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Green tea is one of the healthiest forms of hot tea. Not only does it help with general health, but it also tastes delicious. Green tea also comes in a variety of forms such as tea bags, loose leaves, and matcha.
Each form has a slightly different taste, giving options for those who enjoy the taste of green tea and the health benefits it provides. Green tea smoothies are also exceptionally delicious and are perfect for those who enjoy a little sweetness with their tea. The best part about making these delicious treats is, you can get creative with the process to make it your own creation.
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Approach 1 - Matcha Green Tea Smoothies: The Quickest Green Tea Smoothie There is!
Matcha is a ground and powdered form of regular green tea leaves that are grown in the shade away from direct sunlight. It more resembles a protein powder or coffee grounds than green tea leaves, but the matcha retains all of the healthy vitamins and minerals from the tea leaves. Making smoothies using matcha is a simple process, and with just a few ingredients, you can have a delicious smoothie packed with nutrients.
Matcha is a ground and powdered Japanese Green Tea. Type of tea called Tencha is grown shaded prior to harvesting.
Making matcha green tea smoothies is simple. In fact, it is so simple that it only takes a few minutes of your time each day to make the delicious treat. You simply scoop the ingredients you desire and mix in the appropriate amount of matcha, you will have the perfect green tea smoothie for your taste and preference.
There are several pros to the use of matcha in your green tea smoothie. For one, it is much faster than steeping your tea leaves or grinding them into a powder. The process is already finished for you. This makes getting your smoothie that much faster! Another pro of using matcha is the simplicity of the powder.
For novice green tea drinkers, matcha might be the perfect choice to make their smoothies. It is a simple scoop instead of learning to grind your own. A con of this process, however, is the price.
Matcha can be pricey in certain places. For some, it is much more cost-effective to steep their own green tea leaves or grind them at home. Another downfall of using matcha is the process it takes to grow the leaves that matcha is made from.
Because they are grown in the shade throughout the entirety of the plant's life, it takes much longer to grow the green tea leaves that matcha is made from. This longer time span is what gives matcha its delicious and different flavor, but it is also the reason matcha can be quite pricey.
Using Matcha with Milk or Soy Milk Matcha and milk go very well. Surprisingly matcha goes very well with soy milk too. I personally do not like soy milk's smell, but I know soy milk is healthy. Matcha's aroma hides the smell of soy milk very well that I cannot smell that "row" smell of soy anymore when I add matcha. This has been a good trick for me to drink soy milk from a health perspective.
Approach 2 - Loose Leaf Green Tea Makes an Amazing and Delicious Smoothie!
There are two ways to use loose green tea leaves to make a smoothie. Both ways create a different taste and texture, but both ways are not difficult to learn. Either way is just as effective as the other, but depending on your preference, you can choose which is better or easier for you. The two ways to prepare your green tea for the smoothie are as follows:
Steep your green tea leaves just as you would if you were to drink it straight. Allow it to cool slightly, then pour it into the blender on top of your other ingredients.
Grind your green tea leaves until they are finely powdered—or powdered to your preference. A coffee grinder is a good and easy option to grind green tea.
Grinding regular loose leaf green tea does not make matcha since matcha is made of a specific tea type called "Tencha.” This is different from the loose leaf green tea you usually get from the store. It is commonly called "Konacha" in Japan. Then, place the ground tea leaves into the blender to be made into a smoothie.
Grinding Green Tea with Coffee Grinder. This is not Matcha, it is called Konacha. Still Tasty. Not as bitter as Matcha and taste different.
Make Your Own Matcha
If you want to make your own matcha, Sharp TE-T56U-GR Tea-Cere Matcha Tea Maker allows you to grind green tea the way you traditionally would using stone mill. This machine uses ceramic to mimic the traditional stone mill. Please note, you need to use a specific type of green tea called "Tencha" in order to get the resulting matcha. I wrote a whole review article of this product that you can find here.
Either process makes delicious green tea smoothies. Once your tea is prepared, you can add the same ingredients as your matcha smoothie, or get creative and use your own experiment.
A pro of this process is the costliness of using loose tea leaves. The loose tea isn't as costly as matcha, and it is easier to find in stores across the United States.
A con of using loose tea leaves is the timeliness. It takes longer to steep the tea or grind the leaves than it does to simply scoop matcha.
That's a great question. How do you choose which method is right for you?
If you are new to green tea, it might be easier to purchase matcha to make your smoothies. The health benefits are the same, but the process is a bit simpler than using loose leaves.
If you are concerned about cost, it might be a better choice to go with the loose leaves.
What if you are unable to grind the loose leaves? Then you might consider steeping the leaves or purchasing matcha for your smoothies.
If time is a concern, then you might choose to use matcha for your tea. If you already have loose leaves in your kitchen, then you might consider either steeping or grinding. Your taste preference can also help your decision.
Matcha Green Tea Smoothie Recipe
1. Quick Green Smoothie
When green tea is combined with spinach, the health benefits are tremendous and varied. Spinach contains vitamins and iron. The addition of banana brings some much-needed potassium to this recipe and the grapes give the smoothie some delicious sweetness.
Step 1: Before you put anything else, first put matcha.
Matcha is so powdery, so if you put it in the end, it tends to fly out and stick to the side of the blender.
Step 2: You put the rest of them and add a cup of ice. If you use ice, you have to make sure that your blender is capable of crushing ice. (Some blenders are not meant to be used for ice, and it will break. - If your blender is not meant for ice, you skip the ice. Bananas and grapes are frozen anyway, so it still tastes good) Generally speaking, blenders with 1000w - 1500w are suitable for breaking the ice.
Step 4: Add any kind of fruit here. I found that Matcha and banana go so well together. So if you use them as the main ingredients; you cannot go wrong. Just add other fruits with them.
Step 5: Turn blender On.
Watch me make this smoothie with ChaCha!
I made a video making this particular smoothie. Click below to watch the video.
If you are using a blender that can crush ice (such as Vitamix), add a cup of crushed ice in addition to the ingredients for better taste. Please note that a regular mixer usually does not crush ice, so you have to get a mixer that can crush ice.
I use a Vitamix; this is the company that makes mixers for Frappuccino® at Starbucks and Jamba Juice. Vitamix is a bit pricier than other mixers, but it’s very durable and lasts long. Click here to get Vitamix from Amazon.
Use Culinary Grade Matcha
There are different types of matcha available in the market. The two main types you find are Culinary Grade Matcha (AKA Cooking Mathca) and Ceremonial Grade Matcha. Culinary Grade is most often used for cooking such that the matcha is mixed with other recipes to make smoothie, cookies, cakes etc.
This is the type used by most retailers such as Starbucks when they say matcha in their product name. Ceremonial Grade Matcha is usually more expensive and uses younger tea leaf and stems and veins are removed in the process of making them.
Ceremonial Grade is used in tea ceremonies and many tea masters suggest only to mix with hot water for "ceremonial" purposes. I personally think that both tastes good, but Culinary Grade Matcha usually has a stronger flavor which comes out better in smoothies and is more economical.
Raspberry Green Tea Smoothie by Recipe Runner Image of this recipe is so cute! Dinae's love of cooking and running show a very unique perspective on how she writes about her recipe.
Green tea is packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. The nutrients in the tea have a wide variety of health benefits including promoting healthy weight loss. The green tea smoothies are just another wonderful way to enjoy green tea without simply drinking it. You can add a touch of sweetness to your tea or add fruit for more of a breakfast smoothie. You can even enjoy them for dessert.
Either way, green tea smoothies are simple to make, but they can brighten even the dreariest of days. Get creative; experiment with your smoothie; and make your green tea smoothies personal for you.
This article was originally published in 2017, and was updated in 2021.
*Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission.
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Sarah
April 05, 2017
These recipes are delicious! So yummy