Skip The Coffee Shop—Make A Killer Matcha Latte Right At Home

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Made from green leaves ground into powder form, matcha is combined with water, milk, and sweetener (optional) for the best-ever latte.

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00:00 What's up y'all, it's Brooke in the Delish Kitchen studios,

00:03 getting ready to prepare a coffee shop staple,

00:05 the matcha latte.

00:06 Now this frothy green drink might seem a little daunting

00:09 to pull off at home, but the truth is,

00:11 could not be simpler.

00:12 To make sure we got this right, we turned to Soray.

00:15 It's a small, elegant shrine dedicated

00:17 to premium Japanese teas to make sure we learn the secrets

00:20 to the perfect cup of matcha.

00:21 Like any solid latte, a matcha latte

00:23 is only a couple of ingredients.

00:25 You've got your matcha powder, a little bit of sweetener,

00:27 and the milk of your choice.

00:29 I like almond milk, so that's what we're gonna use,

00:31 but you can use whole milk, cashew milk,

00:33 whatever will give you a nice little bit of froth on top.

00:35 And even with those few ingredients,

00:37 one of them is optional.

00:38 You don't have to use sweetener,

00:40 but it can help take some of that seaweedy edge

00:43 off the matcha.

00:44 You can use sugar, you can use honey,

00:46 whatever sweetener you like,

00:47 as long as it'll dissolve into the latte.

00:49 Matcha is essentially just green tea,

00:51 and it comes in three different varieties.

00:53 There's ceremonial matcha, which is the most sought after.

00:56 It's silky, it's smooth, and it's known for being

00:59 the highest quality of matcha.

01:01 But you don't really need to break the bank on it.

01:03 It's the most expensive one,

01:05 and you don't necessarily need to go

01:06 for ceremonial matcha right away.

01:08 A step down from the ceremonial grade matcha

01:10 is culinary grade matcha.

01:11 That's probably what you're gonna find

01:12 in most grocery stores,

01:14 as long as you trust where you're shopping.

01:16 It's perfect for blending into smoothies

01:18 or making matcha lattes and everyday drinking.

01:20 The lowest tier is what's known as ingredient matcha.

01:23 Certainly the most affordable option,

01:25 and it's a little bit on the bitter side,

01:27 but it's still perfectly fine for culinary uses.

01:29 Since making a matcha latte requires so few ingredients,

01:33 it's really gonna come down to your technique

01:35 and your equipment.

01:36 There's three essential pieces of equipment you need

01:38 to make an excellent matcha latte at home.

01:40 The first is a traditional matcha whisk,

01:44 also called a chasen.

01:45 It's kinda shaped like a regular whisk

01:47 in that it's kind of a balloon shape,

01:48 but at the bottom,

01:50 you have all these little hooked bamboo frongs.

01:53 And what this is used for is combining the matcha

01:55 with a little bit of hot liquid

01:57 before you add the rest of the liquid to the cup.

01:59 This will make sure the matcha is completely dissolved

02:01 so you don't run into any large chunks

02:03 that are super unpleasant in your final drink.

02:06 The second important piece of equipment you're gonna need

02:08 is a fine mesh strainer like this one.

02:10 This is one you probably already have in your house,

02:12 but you wanna make sure the holes are small enough

02:14 to where you add the matcha

02:15 and it comes out in a fine powder.

02:17 You don't want it to come out in big clumps.

02:19 The final piece of equipment you're gonna need

02:21 to make an awesome cup of matcha latte at home

02:23 is a big old mug just like this one,

02:25 preferably one with a rounder base than it has a top.

02:28 This is similarly shaped to the bowl

02:30 that's traditionally used to make matcha,

02:32 which is called a chawan,

02:34 but this one has a cool little handle,

02:35 so we're gonna use this instead.

02:37 The reason this is such a big deal

02:38 is because it has a nice wide base

02:40 for the whisk to really get in there

02:42 and work the matcha around.

02:43 Honestly, guys, making a matcha latte

02:45 is easier than making a regular latte.

02:48 Aside from your equipment,

02:49 your technique also really matters here.

02:52 We're gonna use about 1 1/2 teaspoons of matcha powder.

02:56 We're gonna add that to a fine mesh sieve

02:58 over top of the mug and gently tap the sieve

03:01 until all the matcha has trickled through.

03:03 Once you've got all your matcha in the mug,

03:05 add whatever sweetener you're using.

03:06 After you get your sweetener into the mug,

03:08 you wanna take about two tablespoons of hot water,

03:11 not boiling, we don't want boiling water, just hot water,

03:13 and you're gonna use your matcha whisk to make a paste.

03:17 Making that paste is what's gonna help dissolve

03:19 the sugar and dissolve the matcha powder,

03:21 because again, we don't want any big,

03:23 unpleasant seaweedy clumps.

03:25 After you've got that paste ready to go,

03:27 it's time to start heating up the milk of choice.

03:29 I'm going with almond milk

03:30 because that's what my tummy will allow,

03:32 but you can go with whatever milk you like best.

03:34 You can heat it up in the microwave,

03:36 you can do it on the stove,

03:37 or you can be like me and use a milk frother

03:40 on your espresso machine.

03:41 Once you've got your milk all heated up and ready to go,

03:44 you're gonna add that to the mug with your matcha paste

03:46 while whisking, you wanna do it at the same time.

03:49 With the whisk, you're gonna make either an M

03:52 or a W shape, back and forth.

03:54 And that's what's gonna give you that frothy,

03:56 vibrant green matcha latte color.

03:58 Got most of the milk in my cup already,

04:00 and it's smelling really fragrant,

04:03 got that grassy, herbaceous smell to it.

04:05 I'm really excited to drink this,

04:07 but before I do that,

04:08 I'm gonna whisk the rest of this milk

04:10 until it's a little bit more bubbly,

04:12 some of my bubbles die down,

04:13 and I wanna be able to spoon some of that froth

04:15 over the top of my latte,

04:16 so that it looks like a latte,

04:18 we want it to have that latte vibe.

04:19 When we're done with that,

04:21 just gonna dust the top with a little extra matcha,

04:23 and this will be ready to drink.

04:24 Ooh, I really need someone to hurry up

04:29 and make Smell-O-Vision, what is taking so long?

04:32 This smells so good.

04:33 There's like a tiny hint of grass clipping in there,

04:36 but in the best way possible.

04:38 I like using almond milk for this kind of thing

04:40 because the nuttiness, I feel like,

04:41 really complements that earthy matcha flavor.

04:45 (gentle music)

04:47 Ooh, ooh, that's really good.

04:51 That's good, that's misunderstood, but it's really good.

04:53 I think I'm gonna top it

04:54 with just a little bit more matcha powder,

04:56 just 'cause I like the way it looks.

04:57 Oh, it's so pretty.

04:59 Oh my gosh, it's so warm, it's earthy,

05:04 and it's got like a good bit of bite to it,

05:06 'cause there's a little bit of bitterness,

05:08 but it's not too much.

05:09 I'm definitely a fan of putting sweetener

05:10 in this kind of thing,

05:11 'cause I think it gives it the right level of balance

05:13 that you're looking for,

05:14 in something like a latte.

05:15 This is delicious, and you saw how easy it was to make.

05:18 It was just powder, sugar.

05:20 This is how I wanna start my morning.

05:21 If you need more delicious breakfast lattes,

05:24 just like this one, keep it right here at delish.com.

05:26 (gentle music)

05:29 (upbeat music)

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