Hot or Iced Chai Matcha Latte at Home

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Fusion

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: drink

Calories: 112kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Easy DIY matcha and chai latte with sweet chai spices and brown sugar.

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Equipment

1 Electric Frothing Wand
1 heat safe container
1 bamboo whisk
1 Blender

Ingredients

1-2 teaspoons matcha powder
1 ounce chai syrup
2 ounces boiling water for hot version
6-8 ounces milk
ice for iced version

Instructions

To Make a Hot Chai Matcha Latte

Dissolve the matcha powder and chai simple syrup in boiling water with a bamboo whisk or frothing wand.
Heat six ounces milk to steaming (but not boiling) then carefully swirl frothing wand just below the surface of the milk to create latte style foam.
Pour prepared chai matcha mixture and steamed milk into a mug and serve warm.

To Make an Iced Matcha Chai Latte

Add matcha powder, chai syrup, and eight ounces milk to blender and pulse until uniform and foamy (about one minute).
Pour into a highball glass over ice and serve cold.

Notes

Making the Chai Syrup

In a small saucepan, dissolve 2 cups of brown sugar, 1 ½ tablespoon ground ginger, 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1 ½ teaspoon ground clove, 1 ½ teaspoon ground cardamom, 1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, and 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg in 1 ¾ cup water over medium heat on stove top.
Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool fully before using in cocktails. Makes 24 servings.

Preparation

A bamboo whisk, fork or frothing wand will all work to dissolve the matcha powder.

To froth the steamed milk, you can also pulse it in your blender to make it foamy. Or, if you have a milk steamer appliance, you can simply pour your milk into it.

You can make this latte up to three days ahead of time and store in the refrigerator. A little separation is normal so make sure you shake or stir it before drinking.

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