Hojicha Latte with Vanilla Extract (Printable Version)

Aromatic roasted green tea with creamy plant milk and vanilla for a soothing, low-caffeine treat.

# What You Need:

→ Tea

01 - 1 teaspoon hojicha powder
02 - 1/4 cup boiling water

→ Plant Milk

03 - 3/4 cup plant milk (oat, soy, or almond)

→ Flavor

04 - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Sweetener

05 - 1 to 2 teaspoons maple syrup or preferred sweetener

# How To Make It:

01 - In a mug or heatproof bowl, whisk hojicha powder with boiling water until fully dissolved and frothy.
02 - In a small saucepan or using a milk frother, heat plant milk until steaming but not boiling.
03 - Stir vanilla extract and sweetener into the steamed plant milk.
04 - Pour the milk mixture over the dissolved hojicha.
05 - Gently stir or whisk to combine, and serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's a low-caffeine way to cozy up without the afternoon jitters that regular coffee brings.
  • The vanilla whisper transforms roasted tea into something almost dessert-like, but completely guilt-free.
  • Ready in 10 minutes, making it the perfect ritual for mornings when you need calm instead of chaos.
02 -
  • Whisking matters more than you'd expect; it's what creates that café-quality froth that makes the drink feel special instead of just warm and flat.
  • Hojicha powder can clump stubbornly, so add the water gradually while whisking rather than dumping it all at once, or you'll spend five minutes trying to break up little tea rocks.
03 -
  • Invest in a small handheld milk frother if you find yourself making these regularly; they're inexpensive and turn the whole process from good to genuinely café-quality.
  • Keep your hojicha powder in an airtight container away from light and heat, and it'll stay fresh and fragrant for months, ready whenever you need a moment of calm.
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