Matcha Latta, Ya Ya
The only bags I want anywhere near my eyes are Chanel, and because I don’t typically drink coffee, matcha is my go-to for a quick caffeine fix. There’s something about the electric-green tea that gives you a healthy zing and not the standing-in-line-for-a-Celine-Dion-concert jitters I get with coffee. It’s also jam-packed with antioxidants and delicious without added sugars or sucralose. “So why don’t you marry it?”—stereotypical bully on the playground. At this rate, anything is possible, including a matcha cocktail that I threw in for the girl who means business but is all about the party.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup hot not boiling water
- 1 teaspoon matcha powder
- 1 cup oat milk
- 5 drops liquid stevia
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 scoops collagen peptides
Instructions
- Combine the hot water and matcha powder in a mug and let sit for 1 to 2 minutes, whisking to break up any clumps of matcha.
- If you do not have a matcha whisk, a regular small whisk will do just fine.
- In a small saucepan, combine the oat milk, matcha mixture, stevia, and cinnamon.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until small bubbles appear.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender.
- Add the collagen.
- Blend on high until foam appears.
- Pour the matcha latte into a mug and serve.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
THE MORE YOU GLOW
Matcha: Contains the nutrients from the entire tea leaf, making it higher in caffeine and antioxidants than traditional green tea. Boosts metabolism and burns calories. Contains vitamin C, selenium, chromium, zinc, and magnesium.Collagen peptides: Helps improve hair, skin, nails, joints and ligaments, and tendon health. Packs 18 grams of protein in 2 scoops—and only 70 calories! Free of gluten, dairy, and sugar.
Stevia: A very sweet plant, part of the sunflower family, used to sweeten beverages and meals. Can be classified as “zero-calorie.” It is two hundred to three hundred times sweeter than table sugar.
Oat milk: Good nondairy alternative for people with allergies or intolerances. It’s free of lactose, nuts, soy, and gluten. Vegan-friendly.
