Vegan Matcha Latte With Vanilla Flavour

What would a day be without a matcha latte? Not too long ago - about two years ago to be precise - I wanted to try something different at Starbucks after decades of ordering the same beverage (I still love chai lattes, though), when this weird green tea (but not really tea) drink was recommended to me. I have to admit, before that I wasn't too much of a green tea person, at least in terms of taste. "There’s no way I’m going to like this," I thought. I was wrong, very wrong.

Since Starbucks gets a bit expensive in the long run (and to satisfy my daily craving for matcha latte), I decided to try it myself at home. And let me tell you, it tastes even better (and you know what ingredients you use, which is definitely a plus for me)! By making your own Matcha Latte, you not only safe a lot of money but you also know exactly what products you put in there, which is a big plus for me.

As you can see in the recipe, I use half vanilla-flavoured soy milk for the liquid component (Alpro's Soy Drink Vanilla). In my opinion, the best vegan vanilla milk ever! The taste is simply outstanding. However, as the milk is sweetened, I try to limit consumption to weekends (as a little goodie, so to speak) and simply use 400ml of unsweetened plant milk on other days of the week. My favourite here is the unsweetened soy drink from Alnatura, which is also wonderful to foam up. It tastes extra yummy with a little xylitol and you won’t even miss the vanilla flavour that much.