Matcha is a powdered green tea from Japan with a beautiful color and an earthy, fresh flavor. It’s concentrated, so it has a lot of health benefits, like antioxidants and enhanced brain functions. This matcha drink is perfect for a hot summer day. Refreshing, cooling, and delicious.
On the Ingredients:
- Matcha is a powdered green tea from Japan used in the traditional tea ceremony. Matcha has many great health benefits. Because it is concentrated, one cup has 137x the antioxidant power of a standard cup of green tea. Since you ingest the entire tea leaf, you get 100% of the nutrients. Studies have shown that drinking matcha may help with liver health, improve brain function, and promote heart health. It may also have cancer-preventing properties. Matcha is high in caffeine, but it also contains the compound L-theanine, which alters the effect of caffeine, preventing a crash. On top of all this, matcha has a lovely nutty flavor and smooth texture! (Read more on the health benefits.)
On the Ingredients:
You can use cow milk or whatever alternative you like, and sweetener is an option, too.
Easy Matcha Latte
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minutesMatcha is a powdered green tea from Japan with a beautiful color and an earthy, fresh flavor. It’s concentrated, so it has a lot of health benefits, like antioxidants and enhanced brain functions. This matcha drink is perfect for a hot summer day. Refreshing, cooling, and delicious. You can use cow milk or whatever alternative you like, and sweetener is an option, too.
Ingredients
1 cup milk OR milk alternative
2 tsp matcha powder
3 tbsp hot water
- Optional:
1 tbsp sweetener of choice
Directions
- Pour the milk into a glass with some ice, leaving a few inches in the top of the glass.
- Put the matcha powder in a mason jar and the sweetener if using. Pour the hot water (not boiling) over the powder and put the lid on. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds, until the powder and water are combined and there is foaming bubbles forming.
- Pour the matcha over the milk and stir to combine. Enjoy!
