If you regularly go to coffee shops or scroll through drink recipes on TikTok, you’ve probably heard of matcha. Matcha consists of a finely ground green tea powder, typically mixed with water. Matcha can be made into a hot tea, an iced latte, as soft serve, as a dessert or as a cocktail.
Not only is matcha versatile, but it’s also fairly inexpensive compared to drinks like coffee and regular lattes. At a coffee shop, an iced latte can run up to around $8-$10, while a matcha is typically between $6-$8. If you’re wanting to skip the expensive drinks, try your hand at making matcha recipes at home. As we take today to celebrate National Matcha Day, here are a few of our favorite recipes from drinks to desserts.
Iced Lavender Vanilla Matcha Latte
What You’ll Need:
- Lavender Syrup
- Vanilla Syrup
- Matcha
- Hot Water
- Milk of choice
- Cold foam (optional)
In a cup, combine your matcha powder and hot water and stir until well combined. Fill your glass with ice, then add your milk of choice. Add about an ounce of lavender and vanilla syrup. Pour your matcha mixture on top and enjoy! Top with cold foam for an extra touch. To recreate the cold foam that you might find at a coffee shop, make a vanilla or lavender cold foam using the syrup.
Matcha Soft Serve
What You’ll Need:
- Matcha
- Hot water
- Heavy Cream
- Milk powder
- Sugar
- Kosher Salt
- Vanilla Extract
Make your matcha using hot water and matcha powder. Let the matcha mixture cool while you prepare your soft serve. To make your vanilla soft serve, combine your milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla and matcha mixture in a blender. Blend until smooth. Cover and put it in a fridge. Add your soft serve mixture to an ice cream maker and follow the instructions to make your soft serve. This matcha dessert is perfect for a hot summer day.
Easy Iced Matcha Latte
What You’ll Need:
- Milk of choice
- Matcha
- Hot Water
- Ice
- Honey or agave
- Espresso (optional)
This easy iced matcha latte only requires a few ingredients. Mix your matcha powder, honey and hot water together and stir until combined. Add your ice and milk to a glass and pour your matcha mixture on top. If you love espresso just as much as we do, pour an ounce or so on top, stir and enjoy.
Matcha Mojito Cocktail or Mocktail
- Matcha
- Mint sprigs (for garnish)
- Lime wedge (for garnish)
- Rum (optional)
- Mint Syrup (optional)
- Lime juice
- Simple syrup
- Club soda
Turn your matcha into a cocktail or fun mocktail with this recipe. Combine your matcha, rum, lime juice and syrups in a glass over ice. Top with club soda and garnish with mint and a lime wedge. This is the best refreshing drink for an outdoor party.
Matcha Tiramisu
What You’ll Need:
- Ladyfingers
- Matcha
- Heavy whipping cream
- Mascarpone cheese
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Water
Matcha + Tiramisu = a match made in heaven. This dish is the perfect dessert for a party, book club, birthday dinner or to make for the matcha lovers in your life. Start by making your matcha cream. Combine your mascarpone, sugar, matcha and vanilla until it’s smooth. In a separate bowl, mix your heavy cream until it reaches a whipped cream texture. Fold your cream into the mascarpone matcha mixture. Before mixing, try to set a little bit of your whipped cream to the side in the fridge for later. You’ll want to add a little bit of vanilla to this to top the tiramisu with a sweet cream. Next, you’ll want to make a matcha mixture to dip the ladyfingers into. Combine matcha, hot water and sugar.
Now, to assemble tiramisu, start by layering your mascarpone cream into your dish. Dip the ladyfingers into the matcha water mix and layer on top of the cream in your dish. Add two or three layers depending on how deep your dish is. Set it in the fridge to let it chill. After it’s chilled, take it out of the fridge, along with your homemade whipped cream. Top the matcha tiramisu with dollops of cream. Sift some matcha powder over the top and enjoy.
Matcha Raspberry Latte
What You’ll Need:
- Ice
- Matcha
- Hot water
- Milk of choice
- Raspberry syrup or purée
- Cold foam
- One or two fresh raspberries (for garnish)
To make this fruity matcha latte, start by combining your matcha and hot water to stir until it’s combined. To your glass, add your raspberry purée or syrup to the bottom. Fill with ice on top, then pour in your choice of milk. Top with your matcha mixture and cold foam. Add a few fresh raspberries for garnish and enjoy. The best thing about this recipe is that you can always swap out the fruit if you don’t like raspberries. Strawberries or blueberries are a great alternative.
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