We all have that one Starbucks drink we wish we could make flawlessly at home, and mine is the seasonal Iced Chai Latte with Matcha Cold Foam! This drink has all the best parts of chai and matcha combined. Easy and quick to make an identical version at home, now you can enjoy this beverage any time of year!
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⭐ Homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup ⭐
To make your own vanilla syrup, add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, and 1.5 tablespoons of vanilla extract to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn the heat off, and let it cool. You can store it in a refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
👩🍳 How to Make This Recipe
⭐ Pro Tip for French Press ⭐
If you are using a French press instead of a handheld frother, add the whipping cream to the French press, and then sift in the matcha powder. Next, move the plunger up and down 30-40 times until the volume increases.
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📋Recipe FAQs
A chai latte mixes spiced black chai tea with warm, frothy milk. The chai tea part has black tea and spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. It can have different kinds of milk, both dairy and non-dairy. Different recipes might also add sugar or honey.
An iced chai will usually be just black chai tea cooled by ice. An iced chai latte includes milk.
Chai tea is black tea, which does have more caffeine than other tea types. However, the caffeine amount can be less than is typically in coffee. It all depends on the exact type of tea you use.
It really depends. Some chai lattes are simple drinks with minimal sweeteners which would be more healthy than chai lattes loaded with sugar and syrups.
Starbucks cold foam is cold milk, whipping cream, and flavoring/sweetener that is aerated with a special blender to create a fluffy foam.
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Iced Chai Latte with Matcha Cold Foam (Starbucks Copycat)
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Ingredients
Matcha Cold Foam
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup milk Starbucks uses 2% dairy milk, but I usually use non-dairy (oat or coconut)
- 2 teaspoon matcha powder culinary grade
- 1 tablespoon vanilla simple syrup optional, up to 2 tablespoons depeneding on your sweetness preference
Iced Chai Latte
- ¾ cup Tazo Chai Latte Concentrate classic or skinny
- ¾ cup milk Starbucks uses 2% dairy milk, but I usually use non-dairy (oat or coconut)
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
Matcha Cold Foam
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If using a handheld frother: Add all the ingredients into a tall glass, sifting in the matcha powder.
If using a french press: Add all ingredients into a French press, sifting in the matcha powder.
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If using a handheld frother: Froth until it just about doubles in volume. Don’t let the cream fully whip.
If using a french press: move the plunger up and down 30-40 times until the volume increases.
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Set aside until ready to pour over the iced chai latte.
Iced Chai Latte
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Pour the chai latte concentrate and milk in a liquid measuring cup to mix.
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Fill your serving glasses with ice.
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Pour the mixed latte over the ice.
Iced Chai Latte with Matcha Cold Foam
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Pour the matcha cold foam over the iced chai latte.
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Notes
You can add additional simple syrup to the chai latte, but please note that the concentrate is already sweetened. You can use other brands, but the chai concentrate is the brand that Starbucks uses.
Nutrition calculated using Tazo Classic Chai Latte Concentrate. If using skinny or another brand, it will be different.
Nutrition
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