Iced Matcha Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

Making an iced matcha latte at home is a lot easier than you think.  This delicious Starbucks copycat recipe is just as good as the pretty green matcha iced tea latte the barista makes. Plus it costs less.  This cold matcha drink with cream is rich, earthy, and slightly sweet.  The matcha powder has a grassy flavor that pairs well with the fats in the dairy. Add a small bit of sugar, for the best homemade iced matcha latte recipe.

The bonus of making this recipe homemade is you can change it up to make it just as you like it without rattling off a long list of ingredients to the Starbucks barista as those behind you roll their eyes - you know they do it.  For a matcha latte that is non-dairy use almond or oat milk instead. For a low-carb version hold the sugar and use a sugar-free flavored syrup instead.

Ingredients for Iced Matcha Latte

The main ingredient for this drink is matcha, green tea powder.  You can buy it in Asian markets, specialty markets, or online.  You will also need some heavy cream, sugar, and whole milk. You may substitute the dairy in this recipe for non-dairy kinds of milk like almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk.   For an optional ingredient, you can add flavored syrup or even a sugar-free variety for an iced matcha latte that is low-carb and keto-friendly.

What is Matcha Powder?

Matcha actually means "powdered tea". In Japanese, “cha” means tea, and “ma” means powder; therefore, the literal translation is powdered tea. Matcha is a variety of green tea that is ground into a fine powder.  These tea leaves are harvested when young and ground finely into a bright green powder.

I am not sure what green tea powder Starbucks uses for their matcha lattes.  I have read Starbucks uses a sweetened Tazo matcha powder. Since I am always looking for ways to cut back on sugar, I do not use that. I use an organic unsweetened matcha powder and I recommend my favorite below.

Benefits of Green Tea

Enjoying matcha and other types of green tea has health benefits.   Green tea is loaded with antioxidants. It also has many vitamins including A, B, C, E, and K. To learn more, check out 10 Benefits of Matcha.

How to Make Iced Matcha Latte

In a small bowl, add the matcha powder. Pour in the hot water and whisk until the matcha has fully dissolved into the water. It will be a deep green color.  Add in the heavy cream and sugar, and stir.

What to Serve with Iced Matcha Latte

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How to Make a Matcha Frappe

If you want a matcha frappe like at Starbucks, this latte recipe is easy to alter to have that perfect drink.  This will make two small frappes and you will need a blender to do it instead of the whisking and pour-over method.  For a frozen blended matcha latte just like Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks, try the following.

KETO OR LOW-CARB ICED MATCHA LATTE

For a recipe that has less sugar than the original recipe or the Starbucks version, you can easily make this at home.  Here is how I have made this, plus the calories and carbs for a keto, low-carb, diabetic-friendly, and low-calorie recipe.  This keto-friendly iced matcha frappe is the best and is only 110 calories and 4.4 net carbs per serving.

The ingredients and measurements you will need are as follows but the instructions remain the same:

KETO/LOW-CARB ICED MATCHA LATTE RECIPE

2 teaspoon matcha powder

¼ C hot water

2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

2 teaspoon Torani sugar-free Vanilla syrup

2 C unsweetened almond milk

crushed iced

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Iced Matcha Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

Angela

This matcha iced tea latte is a copycat recipe for the delicious drink from Starbucks. It is easy to make a cool refreshing green tea drink using matcha powder. Enjoy it iced or blended for a frozen matcha latte frappe.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 0 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Breakfast, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• 2 teaspoon matcha powder
• ¼ C hot water
• 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
• 2 C whole milk
• 2 teaspoon granulated sugar
• crushed ice to fill or for frappe version
• 2 teaspoon flavored regular or sugar-free coffee syrup OPTIONAL - such as Torani

For NonDairy - see alternate milk choices above

For Sugar-Free/Keto/Low-Carb - substitute sugar with Swerve or Monk fruit

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, add the matcha powder. Pour in the hot water and whisk until the matcha has fully dissolved into the water. It will be a deep green color. 

  Add in the heavy cream and sugar, stir.  
• Chill in the freezer for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile gathering the rest of your ingredients and items. 
• Fill two glasses halfway with ice. Next, add your milk of choice to each glass - 1 cup each. Lastly, pour in the chilled matcha mixture. 
• Optional - add flavored syrup to each glass.
• Stir and Enjoy.

FOR MATCHA LATTE FRAPPE

• To your blender cup or bowl, add all the ingredients except the ice. Blend for 30 seconds. It should be fully combined and light green color. Next, add 1.5 cups of ice cubes and blend again for 1 minute.

  It should be frothy. Pour equal parts into 2 glasses.  

Notes

THIS NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL RECIPE USING WHOLE MILK AND SUGAR - 

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories	166
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.8g	10%
Saturated Fat 4.7g	24%
Cholesterol 30mg	10%
Sodium 118mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 16.2g	6%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 15g
Protein 9.2g
Vitamin D 5mcg	26%
Calcium 295mg	23%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 173mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.

 

THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON A KETO LOW-CARB VERSION USING UNSWEETENED ALMOND MILK & TORANI SUGAR-FREE VANILLA SYRUP (NO MILK OR SUGAR) AS SHARED IN THE ABOVE POST - 

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories	110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.6g	11%
Saturated Fat 3.5g	17%
Cholesterol 21mg	7%
Sodium 186mg	8%
Total Carbohydrate 6.4g	2%
Dietary Fiber 2g	7%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 2.3g
Vitamin D 8mcg	39%
Calcium 310mg	24%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 188mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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