How to Make Iced Matcha (With Water Or Milk)

Matcha is the hot trend these days, and while most people opt for a hot matcha latte, if you haven’t tried the iced version of this beverage, you’re missing out! It’s refreshing and easy to make, especially since you need three ingredients—four if you’d like to sweeten it. 

To make iced matcha, add matcha and some water into a cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly to make a paste. Pour this paste into a glass of cold water and ice, swirl it, and enjoy. To make an iced matcha latte, add some agave and milk to the matcha paste, pour it into a glass, and enjoy.

If you love hot matcha, it’s about time to try its cold version. Of course, there’s a risk of matcha clumping since it’s served cold, but you can avoid that if you use the proper technique. And what technique is that? Let’s take a look. 

How to Make Iced Matcha

Refreshing iced coconut matcha latte in glass jars

Making iced matcha is easy, and you need three ingredients—matcha, ice, and water. You can also add a bit of a sweetener like sugar or honey, but you can skip it if you don’t want it too sweet.

However, you should try to serve your iced matcha with something sweet like sweet mochi or a piece of cake since that’s how it’s meant to be served. 

Can You Make Matcha with Water or Milk? 

Iced matcha tea is made with a cold brew technique, which means you must mix matcha with cold water. Think of it as the iced version of your regular matcha green tea. If matcha green tea is not your cup of tea, you can combine matcha with milk and enjoy a delicious latte. 

What You’ll Need 

As mentioned above, you only need three things. 

The first of these is matcha, and get a bright green powder. Yes, the brighter the powder, the more expensive it is, but it’s also more delicious and of higher quality. 

Matcha is made with a specific process, which makes it more expensive than many other kinds of teas, and you can even find some costing as much as $90 for a small tin. Of course, you don’t need to go overboard or splurge on it, but you shouldn’t opt for the cheapest one you come across. Here’s a good one from Jade Leaf (on Amazon).

You should also be aware of fake matcha marketed as powdered green tea. These are poor-quality versions where matcha doesn’t go through the whole process, and you end up with a poor-tasting drink. We’ve created a guide for finding the best matcha powder here.

The next thing you need is water. Use distilled water to get the best taste out of your iced matcha and make the taste of matcha shine. And finally, you need ice. Here, too, try to use filtered water. 

Process 

Making regular iced matcha with water is simple, easy, and quick. Here’s what you have to do:

  1. Add a few ice cubes to your favorite glass.
  1. Fill up 3/4th of the glass with water. 
  1. Take a cocktail shaker and add one teaspoon of matcha and some cold water. 
  1. Shake vigorously for about 20 seconds. 
  1. Pour the resulting matcha tea into your glass. 
  1. Mix it up to ensure the matcha incorporates well into the cold water.
  1. Enjoy your drink! 

How to Make an Iced Matcha Latte

If you prefer an iced matcha latte more than iced matcha made with water, here’s what you can do:

  1. Add matcha powder and just enough water to make a paste in a mason jar with a lid so chunks of powder don’t get stuck in the straw.
  1. Mix the paste thoroughly until it turns smooth and there are no clumps.   
  1. Add agave and almond milk to taste.
  1. Put the lid on the jar and shake it vigorously until everything is mixed well. 
  1. Let the drink sit for a minute, so any clumps left settle at the bottom.
  1. Add some ice and pour the matcha mixture into a glass.
  1. Enjoy this super-creamy, anti-oxidant, and plant-powered drink that’s also low in calories, thanks to almond milk! 

How to Avoid Clumps in Your Matcha

Iced matcha green tea with milk with straw in glass

Avoiding clumps in matcha is pretty easy, and you don’t need matcha whisks or bowls. Instead, you need to shake the matcha and water in an airtight container, like a jar with a lid or a cocktail shaker. The end result? Clump-free and smooth matcha!

Another way to remove clumps is to pour the matcha latte (or paste) through a mesh strainer. If you’re feeling particularly lazy, just let it sit in the jar or shaker for a minute and carefully pour the latte into the glass, so the clumps stay behind.

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