Switch up your morning (or afternoon) coffee with a Healthy Vanilla Matcha Latte with almond milk. It feels like a decadent treat, yet it’s incredibly easy to make – hot or cold!
Warning: Controversial statement to follow…
I don’t love coffee.
Half a cup of black coffee is my limit, and I only do it for the *ahem* bathroom benefits. 💩 I wouldn’t ever bother if Vegas didn’t brew it and bring it to me.
That said, I do appreciate a little extra boost in the morning. Matcha is a great alternative, and my new addiction.
Matcha is basically green tea leaves ground into a fine powder. You’re consuming the actual green tea leaves, so it has more caffeine than regular green tea.
The types of leaves used to make matcha are grown in the shade, which aids in producing more chlorophyll, a powerful antioxidant. For that reason, matcha can have 10 times the amount of antioxidants of green tea!
Here’s a short list of why matcha rocks:
Good quality matcha can be pricy, but I think of it like this: I buy one bag for $25 and use one teaspoon each day. That’s 37 servings at $0.68 each. How much are you spending at Starbucks, my lovely unicorns? I’m betting it’s more than that!
The point it, a bag of matcha is worth a splurge. Plus it’s so simple to make!
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With all of our super-clean eating lately (well, except for the New Mexico trip last weekend), I thought this would be a nice alternative to this month’s cocktail-themed Recipe Redux. Check out the round up here:
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Matcha green tea also has anti-inflammatory benefits. If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know I need that right now!
Are you a coffee addict?
Have you ever had a matcha latte?
You had me at “easy” although you lost me for a second with the “I don’t drink coffee confession” but now I’m back since you described how amazing this matcha is! I will be adding it to my shopping list asap.
YAY! It’s easy enough? 😉 Vegas still brings me coffee… I struggle through half a cup and then go make this.
I don’t don’t drink regular coffee. But I LOOOOVE me some decaf coffee. I like green tea, but matcha is usually a bit too much for me. But throw some almond milk an dvanilla in there…
That’s why I made this! I kept trying plain matcha tea and just couldn’t do it.
I am a coffee girl for sure but this looks like a fun change of pace.
Im going to have to give this a try. As a former coffee shop owner of course I’m addicted to coffee. My basement is filled with restaurant sized brewers, grinders, espresso machines, and leftover coffee products. I practically have starbucks in my basement.
I want to come play in your basement! Do you make fancy coffees every day?
no, just a lot of espresso bean grinding and brewing
I have Matcha at home, but don’t really like it on its own, as a proper mug of tea. However, this sounds way tastier! I’ll give it a shot. I DO love coffee, but am always willing to mix up my routine!
I hope you like it! Let me know how it turns out. 🙂
I’m so with you on this. I think we’ve talked about this, but coffee and I do not mix well. It makes me headachy and jittery – no thanks! I always have matcha in my kitchen and usually drink a cup of some sort of green tea every day.
Yes! It doesn’t do that to me unless I drink a ton, but it just isn’t good to me. Unless it’s a mocha, but I’m not drinking that sugar bomb every morning!
You’d have to wrestle my coffee cup from my cold, dead hands. That being said, I wouldn’t mind a vanilla matcha latte in addition to my daily does of joe.
I know, I know… I thought of you when I wrote this, actually. XO
*whispers* I don’t love coffee either!
*solidarity*
Did you just call me a lovely unicorn??? <3
LOL! You are totally a unicorn. 😉
Matcha by itself. NASTY AF. Matcha with VANILLA, CINNAMON & SWEETENER = BOMB! I have been drinking Matcha with LAKANTO sweetener and it’s the TITS!
Great minds! Will your man drink it? Vegas actually did drink one!
Ha! Hell no. I could try and just give it to him but he trusts NOTHING I put in front of him – unless it’s ChickFilA – because it came in the bag! LOL!
HA! Same with Evie… waffle fries and a fried chicken sandwich. She’d rather have that than anything I make.
Very cool – I have actually never tried match powder before.
You should check it out! It’s great for your immune system.
This definitely caught my eye! I love matcha! <3 I just wish it weren't so expensive!
Did you catch the math breakdown? You use such small portions it’s really not that much!
Yum!!! I see matcha everywhere and it looks so good, but I rarely order it!