One of the easiest drinks to recreate, the homemade Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte is made with just 4 ingredients and takes just seconds!
Want to save this article?
Enter your email below and get it sent straight to your inbox. Plus, get recipes & tips every week!
CONTENTS
Recipe Highlights
- Iced Matcha Tea Latte at Starbucks is a green tea drink made with their matcha blend, ice, and 2% milk. The matcha blend, made specifically for Starbucks, is sugar and ground Japanese green tea.
- This copycat recipe doesn’t use a matcha blend, which is sweetened matcha, since none of the sweetened matcha tested matched the Starbucks version. Instead, regular matcha and simple syrup is used, just like how it’s made in Starbucks in Canada, where they don’t use sweetened matcha.
- This recipe makes a 16 ounce (grande size) cup of Iced Matcha Latte.
RELATED: Matcha Cold Foam
Ingredient Notes
- Matcha
Matcha is a powered green tea that is packed with antioxidants. The brighter the green, the better the quality. - Simple syrup
The best way to sweeten cold drinks is with a simple syrup, which is sugar dissolved in water. Use store-bought or homemade simple syrup. - 2% Milk
Starbucks makes the drink with 2% milk but you can use any milk you like. - Ice
Use filtered water to make ice if possible.
My Matcha Pick
Photo Credit: amazon.com
Great matcha for the quality and price. It's my go-to matcha for making matcha drinks.
SHOP NOW
Step-by-Step Instructions
For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to see the recipe.
- Put milk, simple syrup, and matcha into a cocktail shaker. Shake.
Put matcha in last. - Pour iced matcha latte into a cup with ice.
RELATED: Starbucks Matcha Frappuccino
Expert Tips
- Instead of using regular, unsweetened matcha and simple syrup, you can use sweetened matcha but the color will be a pale green and the matcha taste will be less pronounced. The sweetened matcha will dissolve completely, leaving no clumps of matcha.
- Regular matcha will create tiny little bits of green floating in the drink but if you want less clumps, use a mesh strainer to sift the matcha powder into the cocktail shaker before shaking.
- No cocktail shaker? Use a jar with a tight lid.
- To customize this drink at home, use vanilla syrup, instead of plain simple syrup, and vanilla sweet cream cold foam.
RELATED: Starbucks Iced Black Tea Copycat
Questions You May Have
What’s the difference between matcha and sweetened matcha?
Matcha is just ground green tea and sweetened matcha is ground green tea mixed with sugar.
Why wasn’t sweetened matcha used in this recipe?
Many tests were done using different brands of sweetened matcha but none created a drink that had the same shade of green as using regular matcha.
What’s in Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte?
A grande Iced Matcha Latte is made with ice, 2% milk, and 3 scoops of Starbucks matcha blend (sugar and ground Japanese green tea).
Related
- Starbucks Matcha: Best Drinks & Why It’s Not So Healthy
- Matcha Bubble Tea (Boba Tea)
- Matcha Ice Cubes
- Starbucks Matcha Lemonade Copycat Recipe
- Best Matcha Brands for Lattes
- Matcha Milkshake
Want to save this recipe to Pinterest for later? Pin it now to your Pinterest board!
Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte Copycat
One of the easiest drinks to recreate, the homemade Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte is made with just 4 ingredients and takes just seconds!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoons matcha
- 1 cup ice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put milk, simple syrup, and matcha into a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously 50 times.Put ingredients into the cocktail shaker as listed, with matcha last. To get less matcha clumps, sift matcha into the cocktail shaker using a mesh strainer.
- Pour iced matcha latte into a cup with ice.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
- Matcha is a powered green tea that is packed with antioxidants. The brighter the green, the better the quality.
- The best way to sweeten cold drinks is with a simple syrup, which is sugar dissolved in water. Use store-bought or homemade simple syrup.
- Starbucks makes the drink with 2% milk but you can use any milk you like.
- Use filtered water to make ice if possible.
- No cocktail shaker? Use a jar with a tight lid.
- Instead of using regular, unsweetened matcha and simple syrup, you can use sweetened matcha but the color will be a pale green and the matcha taste will be less pronounced. The sweetened matcha will dissolve completely, leaving no clumps of matcha.
- Regular matcha will create tiny little bits of green floating in the drink but if you want less clumps, use a mesh strainer to sift the matcha powder into the cocktail shaker before shaking.
- To customize this drink at home, use vanilla syrup, instead of plain simple syrup, and vanilla sweet cream cold foam.
NUTRITION
Calories: 244 | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 356mg | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 541IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 296mg | Iron: 3mg
Literally cannot tell the difference between the two, thanks for make this!! Best matcha ever.
I prefer the hot version of this (even in summer). Have you tried this with hot milk and no ice?
Hi Lisa, yup, I love the hot version too. Here’s my recipe: https://www.ohhowcivilized.com/matcha-latte/