Earthy, sweet, spicy and creamy mint matcha smoothie. This smoothie is loaded with fresh flavors that will sure give you an energy boost any time of the day.
Matcha green tea is very special with its earthy flavor and vibrant green color that will brighten your day. This smoothie is very easy to make and tastes so good that even little ones will enjoy.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- Very easy to make with simple ingredients.
- Plenty of variations to cater to your personal taste preference.
- Mint, matcha and ginger all with their earthy deliciousness will make you feel so much refreshed.
📝 Ingredients
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- For the ginger syrup you will need: ginger root, sugar and water.
- Japanese matcha powder.
- Frozen yogurt.
- Milk, use dairy or non dairy milk.
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Start by making the syrup, in a pot over medium high heat combine water, ginger and sugar and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and let it simmer for about 20 minutes until it thickens. Strain the syrup and let it cool down.
- In your blender or food processor combine all the smoothie ingredients. Blend until smooth then pour into glasses.
💡 Expert Tips
- This recipe is very adaptable to your liking, add more or less matcha according to your preference. Also add ginger syrup according to your level.
- Use any sort of milk you like.
- Garnish the top with some whipped cream, toasted coconuts, shaved chocolate... etc.
👩🍳 Variations
- Add some fresh or frozen fruits like blueberries, strawberries, pineapples...
- Try mixing in some chocolate syrup for chocolate matcha smoothie.
- Add a scoop of protein powder for protein matcha smoothie.
- Ginger syrup works great with other types of sugars like raw and brown sugar.
- Use other flavors in the ginger syrup, try adding vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, lemon or orange peel.
- If you do not like ginger you can use mint syrup, maple syrup or agave syrup too.
I'm not claiming that this recipe is a 100% healthy, but it has two ingredients , no actually three, that I could not include them in a recipe that my kids will actually like, ginger, matcha and cashew milk. I have to say that this recipe tastes amazing. If I can get my kids to drink a smoothie, like it and even ask for seconds, you know that it tasted pretty darn good.
I've used cashew milk, which I find creamy and delicious, also used a couple of scoops of vanilla frozen yogurt, you can use dairy free products or use milk products, works both ways, adapt it to your preference and I am sure you'll not regret it.
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Mint matcha smoothie
Ingredients
For the Ginger syrup
- ½ cup granulated sugar.
- ⅙ pound ginger root thinly sliced (about ½ cup).
- ¾ cup water.
For the smoothie
- 1 cup milk
- 2 scoops of frozen yogurt. (½ cup)
- 1 Tablespoon matcha powder
- 2 Tablespoon ginger syrup
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Start by making the syrup, in a pot over medium high heat combine water, ginger and sugar and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and let it simmer for about 20 minutes until a bit thicker.
- Strain the syrup and let it cool down.
To make the smoothie
- In your blender add all the smoothie ingredients.
- Blend until smooth then pour into glasses.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- This recipe is very adaptable to your liking, add more or less matcha according to your preference. Also add ginger syrup according to your level.
- Use any sort of milk you like.
- Garnish the top with some whipped cream, toasted coconuts, shaved chocolate... etc.
- Variations:
- Add some fresh or frozen fruits like blueberries, strawberries, pineapples...
- Try mixing in some chocolate syrup for chocolate matcha smoothie.
- Add a scoop of protein powder for protein matcha smoothie.
- Ginger syrup works great with other types of sugars like raw and brown sugar.
- Use other flavors in the ginger syrup, try adding vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, lemon or orange peel.
- If you do not like ginger you can use mint syrup, maple syrup or agave syrup too.
- Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy.
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First published Sep 18, 2016 . Last updated Jul 20, 2022 with important tips, clear step by step instructions and readability.
Bam's Kitchen
Love this wonderful drink and so many flavors I love all combined together, I am a huge ginger and matcha fan. I also want to try your Middle Eastern tea as that looks lovely as well. Wishing you a super day.
Jacqueline G. Emrys
Alternately, Amira, check the recipe, you've lost the water on the ginger syrup.
Instead of using the sugar in the ginger syrup,, start with a quarter inch slice of fresh ginger that you cut into strips, then throw in the blender with the other ingredients and a teaspoon of wildflower honey, as local to your home in zip code as possible or the raw cane sugar blocks from S. America, at least 2 shavungs from the caramel like block of full vitamin/mineral ful sugar...to taste. Or use half a pitted date, also chopped and added to blender with full slice of ginger until taste is sweet, peppery and tannic from the matcha.
Amira
Thanks Jacqueline for spotting this error. You have such a wonderful and healthy alternatives, thanks for sharing them with us. In fact this was my first time making the amazingly delicious syrup so I wanted to kind of follow it to the T, I thought of making it with stevia instead, may be next time :).
Fran @ G'day Souffle'
Yum, this is the second matcha tea recipe I've seen, including matcha tea ice cream. Is that whipped cream on top of the smoothie? If so, I'm ready to slurp it down (even without the whipped cream)!