Matcha Green Tea Ice-cream

Makes 4 portions

Ingredients:

1. 2 heap tsp green tea powder
2. 1/2 ripe avocado
3. 6 dried dates pitted
4. 1 cup (250 ml) skimmed fresh milk

Directions:

1. Blend using a blender (I use Magimix blender under smoothie setting).
2. Transfer into ice-cream mold and freeze.

Additional Information:

I love green tea and green tea ice-cream. This gives you potassium from the dates, plus the natural sweetness - and the dietary fiber that you won't even feel since it's all blended. Healthy fats plus the creaminess from the avocado. Protein and calcium from the fresh milk - minus the unhealthy fat, since it's skimmed milk. And of course, antioxidants from the green tea powder. And without all the chemical preservatives from store-bought green tea ice-cream. Enjoy :-)

Matcha Green Tea Smoothie with Oats & Chia Seeds

This recipe makes exactly the amount of this 1 mug

Preparation and cooking time: 5 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients:
- 2 cups (500 ml) of fresh skimmed milk
- 1 tsp matcha green tea powder
- 1 TBS chia seeds
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 avocado
- 3 dried dates or 1 banana
- 1/4 tsp vanilla powder (optional)

Directions:
1. Soak chia seeds with milk overnight in the fridge.
2. Mix together with other ingredients and blend for a few seconds until smooth.

Additional Information:
This is another version of my green tea smoothie. I got inspired to add oats and chia seeds after reading in other blogs on overnight oats with chia seeds. However, I didn't like the texture of it and prefer to drink it as a smoothie. The ingredients are perfectly blended in a smoothie and in my opinion is tastier.

I read that it is important to soak the chia seeds to expand it, so that it can be easily digested.

You can either sweeten it with three dates or one banana, depending on your preference.

References:
https://www.fitmittenkitchen.com/matcha-overnight-oats-protein/

https://www.pinterest.dk/pin/344314333988542265/

https://www.pinterest.dk/pin/260575528422445141/

http://www.adashofcompassion.com/2014/10/superpower-matcha-vanilla-overnight-oats-a-giveaway/

https://blog.numitea.com/matcha-overnight-oats/

Hot Matcha Milk Tea

Preparation and cooking time: 1 minute

Ingredients:

1. 1 tsp matcha green tea powder
2. 1 cup boiling water
3. 1 tsp of condensed milk to sweeten (if not, some sugar will work too)
4.  A some fresh milk

Directions:

1. Boil water
2. Add 1 TBS of matcha into a cup
3. Add boiling water.
4. Add 1 tsp condensed milk and stir
5. Add milk

Nutritional value:

Green tea is known to be very good for health due to its antioxidant properties.

Additional Information:

I had matcha latte, matcha milk tea, matcha milk shake, matcha smoothie while in Singapore, and am having cravings for it now that I am back.

Matcha Green Tea Latte/Macha Grøn Te Latte/绿茶拿铁[lǜ chá ná tiě]

Preparation and cooking time: 1 minute

Ingredients:

1. 1 tsp Matcha green tea powder
2. 1 dried date pitted
3. 1/4 cup of cashew nuts
4. 1 cup (250 ml) of fresh skimmed or low-fat milk

Directions:

Mix together and blend in a mini-blender for a few seconds. Pour into glass and serve or drink directly.

Nutritional value:
Green tea is known to be very good for health due to its antioxidant properties.

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Additional Information:

I tried to make this for the first time today using my own recipe. And it tasted very nice. I am so happy :-) Yummy, yummy, yummy.

References:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ramzEoBjcV4

http://www.hibiki-an.com/