
Not only is it beneficial to health, it's also superbly fragrant and flavourful. A good brew of maccha, to me, is smooth, frothy and bitter like how it's prepared during sado {Japanese tea ceremony, 茶道}. But in any case, I love maccha-flavoured anything! Ice-cream, cakes, cookies, noodles, pudding and yes... smoothies!

Prep time:
20 minutes
Ingredients:
4-5 tbsp sweetened maccha {green tea} powder
1.5 cup milk
1 cup ice-cubes
1 tbsp azuki beans paste
Method:
- Place all ingredients in the blender.
- Blend until desired consistency.
- Garnish with whipped cream and dust with maccha powder. Add a dollop of azuki beans paste.
- Serve chilled.

- Maccha powder is easily available at Meidi-ya, Sakuraya Fish Market, and the Japanese food section of major supermarkets in Singapore.
- Ready-made azuki beans paste is available at Daiso, Meidi-ya and Isetan supermarket.
- If you have unsweetened maccha powder, just add sugar to taste.
- Chocolate and maccha goes very well together too, so dust a layer of chocolate powder over the smoothie if are a chocoholic!
- Maccha tastes best when fresh so do keep your matcha powder in an airtight container in a cool place {up to 6 months} or in the fridge {up to 1 year}. Avoid over-exposure to oxygen, light, humidity or high temperature.
P.S. I'm looking for a cookbook that has a good variety of recipes using maccha. If you have any to recommend, let me know! :)
* Disclosure: Panasonic MX-AC210S blender was provided by Panasonic Singapore as part of a series for Singapore Blog Awards Best Cooking Blog category. No monetary compensation was received, and all opinions are my own.
11 comments:
I love green tea taste too..very fragrant :)
I used to have a lot of green tea, but never in a smoothie - looks yummy and healthy - cute pic of you both :)
It looks really good!
Is Maccha powder used as a garnish to, or do you put it in the smoothie? I don't see it in the ingredients. I bet spinach leaves would taste good in this to.
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Thought it was cendol at first glance haha. Yeah I love matcha too!
Mamamie: yes it is!
Emily: Oh hope you try this out.. it really is soooo good.
Alissa: Sorry it wasn't clear! Maccha = green tea so just save maybe 1/2 tsp for garnish. Spinach would make it healthier for sure!
Stacy: ahahahaha ya now that you mentioned it ;p
I love my green tea freeze and shakes. Would love to try this recipe. Sounds pretty easy peasy and fail proof :)
after the recent trip to Japan and almost everyday, I was having green tea. I am in love with green tea ice-cream!!
I just had my first green tea on ice yesterday and it was delicious. This recipe sounds good. I like the picture, looks like you have a very happy kitchen helper. :)
Maccha is the BEST! Especially in Haagen Daaz ice-cream! Such a shame we don't have it here!
I remember driving through Uji and just being completely in awe of all the green tea fields. Absolutely breathtaking!
I love green tea, but never thought to concoct a smoothie out of it! Looks delicious!
Susan: it really is!
Ally: actually it's pretty easy to make at home too ;)
mail4rosey: I hope you get to eat it often. love maccha icecream!
Grace: my fave takeaway maccha icecream is Supercup actually in Japan. much cheaper but so creamy!
Theresa: hope you try it out :)
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