This Pistachio Matcha Latte is the perfect combination of nutty, earthy and sweet. It’s a great way to elevate your regular matcha and make it yummier.
In recent years, Pistachio lattes have been very popular with coffee enthusiasts. Adding a spoon or two of pistachio paste really enhances the drink and turns out, they taste delicious even in Matcha lattes.
This Pistachio Matcha Latte recipe is very flexible. While I always like it cold, you can feel free to skip the ice and make it a hot matcha latte with steamed milk. You can also make it vegan by using non-dairy milk and pistachio paste.
Why Matcha?
Personally, I am a bit of a regular coffee drinker and I love a good cappuccino. However, it is important to me that I consume caffeine in moderation which is why, I have lately tried to incorporate matcha in my daily routine.
Matcha is known for having plenty of health benefits including being high in antioxidants, lower in caffeine (as compared with coffee), while giving you a longer lasting energy to go about your day.
It also has a distinct earthy flavour and the vibrant green colour makes it quite an attractive drink.
I recently got my hands on the Organic Cocktail Grade Matcha from AVANTCHA and I’ve been experimenting with it ever since. AVANTCHA sources their Matcha from different tea farms in Japan and I really enjoyed the vibrant green shade and it’s deep Umami taste.
Love Pistachio? Try my Viral Pistachio Kunafa Brownies!
Ingredients and Equipment for making this Matcha Latte
- Matcha Powder- Use a premium quality matcha powder or ceremonial grade for the most flavourful results. I used AVANTCHA Cocktail grade Matcha.
- Pistachio Cream- Any Pistachio cream, spread or paste will work. This will also act as the only sweetener in the recipe. You can add extra honey, agave or condensed milk if you require additional sweetness to your pistachio matcha drink.
- Milk- I use full fat dairy milk, but you can opt for any plant-based milk like oat milk or pistachio milk.
- Matcha Whisk or Electric Frother to whip the matcha powder with hot water to create the matcha mix. If you have neither of them, use a regular, small-sized stainless steel whisk and mix well.
- Fine mesh strainer to get rid of any lumps in the matcha powder.
Sip on your Pistachio Matcha Latte with these indulgent desserts:
Almond Croissant
Lotus Biscoff Tiramisu
Sticky Date Pudding with Toffee sauce
Oatmeal Chocolate chip cookies
Quick and Easy Blueberry Crisp
Go ahead and make your own creamy Pistachio Matcha Latte in less than 10minutes. It is so easy and so much better when you can make it quick and delicious at home than going all the way to a cafe. Try it and let me know what you think!
RECIPE for Pistachio Matcha Latte:
Matcha Pistachio Cream Latte
Course: DrinksDifficulty: Easy1
servings5
minutesIngredients
1 tsp (or 2gms) matcha powder
50ml hot water, not boiling, around 70-80°C
2 tbsp sweetened pistachio cream/paste
1 cup ice cubes (skip this if making warm latte)
1 cup (or 250ml) dairy or non-dairy milk of choice
Directions
- In a small matcha bowl, or any mixing bowl, sift in matcha powder using a fine mesh strainer. To it, add the hot water and whisk with a matcha whisk or an electric frother until foamy.
- To the matcha mixture, add the pistachio cream and lightly whisk until combined. Keep aside.
- For Iced Latte: In a glass cup, first add the ice cubes, followed by refrigerated milk of your choice and then add in the matcha-pistachio mixture. Get a straw, sip in and enjoy!
- For Warm Latte: In any cup/mug of choice, add your matcha-pistachio mixture and then add your steamed milk in the latte. Sip and enjoy!
Notes
- You can easily double the recipe if making for a friend.
