There are countless benefits from matcha to justify treating yourself to an iced green tea latte.  I used to order these at Starbucks, thinking it was a guilt-free drink, but when I started working there I realized the ingredients in their “matcha” was primarily sugar.  This recipe tastes 10xs better too.  If you’re new to matcha use less & if you like things on the sweeter side add equal parts organic cane sugar to matcha.

Health Benefits:

• antioxidants (anti-aging)
• boosts metabolism
• detoxifies
• calming
• fiber & chlorophyll
• prevents disease
• lowers cholesterol & blood sugar

Instructions: Soak your cashews for up to 24 hours.  If you have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix, you can get away with soaking them for less time (30 min.). Take 1 cup of hot water & mix in matcha powder & set aside.  Add all other ingredients to blender and blend on high.  If  you do not have a high-speed blender you will need to use a cheesecloth before adding the matcha, to drain the bigger chunks of cashews out of the milk.

What you will need

•  Blender
• 1 C Raw Cashews
• 2 pitted Medjool Dates
• 3 C Ice water
• 1 C hot water
• 2 tbs Maple syrup
• 2-4 tsp Matcha powder
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
• Cheese cloth
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  Optional– organic cane sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, mint