If you like hot drinks but you’re not so keen on the taste of green tea, these five hot green tea recipes should do the trick.
They maintain the warmth of green tea but come in a range of innovative flavors which are sure to satisfy your taste buds.
1 – Green Tea Mocha
This green tea Mocha recipe is perfect for any chocolate lover. The addition of green tea makes it both healthy and low in calories, so if you’re on a weight loss plan but don’t want to give up your hot chocolate, it’s perfect.
Equipment Required:
4 cups, 1 bowl & 1 whisk.
Ingredients
4 teaspoons of cocoa powder (20g)
4 teaspoons of sugar (20g)
3 cups of green tea (714ml)
1 cup of milk (238ml)
Directions
- Add the cocoa powder, milk and sugar to the bowl and whisk the mixture until both the cocoa powder and sugar are fully dissolved.
- Pour an equal amount of green tea into each of the four cups.
- Top each of the four cups with an equal amount of the cocoa mix and serve.
Calories:
212 calories total – 53 calories per cup.
2 – Matcha Green Tea Cappuccino
Cappuccino is a frothy favorite among coffee lovers and with this recipe you can enjoy the classic cappuccino taste along with a dose of green tea goodness.
Equipment Required:
4 cups, 2 saucepans, 1 electric milk frother & 1 large jug.
Ingredients
8 tablespoons of Matcha green tea powder (120g)
2 cups of milk (476ml)
2 cups of water (476ml)
Directions
- Pour the milk into one saucepan and the water into the other saucepan.
- Place both saucepans on the hob with the milk on a medium heat and the water on a high heat.
- Heat the milk until it becomes warm to touch, then remove the saucepan from the hob and turn off the heat.
- Heat the water until it starts to boil, then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let it cool for five minutes.
- Place the Matcha green tea powder into the large jug, add the hot water and blend it with the electric milk frother until it becomes smooth and frothy (this usually takes around 30 seconds).
- Pour an equal amount of frothy Matcha green tea into each of the four cups.
- Add the warm milk to the large jug and blend it with the electric milk frother until it becomes frothy (this usually takes around 30 seconds).
- Top each of the four cups with an equal amount of frothy milk and serve.
Calories:
212 calories total – 53 calories per cup.
3 – Matcha Green Tea Espresso
If you want a sharp, intense, flavor filled hot drink, this Matcha green tea espresso recipe fits the bill. Just like a regular espresso, it provides you with a small but super charged hot beverage and is a quick, convenient way to get some green tea into your body.
Equipment Required:
4 Espresso cups, 1 bowl, 1 Chasen (Matcha green tea whisk) & 1 saucepan.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons of Matcha green tea powder (60g)
4 tablespoons of chilled, condensed milk (60ml)
5 cups of water (360ml)
Directions
- Add the water to the saucepan and place it on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the water until it starts to boil, then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let the water cool for five minutes.
- Place the Matcha green tea powder in the bowl, add the hot water and then whisk with the Chasen until smooth.
- Pour an equal amount of condensed milk into each of the four Espresso cups.
- Top each of the four Espresso cups with an equal amount of Matcha green tea and serve.
Calories:
260 calories total – 65 calories per cup.
4 – Matcha Green Tea Latte
Latte is very similar to cappuccino but has a milkier taste. If you like the Matcha green tea cappuccino recipe above but want something that’s a little creamier, this is exactly what you’re looking for.
Equipment Required:
4 cups, 1 Chasen & 1 saucepan.
Ingredients
8 tablespoons of Matcha green tea powder (120g)
4 cups of milk (952ml)
Directions
- Add the Matcha green tea powder and milk to the saucepan.
- Place the saucepan on the hob on a medium heat.
- Whisk the milk and Matcha green tea mixture constantly with the Chasen until it becomes hot and foamy, then remove the saucepan from the hob and turn off the heat.
- Pour an equal amount of frothy, milky Matcha green tea latte into each of the four cups and serve.
Calories:
424 calories total – 106 calories per cup.
5 – Spiced Apple Green Tea
If you generally like the taste of green tea but feel that it just needs a bit of a kick, spiced apple green tea will be right up your street. It contains apple, cinnamon, ginger and honey for a spicy but sweet treat with a very pleasant aroma.
Equipment Required:
4 cups, 1 large bowl, 1 large jug, 1 saucepan with lid, 1 sieve & 1 wooden spoon.
Ingredients
4 crushed cardamom pods
4 cups of apple juice (952ml)
4 teaspoons of green tea leaves (20g)
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoons of honey (42g)
1 de-cored, quartered apple
1 teaspoon of ginger root (5g)
1 teaspoon of lemon powder (5g)
Directions
- Add the apple, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, ginger root, green tea leaves, honey and lemon powder to the large bowl.
- Add the apple juice to the saucepan and then place the saucepan on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the apple juice until it starts to boil then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let it cool for five minutes.
- After five minutes, pour the hot apple juice into the large bowl, give all the ingredients a thorough stir with the wooden spoon, cover the large bowl with the pan lid and let the mixture steep for five minutes.
- After five minutes, place the sieve over the large jug and strain the spiced apple green tea mixture into it.
- After all the spiced apple green tea has been strained, grab the large jug to pour an equal amount of spiced apple tea into each of the four cups and serve.
Calories:
588 calories total – 147 calories per cup.
