Iced Brown Sugar Hojicha Latte
Hojicha is a roasted green tea. When ground into a powder, like matcha, you can use it to make tea lattes with a toasty, nutty flavor. Brown sugar syrup is a perfect sweet complement to hojicha.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp hojicha powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) See notes
- 3/4 cup milk of choice (oat or coconut is recommended)
- ice
Instructions
- Line a 12 oz glass with brown sugar syrup and fill with ice. Set aside.
- Put hojicha powder in a heatproof bowl or chawan. Heat water until hot but not boiling (aim for 176 degrees F or 80 degrees C) and pour into your bowl. Mix hojicha powder with a bamboo whisk, frother, or spoon until fully dissolved.
- Pour milk of choice into your glass filled with ice. Add hojicha on top. For a layered look, aim for your hojicha to hit the ice cubes rather than directly into the liquid.
- Stir your latte until all ingredients are well mixed and enjoy!
Notes
- Kuromitsu is a brown sugar syrup that can be bought at Japanese markets, or I have a recipe for a homemade version. If all else fails, you can also just dissolve brown sugar into an equal amount of water for a brown sugar simple syrup.