Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte Copycat Recipe
on Aug 08, 2021, Updated Apr 08, 2023
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One of the easiest drinks to recreate, the homemade Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte is made with just 4 ingredients and takes just seconds!
Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte
An iced matcha latte is a cold drink made of matcha powder, milk, sweetener, and ice. It’s a popular drink at Starbucks, where a pre-sweetened matcha blend is used.
Since the Starbucks matcha blend already has sweetener, you can’t order it unsweetened.
By making it yourself, you can better control the sweetness by using regular matcha and simple syrup.
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.
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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.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put milk, simple syrup, and matcha into a cocktail shaker. Shake.
Put matcha in last.
Step 2: Pour iced matcha latte into a cup with ice.
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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.
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Questions You May Have
Matcha is just ground green tea and sweetened matcha is ground green tea mixed with sugar.
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.
A grande Iced Matcha Latte is made with ice, 2% milk, and 3 scoops of Starbucks matcha blend (sugar and ground Japanese green tea).
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Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte Copycat
Equipment
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.
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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/