Matcha Milkshake (GF)

Matcha Milkshake

I'm cray cray about matcha recently as evidenced by my Matcha Madeleines (gf) and Matcha Coconut Mochi (gf)  recipe.

Matcha powder.  I use Do Matcha, which is an organic green tea

It's hot hot hot in Vancouver and I've been craving a cold milkshake so I whizzed one up in mere minutes in my Vitamix.  Green tea is full of antioxidants and the slight bitterness of the matcha powder tempers the sweetness of the vanilla ice cream.

Get your Vitamix out for this. Starbucks uses these commercial-grade blenders to finely slushify ice-cubes.  

If you love green tea ice-cream this Matcha Milkshake is for you.  Watch out though or you'll get a brain freeze slurping too fast.  This is me. Always.

I used Costco's Kirkland brand Vanilla Ice Cream for my milkshake.  

My recipe can be easily made dairy-free by substituting almond or coconut milk instead of the milk and coconut milk ice-cream for regular ice-cream.  If you like it creamy, use full-fat milk; if not, you can use straight water.  I used water and it was just fine.

Matcha Milkshake! So delish!

Matcha Milkshake (makes one serving)

1 tablespoon matcha

2 scoops vanilla ice cream (or dairy free coconut milk ice-cream)

1/2 cup milk or water (coconut or almond milk)

2 cups ice

1. Place milk and matcha in Vitamix blender and blend on low speed until mixed thoroughly. 

2.  Add rest of the ingredients; starting at a low speed, gradually increase speed until milkshake is smooth and ice is fine and slushy. Use that vitamix stomper to get that ice going if you need to.  

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