I had no idea what matcha green tea was until I started seeing it all over my pinterest feed. It looked pretty good to me!
So I ordered some with my usual supplement order and I tell you I’ve got some plans for this stuff!
It’s pretty damn awesome and adds a wonderful flavor and richness to smoothies.
I’m always a fan of green smoothies and the addition of matcha green tea makes it something special!
So this matcha green tea smoothie contains all the goodness of a regular green smoothie with the added green tea flavor (subtle – but lovely) and of course all the good antioxidants that green tea contains.
It also has a little caffeine.
I’m quite caffeine sensitive (
) so I kept this pretty mild.
And when I say ‘caffeine sensitive’ what I mean is ‘crazy eyes’ from ‘Orange Is the New Black’ aint got nothin’ on me!
I like how it adds a subtle hint of green tea flavor to the smoothie without being overpowering. If you want more of a caffeine boost though, you could easily add more matcha green tea powder to the recipe.
This is GREAT for breakfast – doing double duty as your caffeine shot for the day as well as your super healthful infusion of fruit and veggie goodness to power you up for the day ahead!
So I’m a fan – I think you will be too!
This matcha green tea smoothie is fruit and veggie packed, cold, double-thick, smooth, creamy and utterly delicious!
It’s also ready in 10 minutes! How much better can it get?
For more delicious vegan recipes using matcha green tea, check out:
- Vegan Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes
- Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream
- Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Matcha Green Tea Frosting
And for more delicious smoothies, check out these great recipes:
- Mango Smoothie
- Watermelon Smoothie
- Kale Smoothie
- Pineapple and Mango Green Smoothie
- Vegan Coffee Smoothie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
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Matcha Green Tea Smoothie
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2
Description
Easy 5-Ingredient matcha green tea smoothie. This green smoothie is fruit and veggie packed, cold, double-thick, smooth, creamy and utterly delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 Large Mango (fresh or frozen)
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- 2 Large Handfuls Baby Spinach
- 2 tsp Matcha Green Tea Powder
- 1 cup (240ml) Light Coconut Milk
Instructions
- Add the coconut milk to your blender jug, followed by the matcha green tea powder and spinach. Blend.
- Add the mango and frozen bananas and blend until creamy and smooth.
Notes
*Bananas must be peeled, broken into quarters and frozen at least 12 hours before. Anytime you have extra ripe bananas, peel, break into quarters and freeze in a freezer bag so you have them on hand for smoothies.
- Category: Smoothie, Raw, Breakfast, Gluten-Free
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serve (of 2)
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 37.6g
- Sodium: 56mg
- Fat: 6.1g
- Carbohydrates: 57.5g
- Fiber: 8.5g
- Protein: 5.6g
Keywords: matcha green tea smoothie
I have low iron and ever since I found out spinach is an excellent source, I’ve been finding ways to incorporate it into my diet. Unfortunately I really hate spinach, so I was pleasantly surprised when I tried this ! The spinach taste is almost unnoticeable yet I have the comfort that I am getting those essential nutrients. Plus, I love that I can get a little bit of energy from the matcha – I’ve been trying to steer away from coffee recently and this has been great. Gives me the energy I need without feeling jittery !
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Awesome Meika, so happy to hear that! It’s a wonderful feature of smoothies that you can get greens in without even noticing. Thanks for the great review!
May I ask can we drink this anytime or is this a meal replacement
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Anytime or as a meal, it’s up to you!
This was really good! Thank you for the recipe. Will definitely make again.
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Awesome, thanks Jennifer! 🙂
I love green tea and smoothies but my problem is the bananas. I really CAN’T stand the smell or the taste of them. Is there something that I can use instead of that? I would really love to try the recipe out if so.
You could try it with extra mango or some pineapple instead. It will have a different flavor but it would still be good!
I cant drink coconut milk .can i just use water in my smoothie
Sure, or you could use a different non-dairy milk. 🙂
Just made this smoothie trying matcha for the first time!
Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome! Enjoy! 🙂
will almond milk be okay?
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Sure!
Two questions here: I typically use oats milk. Do you think that will still work the same as the coconut milk? And second is I much prefer to use kale in my smoothies. Do you think that will alter ithe taste much. I’m not a huge fan of spinach at all. But I’m dying to find a matcha tea smoothie go-to like yours. Thanks.
Hi Donna, I think oat milk would be fine to use in place of the coconut milk, and kale should be an easy swap as well, you could start with a smaller amount of kale when you first make it so that it doesn’t have too strong a taste and then increase it since spinach is a bit milder in taste but I really think it will be delicious with kale as well. All the best! 🙂
Best smoothie I’ve tried to date.
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Yay! That is amazing news! Thanks so much for posting. 🙂
Alison I love this smoothie its my new go to breakfast smoothie! I love the energy boost I get from the matcha. One question I have is how you get the smoothie so smooth? When I do green smoothies with kale or spinach I end up chewing them because its not shredded finely enough. I’m using a ninja blender right now but I’ve been looking into getting a refurbished vitamix or blendtec. What blender are you currently using and what would you recommend? I just read this post https://livingfreshdaily.com/vitamix-5300-vs-7500/ talking about some vitamix blenders and I’m thinking im going to get the vitamix 5300. Do you have any experience with this blender? Thanks!
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Hi Sophia, so glad you like the smoothie! We use a Vitamix 5200 and have done for the past 9 years. We’re super happy with it. I have never tried the 5300, but I don’t really think you can go wrong with a Vitamix!
I don’t eat bananas, what other fruit would you recommend with the Mango?
Hi Gina, you could just use more mango, that would also be delicious, or if you wanted a different fruit, pineapple would be a good blend here as well. All the best! 🙂
Can you tell what one Large Mango equals to in Frozen Mango Chunks?
Around 9oz (~250g) or so. As a cup measure probably around a cup and a half. It doesn’t need to be an exact measure for this so roundabout that is fine! ?
Hi can I use water instead of milk?
Sure! The consistency will just be a bit thinner and the taste will be less rich, but it’ll work fine.
I purchased 2 pouches of Matcha green tea not knowing yet what I can mix it with until I came across your your blog, have to find me the light coco milk because of lactose intolerance. Thank you.
Great! Hope you enjoy it!
I can’t wait to try this! (Our blender is probably cringing, we give it such a workout with smoothies already!) I love how matcha gives you that “calm energy” feeling, not jittery.
I’m so glad I found your site! My 14-year old daughter is a total vegan, refusing the tiniest speck of dairy influenced ingredients (driving me a bit crazy!). I’ll be poking around here on your site awhile, I can always use more vegan recipes to try!
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Hi Jennifer! Yes, matcha is awesome! I’m so glad you found the site too. Hope you’ll find some lovely recipes you and your daughter will love. All the best!
Love this! one thing I do is add half an avocado if I know it’ll be a long day 🙂
Good plan! 🙂
Such a healthy and delicious breakfast! I love the little added boost of energy matcha gives.
Totally agree! 🙂
Super duper
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