Combine two powerhouses of superfoods and you have a delicious, healthy drink that will soothe you body and soul: Green Tea and Coconut Latte. This easy recipe is a wonderful addition to a healthy lifestyle. It just might become your new go to beverage.
Ever since I started making my own coconut milk, I have been experimenting with ways to incorporate more of it into my diet. I make it once a week. The freshness of homemade coconut milk is just extraordinary. Combining it with the delicious and healing properties of green tea is a perfect pairing.
Here is a simple, but oh-so-good latte using coconut milk and green tea.
There are two main kinds of Japanese green tea. The first is called ocha. That is the typical loose leaf green tea which is an integral part of a Japanese diet. The other is called macha, which is a powdered form of green tea typically used in Japanese Tea Ceremony. Macha is more expensive and has a higher concentration of antioxidants than ocha. You can use either one in the recipe, but I chose to use the ocha because it is easier to find and less expensive. If you use macha, use a whisk to add about a teaspoon of powder to warm coconut milk.
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- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 Tablespoon loose green tea or a teabag if that's all you can find.
Ingredients
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- Heat coconut milk in a small saucepan. Bring it to just below boiling. Pour into a teapot and add green tea. Put a tea cozy or a kitchen towel over the teapot while it steeps for 2 minutes.
- Strain tea and enjoy. If you require extra sweetness, add a little pure stevia or a drop of agave nectar.
Recipe by Rebecca Cofiño for Mamaguru.
Oh yum! This sounds delicious. Love coconut.
Thanks, Amber. i’m a huge coconut fan myself!
This looks amazing!! I LOVE coconut!!
This sounds amazing. I can’t wait to try it!
YUM! This looks delicious! We’ve been obsessed with coconut everything lately!
This looks amazing.. I drink green tea every single day and this would be a nice way to switch it up!
This looks amazing!
Give it a whirl! You might like it.
I’ve never tried any kind of milk or cream in my teas…I’m not sure why I’m so skeptical but I think I just need to try it!
I love this idea!!!!
Yes, it’s a nice break from pumpkin spice, although I do love that as well.
Wonderful!
That’s great, Catrina! Enjoy it.
I hope you try it!
It’s a great blend of two of my favorite flavors.
Thanks! It it!!
That’s great, Abby! Enjoy!
This sounds delicious!I love tea and i love coconut. They sound like the perfect combination. I pinned it and I am really looking forward to making this a lot!
This looks and sounds both beautiful and delicious 🙂
This sounds delicious! I love coconut and tea so this is the perfect combination for me.
This sounds so perfectly good! A natural sweetener too.
This sounds so good. Thanks for sharing it, I’m definitely going to try it this fall!
This sounds so simple, yet so delicious! I’m going to have to give it a try!
There is so much pumpkin spice latte talk…but this sounds like a cozy drink for the fall!
This sounds lovely. I didn’t even know you could make your own coconut milk. Awesome, will for sure try this!
This sounds amazing! I’m gonna try!
They are both favorite flavors of mine. if you are ever feeling ambitious, try my recipe for coconut milk. It tastes so much better than canned.
Oh yes! I fell in love with matcha when I lived in Japan. It’s a flavor that soothes the soul. You can use matcha here if you’d like, or just use ocha (regular green tea leaves). Enjoy!!
Yippee! Let me know how you like it.
This sounds perfect for fall! I’ve always wanted to make a homemade coconut milk matcha latte, but have never done it. I add matcha to my smoothies…I’m actually drinking a matcha smoothie right now ; )
This is great! I’ll have to try this. I love green tea, but honestly haven’t done much with coconut milk. It’s cool that you even make your own coconut milk!
I will try this today!
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