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
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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
Karen says
June 16, 2016 at 7:17 amSuper duper
★★★★★
Rob says
October 20, 2016 at 5:14 pmSuch a healthy and delicious breakfast! I love the little added boost of energy matcha gives.
Alison Andrews says
October 20, 2016 at 8:18 pmTotally agree! 🙂
Megan says
February 21, 2017 at 8:18 pmLove this! one thing I do is add half an avocado if I know it’ll be a long day 🙂
Alison Andrews says
February 22, 2017 at 12:26 pmGood plan! 🙂
Jennifer Nelson says
April 3, 2017 at 2:57 pmI 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!
★★★★★
Alison Andrews says
April 3, 2017 at 3:36 pmHi 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!
Mausie says
June 8, 2017 at 6:05 amI 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.
Alison Andrews says
June 8, 2017 at 7:12 amGreat! Hope you enjoy it!
Lynette says
November 8, 2017 at 11:32 pmHi can I use water instead of milk?
Alison Andrews says
November 9, 2017 at 10:28 amSure! The consistency will just be a bit thinner and the taste will be less rich, but it’ll work fine.
LYDIA says
February 12, 2018 at 8:53 pmCan you tell what one Large Mango equals to in Frozen Mango Chunks?
Alison Andrews says
February 12, 2018 at 9:12 pmAround 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! ?
Gina says
May 23, 2018 at 11:23 pmI don’t eat bananas, what other fruit would you recommend with the Mango?
Alison Andrews says
May 24, 2018 at 7:35 amHi 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! 🙂
Sophia says
June 5, 2018 at 12:36 amAlison 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!
★★★★★
Alison Andrews says
June 5, 2018 at 7:05 amHi 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!
J L Gulliver says
June 28, 2018 at 8:30 pmBest smoothie I’ve tried to date.
★★★★★
Alison Andrews says
June 29, 2018 at 7:39 amYay! That is amazing news! Thanks so much for posting. 🙂
Donna says
July 7, 2018 at 3:53 pmTwo 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.
Alison Andrews says
July 7, 2018 at 4:12 pmHi 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! 🙂
Jessie says
August 10, 2018 at 10:02 pmwill almond milk be okay?
★★★★
Alison Andrews says
August 11, 2018 at 12:14 pmSure!
Jennifer says
September 21, 2018 at 10:40 amJust made this smoothie trying matcha for the first time!
Thanks for the recipe!
Alison Andrews says
September 21, 2018 at 2:17 pmYou’re welcome! Enjoy! 🙂
Jessica says
February 11, 2019 at 6:10 amI 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.
Alison Andrews says
February 11, 2019 at 9:48 amYou could try it with extra mango or some pineapple instead. It will have a different flavor but it would still be good!