THE strawberry matcha latte that's well balanced between a full bodied, fresh strawberry essence and creamy but light, floral, and herbaceous matcha. Not only does this latte taste amazing and embodies summer, it is so aesthetically pleasing!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Yield: 2glass
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Ingredients
For the strawberry milk:
10ouncestrawberries, hulled and roughly small diced (about 2 cups diced)
2teaspoonhoney, optional (or substitute with your preferred sweetener)
Instructions
For the strawberry milk:
Combine the small diced strawberries and sugar and mix well to macerate. Let the strawberries sit at room temperature for at least 5-10 minutes or up to 1 hour (keep it covered as needed).*You can macerate the strawberries even the night before, up to 3 days ahead of time, if you prefer. Just keep it properly stored in the fridge.The sweetness of the latte mostly comes from the macerated strawberries, so feel free to adjust the amount of sugar used.*
Once the strawberries have been macerated, add all of the macerated strawberries into a blender along with the milk. Blend the strawberry milk for about 10-20 seconds until there are no more strawberry chunks. Strain the strawberry milk with a fine mesh strainer and set aside until needed.
For the matcha tea & assembly:
In a small circular bowl, combine the matcha powder, honey, and water. Using the matcha whisk, whisk the matcha tea briskly for 1-2 minutes, or until the tea is frothy and well combined with no lumps.*If you don't have a matcha whisk, portable electric milk frothers do wonders.*
Prepare 2 glasses with your preferred amount of ice and divide the strawberry milk into each glass. Pour half of the matcha tea over the strawberry milk to top the strawberry matcha latte.*If you prefer a creamier latter with a little more body, you can decrease the milk by 2 to 3 Tablespoons per serving and replace it with 2 to 3 Tablespoons of heavy cream per serving.*
Garnish the strawberry matcha lattes with strawberries and enjoy!
Notes
*An alternative way to make the strawberry milk, if you don't mind chunks of strawberry in your latte:
Spoon the macerated strawberries into 2 glasses (divided evenly).
Top each glass with ice then fill each glass with milk with ⅔ cup to ¾ cup milk.
Pour the frothy matcha tea over the milk.
This method doesn't require blending or straining the milk, but the strawberry milk will not be as pink.**Also, refer to the post above for FAQs and tips for making this drink!