Matcha Latte

After many matcha (green tea) lattes at Starbucks, I finally learnt to make my own. This is such a fast and easy recipe, I can make myself a hot or iced latte any time I want a relaxing cafe moment at home.

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The thing I love most about the home version is that I can tweak the sweetness to my liking. Most of the time, the matcha latte at most cafes is too sweet, and it irks me that the sugar is usually pre-mixed into the green tea powder. In the home version, the drink is sweetened independently of the green tea powder. I use maple syrup as I enjoy its rich deep taste. You can also experiment with various types of sweetener and milk to whip up your special barista blend.

Green Tea Latte Recipe

What you’ll need

Matcha powder and bamboo tea whisk
The most important ingredient than milk is green tea powder. For best results, you need a bamboo tea whisk as well (background).

Green Tea (Matcha) Latte Recipe
Use the bamboo tea whisk in a circular potion to form a smooth green tea paste.If you don’t have a tea whisk, just use a regular whisk or a milk frother (see picture below).

Milk frother from Ikea
Love the pretty milk foam in lattes? You’ll need this nifty milk frother. I got mine from Ikea (above) for S$2.90. It’s also available in Daiso for S$2. You can whisk the milk by hand if you don’t have a frother but it’s going to be tiring.

Green Tea (Matcha) Latte Recipe
To prevent splashes, the frother must be totally submerged in the milk before it is turned on or off (you’ve been warned). The milk also need to be warmed through (not boiling) else it won’t foam up nicely.

Organic Maple Syrup
I used maple syrup from iHerb.com (use my affliate code WIF026 to get up to $10 off first order) to sweeten the latte. You can also use honey, sugar syrup, gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup or stevia.

Green Tea Latte Recipe
Here’s the hot/warm version.

Iced Matcha Latte Recipe
For iced latte, simply add iced cubes to your serving glass.

Iced Matcha Latte Recipe
Dust a sprinkle of matcha powder to garnish your drink.

Matcha (Green Tea) Latte Recipe

If your milk is already sweetened, skip the maple syrup or honey. Check out more tips at the end of the recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1 level tsp quality matcha (green tea) powder
  • 1 tbsp drinking plain water
  • 150 ml fresh milk (or soy milk, almond milk, oats milk)
  • 3/4 tbsp maple syrup (or honey, stevia, or sugar syrup)  to taste
  • matcha powder for garnishing

Tools needed

Directions:

  1. Add green tea powder and water to a small bowl. Using a bamboo tea whisk, whisk briskly in a circular motion until a smooth green tea paste is formed.
  2. Combine milk with maple syrup. Heat the milk either in the microwave or stove top until warmed through but not boiling. Insert milk frother into the warmed milk (see tip below) until thickened and foamy.
  3. To serve, add green tea paste into serving glass or cup. Pour milk until almost full. Finish with a spoonful of milk foam and a dusting of matcha powder.

Noob Cook Tips

  1. To prevent splashes, the milk frother must be totally submerged in the milk before you turn it on or off.
  2. The milk must be warmed (not cold) before it can be thickened with the frother.
  3. For ice cold latte, add ice cubes to serving glass.