07 July 2015
Matcha Chai Smoothie - A Morning Pick-Me-Up
I was feeling a bit jaded this morning, so I needed a pick-me-up to kick start the morning.
Rather than making myself a strong black tea, I reckoned on tweaking my Cacao Smoothie Recipe and came up with this Matcha Chai Smoothie. It could easily have been called a M+M smoothie for Matcha and Maca but it might have disappointed those hoping for a really sweet candy drink.
Matcha Green Tea Smoothie, great for a healthy morning pick-me-up
This is an adult smoothie, and not something that everyone will go for; but it did the trick for me.
I used the same core of almond and coconut milk for a dairy-free base, with banana, almond butter and flax seeds for the carbohydrate and protein body.
To these, I flavoured with some maca root powder and 1 teaspoon of organic matcha tea. You can double or halve the matcha, depending on how much you like its slightly marine-like flavour.
I used a bit more maple syrup than usual. This toned down the matcha flavour. You're welcome to reduce that, or switch to a honey sweetener. You could use agave, but I am not so keen on agave - it's very sweet and more processed than I like.
For a sugar free version, I removed the maple syrup/honey and replaced it with half a teaspoon of vanilla powder. This was really tasty and a good alternative if you're trying to cut out sugar from your diet.
Matcha chai smoothie
100ml almond milk
100ml coconut milk
1 chopped banana
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp flax seeds
½ tsp chai masala spices
1 tsp maca powder
1½ tsp matcha tea
2 tsp maple syrup or honey
Simple combine all the ingredients into a blender. Whizz until smooth, then enjoy.
Sugar-free matcha chai smoothie
100ml almond milk
100ml coconut milk
1 chopped banana
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp flax seeds
½ tsp chai masala spices
1 tsp maca powder
1½ tsp matcha tea
½-1 tsp vanilla powder
Simple combine all the ingredients into a blender. Whizz until smooth, then enjoy.