There are so many food and drink options that use matcha as their key ingredient. Let’s take a look at these easy-to-make and delicious recipes that use matcha tea powder.
Matcha Layered Latte
An amazing and colorful drink that will be great as a refreshing summer beverage, pleasantly surprise your guests and act as a substitute for your coffee addiction.
Ingredients:
-1 teaspoon of matcha green tea powder
-3 teaspoons of honey (or sugar)
-3/4 cup of milk (almond, cow, soy, or any other type of milk)
-1/3 cup of filtered water
-4-5 ice cubes
Recipe:
Pour the milk into the cocktail shaker (use a simple water bottle if you don’t have one). Add honey and shake well for 15 seconds. Pour the mixture into a glass cup and add ice cubes.
Wash the cocktail shaker and pour filtered cold water in it for a new round of shaking. Add matcha green tea powder and vigorously shake again for 15 seconds.
Slowly pour the matcha mixture into a glass cup on top of the milk. Enjoy!
Tip: The reason why the matcha mixture doesn’t sink to the bottom of the glass is because of the sugar level in the milk. The more sugar (honey) you add to the layer the more it will sink to the bottom. Thus you can add honey to the matcha mixture if you want and pour it first to get the green layer at the bottom, but make sure not to add honey to the milk if you want it to be the top layer.
Matcha Bubble Tea
This fun-looking and vibrant matcha drinks are simple to make and have amazing antioxidant properties.
Ingredients:
-2 tablespoons of matcha green tea powder
-1/2 cup of sugar
-Hot filtered water
-1 cup of milk (any type of milk)
-1 tablespoon of honey
-50g (2-3 tablespoons) of tapioca pearls
Recipe:
Pour 4 cups of hot water in a pot and add tapioca pearls and sugar. Boil for 20 minutes. In a separate cup, pour hot water and add matcha green tea powder. Stir well. Place cooked tapioca pearls into the tall glass and add honey. Pour the mixture of water and matcha green tea powder into the tall glass on top of the cooked tapioca pearls and fill the rest of the glass with milk. That’s it!
Matcha Ice Cream
A great matcha recipe for all ice cream lovers.
Ingredients:
-1 tablespoon of matcha green tea powder
-1 cup of milk (any type of milk)
-3/4 cup of sugar
-2 eggs
-2 cups of Whipping Cream
Recipe:
Pour milk and matcha green tea powder into a bowl and whisk until it fully dissolved in the milk. Pour the matcha mixture into a pot and add whipping cream. Cook for 5 minutes. Whisk sugar and eggs in a separate bowl. Then, add the whisked eggs and sugar into the pot with matcha mixture. Stir well and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Put the pot with future ice cream into the refrigerator and let it stay there for at least 4-5 hours. Pour the cold liquid ice cream into the ice cream maker and freeze according to ice cream maker instructions. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, then place the mixture in the freezer and wait for it to solidify.
Matcha Pudding
A splendid dessert for an evening with friends and family.
Ingredients:
-2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder
-1 cup of milk
-1 cup whipping cream
-3 tablespoons of sugar
-1 teaspoon of gelatin powder
Recipe:
Pour milk, sugar, matcha and gelatin powder into a pot and boil at low heat until the sugar dissolved. Cool the pot in cold water and add whipping cream. Mix well and pour the mixture into separate cups. Put the cups into the refrigerator for 2 hours and enjoy your delicious matcha pudding.
Matcha Jelly
Yes, matcha powder can be used even to make a tasty green jelly.
Ingredients:
– 1 tablespoon of matcha powder
– 3 tablespoons of sugar
– 1 tablespoon of gelatin powder
-Water
Recipe:
Dissolve matcha powder in 2 tablespoons of boiling water. In a pot, mix 1 cup of water with dissolved matcha powder and sugar. Boil for 30-40 seconds at high heat and then lower the heat to a minimum. In a separate bowl mix gelatin and ¼ of boiling water, and add the mixture to the pot. Stir well and keep boiling until the content of the bowl completely dissolved in the matcha mixture. Turn off the heat and pour the mixture into your jelly container or a cup and place it in the refrigerator until it is ready to be served.