Hojicha Latte (Starbucks)
Hojicha Latte is a delicious cafe-style drink with nutty, roasted flavors that only requires 3 ingredients and can be made in under 10 minutes!
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1½ Cups Whole milk (Substitute: plant-based milk if vegan. Option to mix with whipping cream or condensed milk for a creamier base.)
- ¼ Cup Whole milk (For mixing with the Hojicha powder Substitute: hot water.)
- 2 teaspoons Hojicha Powder (Substitute: 4 teaspoons of Hojicha tea leaves of 4 Hojicha tea bags)
- 1 Tablespoon Brown sugar
- Whipped cream (Optional. If using, you can dust the whipped cream with Hojicha Powder or brown sugar.)
- Ice cube (Optional, for iced Hojicha Latte (and to help create layers in the drink))
Instructions
- 1
Pour the 1½ Cups of milk (taken right from the fridge) into 2 glasses.
- 2
Mix the Hojicha powder and brown sugar into the ¼ Cup of milk (or hot water if substituting- the final drink will still be cold.) Pour into the plain milk from the previous step.
- 3
Optional: top with whipped cream if using. Serve and enjoy!
- 4
Iced hojicha latte: add ice cubes to the above. (Note that they will dilute your Roasted Green Tea Latte when they melt.)
- 5
Heat all the milk (i.e. 1¾ Cups). Once hot, but before it simmers, mix in the Hojicha powder (if you have a food thermometer, it should be at 80C/ 175F.)
- 6
If using Hojicha tea leaves or tea bags: steep them in the warm milk to taste.
- 7
Stir in the brown sugar. Top with whipped cream if using. Serve and enjoy!