Vegan Matcha Latte Recipe: Hot, Iced & Essential Oil Variations

QUICK SUMMARY

This vegan matcha latte recipe makes a creamy, naturally sweetened drink with organic matcha, unsweetened almond or coconut milk, liquid stevia, Ceylon cinnamon, and optional culinary essential oils.

The hot recipe serves two and can be made without essential oils or with Mama Z’s cinnamon bark and peppermint variation. You’ll also find immune-boosting, pumpkin spice, spearminty, and iced versions below.

Matcha provides caffeine, L-theanine, and catechin antioxidants such as EGCG. Enjoy it as a nourishing beverage, not a magic weight-loss drink, and keep every essential-oil amount tied to the complete recipe yield.

Matcha is our favorite alternative to sugar-loaded coffee drinks because we love the clean energy boost without the crash, and mental focus we get from drinking it every morning. We also know it is full of super powerful healing benefits, and if you’re interested in learning how it could improve your health check out our report here.

With that said, drinking straight matcha tea by itself isn’t necessarily the tastiest thing you’re going to find at the coffee shop. So we figured out how to doctor it up to give it some flavor and extra health benefits.

These recipes taste great and reflect the approach we share in The Essential Oils Diet and The Essential Oils Apothecary: real food, no refined sugar, and culinary essential oils used intentionally.

Vegan Matcha Latte Recipe

My family likes to drink many hot drinks, so I keep an electric glass kettle full of hot water on our counter. Having hot water at the ready makes crafting vegan matcha lattes so easy. This recipe serves two, so you can share it with a friend.

Vegan Matcha Latte (Hot) and Variations

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Author Mama Z

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Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon organic matcha green tea powder
• 2 cups organic unsweetened almond OR coconut milk beverage, heated OR unsweetened vanilla-flavored almond OR coconut milk “creamer”
• 2 cups boiling purified OR distilled water
• 4 droppersful organic vanilla OR coconut-flavored liquid stevia
• 2 drops cinnamon bark essential oil
• 2 drops peppermint essential oil
• ½ teaspoon organic ground Ceylon cinnamon, PLUS more (optional) for garnish

Supplies

• Blender

Instructions

 

• Pour the matcha green tea powder, almond milk, boiling water, stevia, essential oils, and cinnamon into a blender. Blend for 30 seconds until frothy. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses. Sprinkle more cinnamon on top, if desired. Serve immediately

Notes

Try the following blends to give your matcha an EO-powered boost! 

• 2 drops caraway and 2 drops fennel essential oil (great for digestion and inflammation!)
• 2 drops turmeric, 1 drop black pepper, 1 drop clove bud, and 1 drop ginger essential oil. This is an adaptation of golden milk and it’s great for digestion and inflammation. 
• 2 drops orange and 2 drops lemon essential oil (good for boosting mood and rich in antioxidants)

Variations

Immune-Boosting Essential Oil Blend:

I love drinking this variation as part of our cold and flu prevention protocol!  For this recipe, add two drops of our Immune-Boosting Essential Oil Blend to the latte.  Here’s the recipe:

Place 10 drops each of cinnamon bark, clove, eucalyptus, lemon, orange, and rosemary essential oils in a 5ml bottle.  Gently shake to combine.

Pumpkin-Spiced Variation:

Pumpkin spice isn’t just for fall!  Add 1 drop each of cinnamon leaf, clove, and ginger essential oils to the Fat-Burning Matcha Latte.  Skip the drive-thru and enjoy this drink all year.

Spearminty Iced Matcha Latte:

To make this liver-boosting variation, substitute the essential oils for 3 drops spearmint essential oil.  The methodology remains the same.

If you tend to overeat when you are stressed, here is a tip: Drink a mug of something warm and sweet. Sometimes, your body needs that hand-to-mouth action to feel satisfied. This matcha latte can become a comforting pause while you pray, breathe, and decide whether you are physically hungry or responding to stress.

Step One: Blend Your Ingredients

First, pour the matcha tea powder, almond milk beverage, boiling water, stevia, and cinnamon into a blender.

Hot-liquid caution: Check your blender manufacturer’s directions before blending hot liquid. Steam can build pressure in a tightly sealed blender jar. If your blender is not designed for hot liquids, let the water cool slightly or use a method approved for your appliance.

Step Two: Add Oils, Pour, and Garnish

Add the essential oils and blend for 30 seconds or until frothy. Then, pour your drink into two 16-ounce glasses. Sprinkle more cinnamon on top if you want an extra-pretty drink. Serve immediately.

If you are in the mood for change, we have a few latte variations that you have to try. Experiment in your kitchen and let us know what yummy combinations you have created, but keep the culinary essential-oil amounts tied to the full batch.

Immune-Boosting Matcha Latte Variation

I love drinking this variation as part of our cold and flu prevention protocol. It is a flavorful wellness habit, not a promise that one latte will prevent an infection. For this recipe, add 2 drops of our premixed Immune-Boosting Essential Oil Blend to the complete two-serving latte.

Immune-Boosting Essential Oil Blend:
Place 10 drops each of cinnamon bark, clove, eucalyptus, lemon, orange, and rosemary essential oils in a 5ml bottle. Gently shake to combine.

Important: Add only 2 drops of the finished premixed blend to the entire latte recipe. Do not add 2 drops of every oil. Use exact oils that are identified and labeled for culinary use, shake the stock bottle before measuring, and store it securely away from children.

Pumpkin Spice Matcha Latte Variation

Pumpkin spice is not just for fall. To make this variation, add 1 drop each of cinnamon leaf, clove, and ginger essential oils to the complete Metabolism-Boosting Matcha Latte recipe, which yields two 16-ounce servings. Skip the drive-thru and enjoy this drink all year.

We love the warming, uplifting flavor of pumpkin spice matcha latte, and it is one of Dr. Z’s favorite beverage treats. These oils add concentrated flavor and bioactive compounds, but the “fat-burning” and metabolism language describes how the recipe fits into an abundant-life routine. It is not a guaranteed result from one beverage.

Spearminty Matcha Latte Variation

Spearmint essential oil is rich in carvone. In a mouse study, injected S-carvone inhibited high-fat-diet-induced weight gain, insulin resistance, and fat accumulation in the liver. This was an animal study of an isolated constituent delivered by injection, so it does not prove that drinking spearmint essential oil produces the same result in people. It does help explain why spearmint remains an interesting oil for metabolic and liver-support research. (14)

To make Mama Z’s refreshing variation, substitute the other essential oils with 3 drops of spearmint essential oil in the complete two-serving iced matcha batch. This amount comes from the original Spearminty Iced Matcha Latte in The Essential Oils Apothecary.

Iced Matcha Green Tea

Iced Matcha Green Tea

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Author Mama Z

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Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon organic matcha green tea powder
• 2 cups unsweetened vanilla-flavored almond OR coconut milk beverage chilled, OR unsweetened almond or coconut “creamer.”
• 4 dropperfuls vanilla-or coconut-flavored liquid stevia
• Ice cubes

Supplies

• 32-ounce glass bottle

Instructions

 

• Pour the matcha powder, almond milk beverage, and stevia into a blender.
• Blend for 30 seconds until frothy.
• Pour the mixture into a 32-ounce glass bottle.
• Fill to the top with ice. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Notes

Fat Burning Iced Matcha: Add 2 drops each of cinnamon bark and peppermint essential oils.

If you like making a lot of hot drinks, I recommend purchasing an electric kettle. I love having hot water ready when I want to make a quick cup of tea or a latte. I use an electric glass kettle similar to this one.

When purchasing an almond milk beverage, be sure to buy the unsweetened variety. There's nothing better than the peace of mind that comes with making coffee-shop-style drinks in the kitchen! I can't tell you how much money I've saved by making my daily latte at home.

Bonus: I can customize it with the essential oils of my choice. I know you are going to fall in love with my version of an Iced Matcha.

I highly recommend trying the Fat-Burning option. It tastes delicious and gives you a boost of bioactive ingredients without added sugar. Here is how you make it.

Step One: Blend and Froth

First, gather your ingredients. Pour the matcha powder, almond milk beverage, and stevia into a high-powered blender. Blend for 30 seconds or until frothy.

Step Two: Pour Over Ice

Once your mixture looks like the photo, pour it into a 32-ounce glass bottle. Fill to the top with ice. Serve the matcha immediately or refrigerate it promptly for later. Shake before serving and follow the plant-milk label’s storage directions.

Optional: Make the Iced Matcha Fat-Burning

Are you interested in a metabolism-supporting boost while indulging? Add 2 drops each of cinnamon bark and peppermint essential oils to the complete two-serving iced matcha batch.

Cinnamon Bark Oil: Cinnamon bark brings warming, antioxidant-rich plant compounds to the recipe. Preclinical research suggests cinnamon-oil constituents can influence glucose-related pathways, but this culinary amount has not been clinically proven to lower blood sugar. (10, 11)

Peppermint Oil: This is another tremendous digestive oil. Peppermint essential oil can help you feel refreshed, and one small human study found short-term appetite-related effects after oral administration. That does not establish peppermint as a long-term appetite suppressant. (12)

If you experience PMS cravings, the cool aroma and flavor may serve as a helpful sensory cue while you pause and choose a life-giving snack. It cannot promise to eliminate cravings, but peppermint is still one of our favorite energizing oils.

Best Ingredients for Vegan Matcha Lattes

A blender, good matcha, unsweetened dairy-free milk, and your sweetener of choice are enough.

Organic Matcha: We prefer high-quality organic matcha for lattes. “Ceremonial” and “culinary” are shopping terms, not universal scientific grades. Look for fresh color, reputable sourcing, and current batch testing. See our matcha guide.

Unsweetened Almond or Coconut Milk: We like a creamy blend such as half coconut milk and half almond milk. Choose unsweetened varieties.

Liquid Stevia: Liquid stevia blends easily and lets you control sweetness without granulated sugar.

Ceylon Cinnamon: Ceylon cinnamon has a softer flavor than common cassia cinnamon and pairs beautifully with matcha.

Culinary Essential Oils: Use only oils identified for culinary use, follow the exact drops in the complete recipe, and never swallow them neat or float them in plain water. See how to ingest essential oils.

What Is Matcha?

Matcha is finely ground Camellia sinensis green tea powder. Because the powdered leaf stays in the drink, you consume its caffeine, L-theanine, and catechins, including EGCG. Human research is promising but still limited, with evidence for attention and stress-related work performance and only modest support for fat oxidation and weight management. (1, 3, 5, 6, 7)

For the deeper research, see our complete guide to matcha green tea benefits.

Why We Drink Matcha

For us, the biggest win is practical: matcha is a flavorful alternative to syrup-heavy coffee drinks, soda, and energy drinks. Its caffeine, L-theanine, and catechins can fit into a healthy routine, but “metabolism-boosting” and “fat-burning” are recipe names, not promises that one latte melts body fat. See our guide to essential oils for weight loss.

Vegan Matcha Latte FAQs

Can I make this matcha latte without essential oils?

Absolutely. The base latte is still delicious without them. Use extra Ceylon cinnamon, vanilla, or coconut milk for flavor.

Is this matcha latte dairy-free?

Yes. The recipe uses unsweetened almond or coconut milk instead of dairy milk.

Can I make it hot or iced?

Yes. The article includes both protected hot and iced recipes, plus pumpkin spice, immune-boosting, and spearminty variations.

Can matcha help with weight loss?

Green-tea catechins and caffeine have been studied for fat oxidation and body weight, but the effect is modest. The most useful advantage may be replacing a sugary coffee drink with a naturally sweetened matcha latte. (6, 7)

How much caffeine is in matcha?

It varies by powder, serving size, and preparation. Matcha contains caffeine, so adjust your serving if you notice jitters, nausea, reflux, headaches, palpitations, or disrupted sleep.

Can children drink this latte?

Because matcha contains caffeine and some variations contain culinary essential oils, this is not an everyday drink for babies or very young children. For older children or teens, consider a smaller, essential-oil-free serving.

Keep reading: Matcha Green Tea Benefits: 8 Evidence-Based Reasons to Drink It · Hibiscus-Green Iced Tea Recipe (Sugar-Free) · Iced Yerba Mate Tea Recipe for a Natural Energy Boost