffee.
In the afternoon, around 3pm, I get SUPER sleepy. I need a pick me up. And that pick me up during warmer weathered months is this: an Iced Matcha Latte.
And in the afternoon when I need a bit of a pick-me-up and know I can’t handle coffee or an espresso beverage (I’ll be up all night), a matcha latte is the perfect go-to.
How to Make Iced Matcha Latte
- You put a few teaspoons of matcha powder in a measuring cup and add a few tablespoons of hot water.
- Whisk until the matcha has dissolved. Then you pour in the remaining water and whisk some more. I transfer it to the fridge or freezer to chill for about 15 minutes.
- After the matcha is cooled, fill a glass with ice, then pour in the almond milk (or milk of choice) and a splash of simple syrup. Lastly, pour in the matcha and enjoy!
Quick Tips for the Best Iced Matcha Latte
Sift the matcha. If you struggle with green clumps of matcha powder floating around your drink, this is what helps prevent that. Sift it directly into your whisking bowl.
Whisk the matcha with very little water. You don’t want to dilute it before adding the milk. Use about 1-2 tablespoons of water and whisk until it’s completely smooth and slightly frothy. A bamboo chasen is great, but a small handheld milk frother works well here too.
Chill the matcha concentrate. Don’t skip this step if you want to avoid watering down your latte. A few minutes of chilling in the fridge keeps the matcha flavor well balanced when mixed into the milk and ice.
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Iced Matcha Latte Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons matcha powder, sifted
- 1 to 2 tablespoons hot water, not boiling
- 1 cup warm water
- Ice
- Milk of choice, (I used almond milk)
Instructions
- In a measuring cup or bowl, add the matcha powder. Pour in the 1 to 2 tablespoons of hot water and whisk until the matcha has fully incorporated into the water. This should create almost a bit of a paste.
- Pour in the remaining 1 cup of water and mix. Transfer to the fridge or freezer to chill for about 15 minutes.
- Fill two glasses full of ice and add your milk of choice so the glass is about 3/4 of the way full. If you like, this is a great time to add any simple syrup. Lastly, pour in the chilled matcha and stir.
Notes
Quick Tips:
Sift the matcha. If you struggle with green clumps of matcha powder floating around your drink, this is what helps prevent that. Sift it directly into your whisking bowl. Whisk the matcha with very little water. You don’t want to dilute it before adding the milk. Use about 1-2 tablespoons of water and whisk until it’s completely smooth and slightly frothy. A bamboo chasen is great, but a small handheld milk frother works well here too. Chill the matcha concentrate. Don’t skip this step if you want to avoid watering down your latte. A few minutes of chilling in the fridge keeps the matcha flavor well balanced when mixed into the milk and ice. Try this fruit version: Strawberry Matcha LatteNutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What to Serve with an Iced Matcha Latte
Breakfast
Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
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Olive Oil Fried Eggs
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Strawberry Matcha Latte Rolls
Breakfast
Hello! Love this recipe! Can I ask where your glasses are from? Have been trying to find similar ones but have not found any so far.
Starbucks used to have an iced matcha latte made just like this but with an added melon syrup. Oh, was that good. After drinking them daily for a year or more, I discovered that I was allergic to matcha. I had been having terrible arthritic-type pain. I didn’t realize it was the matcha until I had stopped drinking them for a few days, then started up again. It took a few repeats of this process before I noticed that that the pain had been gone and began again after just one latte. Anyway, long-winded, but since then I’ve read and heard that quite a few people have this reaction to matcha. Sigh. I reeeaaallly loved those lattes. 😉
I’ve heard of this before. My former boss actually had pains in her breasts because of her matcha intake. I think it had something to do with the caffeine so she gave up all forms of caffeine and boom! Pain gone. So crazy!
This looks amazing! I am just wondering if you need a special whisk for this or if a regular kitchen whisk would suffice? Thanks 🙂
I linked to a matcha whisk within the post! I’ve never tried it but I don’t see why a normal whisk wouldn’t work, especially if you do it pretty vigorously. 🙂
I know what you mean about food trends and as a food blogger you worry about being redundant. I also know however, that like you say, so many of the foods that become new to Americans are such old hat to the places they come from. For example, having gone to the University of Hawaii I ate sushi and sashimi before anyone had ever heard of it here in California. I also had a home for a time long ago in northern Italy where focaccia comes from and ate it before any restaurant in America ever served it. So you go for it girl! LOVE MATCHA!! Love your beautiful photos too!
Oh my, this latte is just what my morning needs. The photos are stunning as well!
Matcha is trending in LA? Here in Chicago, it’s not widely available and there’s no matcha only bars that I know of. I’ve been wanting to try it, this looks delish! Reminds me of mushroom coffee, which is also apparently trending in some places. I really liked mushroom coffee because I don’t tolerate regular coffee well either, this gave me a nice boost without the jitters or raw stomach. But it’s pretty earthy-tasting, lol.
I did that thing where I bought the matcha, but not the whisk, and I learned that a milk frother is an efficient stand in. Gotta try your iced version!
Where is your little white carafe from?
I got it from World Market! Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/2paYC22
Thank you!! It’s too cute! 🙂
yum! I love matcha! I need a whisk, though. and I never thought of icing it. good ideas!
I have yet to try matcha but this looks sooo refreshing!
p.s those pour shots are A1
Yum! Which matcha brands do you recommend?