Matcha fruit smoothies

by Brandice Schnabel, Posted Jun 18th 2008 @ 7:31PM

Are you an avid tea drinker looking for a different way to enjoy your tea this summer? A lot of tea drinkers go iced in the warm summer months, some even adding lemonade to their iced tea, but there is an even colder way to enjoy your tea in the summer months if you enjoy green tea: smoothies!

Below you will find the recipe for my personal summer tea concoction, which will require matcha (powdered green tea). Matcha is high in caffeine content compared to regular steeped tea, so you may not want to indulge in one of these smoothies too late in the day.

INGREDIENTS
1 tsp matcha (powdered green tea)
4 oz. cup of fruit-flavored yogurt (Light 'n Fit works well, low in sugar)
frozen strawberries (or other desired fruit)
frozen peach slices (or other desired fruit)
apple juice

DIRECTIONS:
-Put the teaspoon of matcha (or more if you prefer) in the blender.
-Add the yogurt.
-Pour in the apple juice (the amount of juice depends largely on personal preference)
-Blend these ingredients until matcha is well distributed.
-Add frozen strawberries and frozen peach slices (or other fruits) and blend to desired consistency.

TIPS:
-Most of the ingredient amounts depend largely on personal preference, so add or subtract as desired!
-If your blender has trouble with ice, add the frozen fruit pieces slowly and add more apple juice if the mixture becomes too thick for the blender.
-As mentioned, don't drink too late in the day with the added matcha (unless you want to be awake very late).
-If you prefer plain yogurt, feel free to skip the flavored variety of yogurt.
-Experiment and enjoy!

Filed Under: Drink Recipes, How To
Tags: beverage, beverages, brandice, drink, drinks, frozen, frozen treats, FrozenTreats, fruit, green tea, GreenTea, matcha, peach, peaches, recipe, smoothie, smoothies, strawberries, strawberry, summer, tea

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-19-2008 @10:08PM Megan Boris said... Where can you find matcha? Would Wild Oats or Whole Foods be a good place to start looking? What kind of flavor does it add?

Thanks,
Megan Boris
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