Hojicha Latte with Vanilla (Printable)

Aromatic roasted green tea meets creamy plant milk and vanilla for this comforting Japanese-inspired latte. Ready in just 10 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Tea

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

→ 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 sweetener of choice

# How To Make It:

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

# Helpful Tips:

01 -
  • It's naturally low in caffeine but high in comfort, perfect for afternoons or evenings without the jitters.
  • The whole thing takes about ten minutes, making it faster than a trip to a café and infinitely more satisfying.
  • Once you nail the ratio, you'll find yourself making it almost daily because it genuinely tastes better than you'd expect from something so simple.
02 -
  • Don't skip whisking the hojicha into water separately—pouring milk directly onto the powder creates stubborn lumps that no amount of stirring will fix, and I learned this the hard way.
  • The temperature of the steamed milk matters more than you'd think; if it's not hot enough, the hojicha won't fully bloom, and the drink tastes flat and one-dimensional.
03 -
  • Make your hojicha-water mixture while the milk is heating so everything comes together at the perfect temperature—timing is everything here.
  • If you're using a handheld frother, hold it at a slight angle near the surface of the milk to trap air and create proper foam rather than just heating it.
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