Recipe · Summer
Strawberry matcha latte.
Pink at the bottom, white in the middle, green on top. The cafe favourite, made at home with fresh berries, jam or freeze dried powder, in five minutes.
MMelissa TzountzourkasTea taster in training, TeafyPublished 11 November 20265 min read
The short answer
Mash 80 g of strawberries with a teaspoon of honey in the bottom of a tall glass, fill it with ice, pour in 150 ml of cold milk, then float 2 g of matcha whisked with 40 ml of water on top. Stir before drinking. Out of season, use a tablespoon of good jam or freeze dried strawberry powder.
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Strawberry matcha latte
Ingredients
- 80 g ripe strawberries (5 medium is about 80 g)
- 1 tsp honey or sugar
- 150 ml cold milk
- 2 g matcha
- 40 ml water at 75°C
- 1 cup ice
Method
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- Hull the strawberries and mash them with the honey in the bottom of a tall glass until jammy.
- Fill the glass with ice, then pour in the cold milk slowly so it sits on top of the strawberries.
- Whisk the matcha with the water until smooth.
- Pour the matcha over the back of a spoon onto the ice so it floats as the top layer. Stir before drinking.
Three ways to make the strawberry base
Our tasting notes, scored 1 to 5.
Juicy and bright.
Sweet and quick.
Pink milk, low sugar.
How the layers work
This is the fun bit. Layers separate by density. Sugar makes liquid heavier, so the sweetened strawberry sits at the bottom. Milk is lighter, so it floats above. Matcha whisked with water is lighter again, and floats on top if you pour it slowly onto the ice.
Pour fast and it all mixes. Tastes the same, photographs worse.
When are Australian strawberries in season?
Australia has strawberries most of the year, because the growing regions take turns. Queensland supplies most of the winter and spring fruit. Victoria and Tasmania lead through summer into autumn.
Approximate main seasons. Supermarket fruit can come from anywhere.
If the berries in the shop are pale and sour, switch to jam or freeze dried for a week or two.
Lower sugar version
- Skip the honey and use very ripe strawberries.
- Or use freeze dried strawberry powder: colour and flavour, no added sugar.
- Unsweetened oat or soy milk keeps it creamy.
- Taste before you sweeten. Ripe berries often need nothing.
Which matcha?
Strawberry and milk are bold, so a culinary grade holds up well. For a smoother, sweeter green layer, use Ceremonial. Either way, 2 g carries about 64 mg of caffeine.
Make it a strawberry matcha party jug
Build each glass to order so the layers stay sharp. Keep the matcha shot in a jug and give it a quick whisk between glasses.
Monthly Google searches in Australia. The spring peak in October is about twice the winter level.
Peak month for strawberry matcha: Oct. Quietest: Jun.
Google Ads Keyword Planner, Australia, all languages, Google Search. Monthly figures are Google estimates, rounded into ranges.Questions people ask
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Melissa Tzountzourkas
Tea taster in training, Teafy
Melissa is training as a Teafy tea taster and has three years of tasting behind her. She writes the Teafy recipes: drinks and bakes that work in a normal Australian kitchen, judged for flavour, colour and fuss.
Sources
- MEXT Food Composition Database, matcha (16035): caffeine 3.2 g per 100 g
- Queensland Strawberry Growers and Strawberries Australia, seasonal supply
- Google Ads Keyword Planner, Australia, searches October 2025 to September 2026, checked 11 November 2026
We update this page when the numbers change, and date every change here.
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