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Matcha Latte with Salted Cream Foam

A clean matcha latte under salted cream foam. The salt is what keeps it from tasting like a dessert.

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  • Prep5 min

  • Total6 min

  • Makes16 oz drink

  • LevelEasy

Ingredients

1 serving

For the matcha

  • 2 tsp Matcha powderSuperboba
  • 60 ml hot water, about 80 C
  • 200 ml milk of choice
  • Ice, to fill

For the salted cream foam

  • 60 ml heavy cream
  • 10 ml simple syrup
  • 0.25 tsp fine salt

Steps

  1. Whisk the Matcha powder into the hot water in a W motion until no lumps remain and a fine foam forms.

  2. Fill a glass with ice and pour in the milk.

  3. Pour the matcha over the milk.

  4. Stir the syrup and salt into the cream and froth until it just mounds.

  5. Spoon the foam over the top.

Good to know

  • 80 C water, never boiling. Boiling water makes matcha bitter and dulls the colour.
  • Whisk in a W, not a circle. Circles push the powder to the sides and leave lumps.