From My Southwest Kitchen: Matcha Latte

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Matcha Latte

This is a wonderful and refreshing hot drink. A great change from my normal morning hot tea or coffee. Matcha is a fine powder green tea that has wonderful health benefits. It has a high concentration of the antioxidant EGCG. Matcha also boosts your metabolism and it reduces cholesterol levels when it is drunk on a regular basis. These health benefits are derived because the whole tea leaf is ingested. This means it delivers a higher potency of catechins, chlorophyll, and antioxidants. I knew tea was good for you:) I bought my Matcha powder at Whole Foods but you can find it at Japanese markets.
This latte is a super easy and quick drink to make. You heat almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, or cow's milk ( I used almond milk), and water. Then whisk the liquids into a mug containing the matcha powder. Sweeten with Agave syrup (nectar) and you have a very tasty antioxidant drink.

Matcha Lattee
From Bon Appetit

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, or cow's milk
1 teaspoon matcha powder
Agave syrup (nectar)

Directions:

1. Bring almond milk to a bare simmer in a small pot over medium-high heat.
2. Place matcha powder in a heatproof cup. Slowly whisk in 1/4 cup boiling water, then almond milk, tipping cup slightly to help create more foam. Sweeten with agave syrup and serve.

Makes 1 serving