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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Special Diets / Dairy Free Recipes / Detox Matcha Latte Recipe (nondairy options)

Detox Matcha Latte Recipe (nondairy options)

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • Best Matcha Brands
  • Matcha Latte Sweetened without Sugar?+−
    • More Healthy Hot Beverage Ideas
  • Naturally Sweetened Matcha Latte Recipe (dairy free option)

This recipe for a matcha latte is enjoyably sweet and creamy. Naturally sweetened with option for your choice of dairy or nondairy milk. Has detox benefits from the chlorophyll in the green tea powder with no jitters from the slow caffeine release!creamy matcha latte with foam in a mug on a table

My favorite hot beverage to enjoy at any time of day is a creamy latte made with authentic matcha. While caffeine-free versions are preferable most days, the slow, jitter-free caffeine release from traditionally made green tea powder can be highly therapeutic when needed.

Never heard of matcha? It is an ancient beverage with roots at least back to the early Tang Dynasty around 1500 years ago. It is made by roasting green tea leaves and then pulverizing the leaves into powder. The powder is mixed with hot water and sometimes a bit of salt for drinking.

Because tea leaves have a propensity for absorbing both good and bad substances from the soil in which they are grown such as fluoride, quality is of extreme importance. What’s more, much of the green tea powder labeled as “matcha” isn’t true matcha at all as it was not grown and manufactured according to traditional methods.

To obtain authentic matcha that is contaminant-free, it is best to source green tea powder grown according to the exacting standards required in Japan.

Best Matcha Brands

This brand and this brand of authentic matcha are the two sources I recommend and use. They are thoroughly vetted for quality and authenticity. Both are specially packaged to preserve the freshness of the organic green tea powder.

Warning: authentic, pure matcha isn’t cheap, but once you taste a matcha latte and experience the immediate detoxifying effects of the concentrated chlorophyll (wheatgrass is also loaded with chlorophyll), you will realize that it is so worth it!

The amino acid l-theanine is concentrated in matcha which slows the absorption of the caffeine and enhances relaxation while at the same time improving cognition. No wonder matcha was used for special ceremonial occasions throughout history!

Matcha Latte Sweetened without Sugar?

My recipe for a matcha latte below goes further by eliminating the jitter potential from added sugar as well. It is still delightfully sweet, using date syrup made from 100% fruit. This is a great option for those on a gut-healing diet like GAPS or AIP who must temporarily avoid most whole sweeteners such as sucanat, maple syrup, and coconut palm sugar.

Why not honey? I don’t prefer to use honey in a hot beverage as it can negate much of its benefits. This article on why not to cook or heat honey provides more details. I like my lattes piping hot, so the temperature would be excessive for raw honey.

The one trick is to mix it properly, so be sure to follow my guide on how to blend matcha without clumps so you don’t waste any!

More Healthy Hot Beverage Ideas

If you prefer a noncaffeinated latte or hot beverage, try these recipes too:

  • Dandelion coffee latte
  • Red rooibos tea latte
  • White hot chocolate recipe
creamy matcha latte in a mug on a cutting board
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Naturally Sweetened Matcha Latte Recipe (dairy free option)

This recipe for a matcha latte is enjoyably sweet and creamy without any sugar with option for your choice of dairy or nondairy milk. Has detox benefits from the chlorophyll in the green tea powder with no jitters from the slow caffeine release.

Course Drinks
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword dairy free, easy, energy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 105 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp + pinch matcha powder preferably organic and traditionally made
  • 1/2 cup hot filtered water
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1-2 tsp date syrup

Equipment

  • 1 large mug
  • measuring spoon
  • small pot
  • spoon
  • 1 half pint mason jar or whisk

Instructions

  1. Sift matcha powder into a large mug. Sifting is important as it prevents clumps and improves the texture of the latte.

    Detox Matcha Latte Recipe (nondairy options) 7
  2. Pour in hot water and stir to mix well.

    Detox Matcha Latte Recipe (nondairy options) 6
  3. Pour milk into a small pan and heat on medium-high.

    pouring latte milk into pan
  4. While milk is heating on the stove, stir the date syrup into the mug with matcha tea blended with hot water.

    stirring date syrup into matcha tea
  5. When the milk is hot and starts to foam, add to a half pint mason jar, screw on the lid and shake vigorously to add additional froth. Alternatively, you can whisk the hot milk in the pan to add more foam.

    shaking mason jar to froth the milk
  6. Pour frothing milk into the mug and stir briefly.

    pouring frothed milk into matcha mug
  7. Spinkle a pinch of matcha powder on the top of the latte and serve immediately.

    sprinkling a pinch of matcha on top of the latte

Recipe Notes

Use coconut milk if you want a dairy free latte. Using additive-free whole coconut milk powder is an easy way to make just 1/2 cup quickly for a latte!

If using raw grass-fed milk, be sure to heat no higher than 118 F/ 48 C in order to preserve the probiotics and beneficial enzymes!

If using almond milk, I recommend the plain bottled brands in the refrigerated section of the health food store with no chemicals, synthetic vitamins or sugar added. Do not use almond milk in cartons. The linked article explains why.

Making your own is also a great idea. I use these recipes for homemade milk substitutes.

Do not EVER use soy milk to make a latte.

Nutrition Facts
Naturally Sweetened Matcha Latte Recipe (dairy free option)
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 105 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

green tea powder latte

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (12)

  1. De

    Mar 21, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    The Matcha is not available at this time the link states. Do you have another recommendation?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Mar 22, 2018 at 9:31 am

      Mmmm. Just checked and it is available. Seems it’s been restocked 🙂

  2. Cat

    Mar 20, 2018 at 7:48 am

    5 stars
    Thank you. Learned some new things. Look forward to my next email

    Reply
  3. Ruby M

    Mar 19, 2018 at 4:08 pm

    5 stars
    ????❤️ Thankyou! I found this to be really filling and easy to make! Great article!

    Reply
  4. Rianna

    Mar 14, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds delicious and I look forward to trying it! As a question, where I live we create our own raw honey. I use it in my drinks (though I try to let them cool down to drinking temperature first) because it’s local and I don’t have to buy imported date syrup. Do you think it would still be better for me not to damage the raw honey and get the syrup anyway?

    Reply
  5. Jean Finch

    Mar 13, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    Sarah,
    You are so fabulous! Just tried green matcha latte! I used cream, cocoa butter, and Lo Han! It tastes devine! I love it when I have the ingredients and your great ideas!

    Reply
  6. Eli Baird

    Mar 13, 2018 at 9:42 am

    The link to the matcha that you buy isn’t working. Can you tell the brand that you personally like, please? Thanks in advance.
    Love your blog!!

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Mar 13, 2018 at 11:38 am

      Mmmm. I just checked it and it works fine. Not sure what might be the problem on your end.

  7. Aishy

    Mar 7, 2018 at 8:28 am

    They should work fine. Just use extra aquafaba or unsweetened plain nondairy milk.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Mar 7, 2018 at 9:14 am

      Please do not use water from cooking legumes (aka “aqua faba”) with this latte as a substitute for dairy or nondairy milk. It is very unhealthy and a modern fad with no roots in traditional diet. It will likely damage your gut if used regularly. 🙁
      https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/aquafaba-bean-water/

  8. Tisha Sampson

    Mar 7, 2018 at 8:16 am

    5 stars
    I love matcha so much. It makes me feel amazing without any anxiety like coffee. But, the bitterness is hard to deal with. I made this latte and it was mildly sweet without the bitterness! I am going to drink it this way from now on.

    Reply
  9. Maddie

    Mar 6, 2018 at 10:45 am

    I just finished drinking my own home made matcha latte. I will investigate the quality of the matcha powder I am using now! I made mine with home made coconut milk ????

    Reply

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