Matcha Frappe
Before we discuss the
details about matcha frappe, let first understand
What is Frappe?
The word frappe,
itself is introduced, by a Nescafe representative in about 1957, for some type
of Greek iced coffee drink, after this, it became very popular in Greece and
Cyprus and more or less, now it's everywhere, representing greek-coffee-culture
So, what exactly this matcha frappe is?
Its a mixture of ice,
milk, sugar, matcha, vanilla extract, or vanilla flavor, nicely mixed and
served in cold condition, in some modifications, whipped cream, xanthan gum(
for increasing thickness), frozen zucchini, some times milk is partially, or
fully replaced by coconut or almond milk, strawberries, monk fruit, white
chocolate, etc, are used
A lot of variations are
possible depending on someone's liking,(1),(2)
let's see
Does matcha frappe have caffeine?
As matcha itself has caffeine so its any preparation including this matcha frappe also going to have the same caffeine and along with this caffeine it will also have all possible benefits what matcha tea or matcha latte may have.
Is matcha frappe a healthy drink?
It has all the possible benefits of matcha, if someone has a problem with sugar, maybe he or she can try without sugar or with sugar substitute, in the same way, if someone does not like milk, it's easy to switch over to coconut milk or almond milk, and of course, if you feel it too cold you have the option to play around with ice cubes, so we are saying that it's very much adaptable, depending on someones need or choice
Are matcha taste and smell problems still there in matcha frappe?
Both problems are very
well addressed in matcha frappe
-bitter metallic taste is addressed by using sugar and milk
-green leafy smell is addressed by using vanilla extract
so, a frappe is many times better than matcha tea in both taste as well as in the smell, and we are sure you can enjoy a much better way
let's see
How
about calories, in matcha frappe?
It all very much depends on sugar
and milk, but let's see what industry-standard are saying about this
Starbucks Frappuccino
-for 1-serving,16 oz
-calories............ .410
-fat..................... ..15 gram
-carbs...................63 gram
-protein..................6 gram
-fiber......................1 gram
How
to make it a very easy way?
We are only presenting here a very
basic method, and for that, you need the following
Milk..............
1-cup,8-oz,240 ml
Matcha powder
1-to-1.5 teaspoon
Ice cubes
7-to-10 numbers
Vanilla extract
1-table spoon
Whipped cream
1-to-2 tablespoon
Sugar
3-tablespoon
just mix, matcha, milk, ice vanilla,
sugar in a blender, then add cream on top and serve
Variations
- milk you can change to coconut
milk or almond milk
-sugar you can replace by sweetener
monk fruit
-vanilla extract by vanilla or chocolate
flavor
-apart from all this you can add
xanthate gum for increasing the thickness
- you can also add strawberries for
a change
So from Matcha Facts,
what we have to say is that it's very easy preparation, very healthy,
at the same time lot of adaptability,
depending upon your liking, so why not try, for a
change.