Matcha Smoothie with Banana and Frozen Strawberries
A matcha smoothie with banana and frozen strawberries. Water goes into the blender first, followed by fruit and tea.
By Roseline Zhou, Founder
Contents
When the banana is ripe and the strawberries are still frozen, a blender makes a thick drink without added ice. This matcha smoothie uses about 3 1/2 oz (100 g) banana, about 2.8 oz (80 g) strawberries, 1/3 cup (80 ml) cold water, and about 1 tsp (2 g) matcha. Allow 6 minutes for one large glass.
Matcha shares the glass with fruit here; if you mainly want to taste the tea, matcha drinks made with water are a better starting point.
We choose ripe banana and frozen strawberries for texture. The size and ripeness of the fruit will change it.
Matcha smoothie ingredients
- About 1 tsp (2 g) matcha
- About 3 1/2 oz (100 g) ripe peeled banana
- About 2.8 oz (80 g) frozen strawberries
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) cold water
Add the ingredients in the right order
- Pour 1/3 cup (80 ml) cold water into the blender jar.
- Add about 3 1/2 oz (100 g) ripe peeled banana and about 2.8 oz (80 g) frozen strawberries.
- Add about 1 tsp (2 g) matcha over the fruit.
- Blend for 45 seconds, then stop the machine and check the texture.
- Blend for another 15 seconds if pieces remain, then pour into a large glass.
Pour in the water first so the blades can draw in the fruit more easily. If the blender struggles, stop it and stir with a spoon while it's off. Don't add a lot of water at once unless you want a thinner drink.
Which matcha should you choose with fruit?
We'd start with Matcha Jade to see how much tea flavor remains with banana and strawberry. Banana sweetens the mixture and may mask a delicate powder. To taste matcha on its own, prepare it with water.
Coconut, peach, raspberry, or caramel
For a coconut note, replace the 1/3 cup (80 ml) water with 1/3 cup (80 ml) coconut water. Frozen peach replaces the about 2.8 oz (80 g) strawberries at the same weight. Do the same with frozen raspberries if you like a sharper acidity.
For caramel flavor, add 1 tsp (5 ml) syrup after the first blend, then mix for another 15 seconds. We'd taste before adding it: ripe banana may already sweeten the glass enough. Syrup changes the flavor, not the amount of matcha.
Our tip. Serve right after blending, before the frozen strawberries make the smoothie more liquid.
Allergens. The listed ingredients contain no common allergens; check the syrup label if you choose the caramel variation.
