Creamy Bulletproof Matcha Latte (4-ways!)

Bulletproof Matcha Latte, a creamy keto drink perfect for morning intermittent fasting! Healthy fats encourage ketone production for fat fueled metabolism.

THIS POST INCLUDES AFFILIATE LINKS TO SHARE THE THINGS I LOVE.

I’m a real coffee lover. The promising aroma of a good cup of coffee is the reason I get up in the morning. But, even I like to change it up sometimes. A bulletproof coffee (or butter coffee) is a great way to get the flavor of a cappuccino without all the carbs in the real deal. But what about tea?

Bulletproof Tea or Fat Tea

For those who prefer tea over coffee, bulletproof tea or fat tea is easy to make and delicious. Brew your favorite tea and add 1 tablespoon of MCT oil and 1 tablespoon of grass fed butter (or ghee). Mixing the hot tea with an immersion blender, or putting it in a stand blender, emulsifies the fat with the liquid, producing a rich tasting tea with a nice frothy layer.

Keto Matcha Latte!

If Matcha Lattes are your little guilty pleasure, release the guilt! A Bulletproof Matcha Latte is delicious and keeps that fat fuelled metabolism humming!

Many of us enjoy drinking hot or iced green tea. It’s long been touted as a drink full of natural antioxidants (catechins). So how is matcha different than green tea?

What’s the difference between green tea and matcha?

Matcha is made by growing green tea plants in shade before harvesting to maximize chlorophyll content. Green tea and matcha are both teas made from young green tea leaves. The difference is that with green tea, the leaves are steeped and discarded, while with matcha the leaves are eaten.

When matcha tea leaves are dried the stems and veins are removed. Then, they're stone-ground into a bright green powder. Ceremonial grade matcha is the best for drinking while culinary grade is less green and more bitter. When mixed with hot water, matcha produces a bright green drink with a thin layer of creamy foam, much like that on an espresso.

What is bulletproof keto?

When I started eating low carb over nine years ago, it was common practice to put a tablespoon of coconut oil in morning coffee. I did this to add healthy coconut fat into my diet - it also kept my lips in great shape! Coconut oil contains about 60% medium chain triglycerides (lauric acid) that convert into ketones - a ready source for brain-fuel.Medium chain fatty acids may help people starting a low carb keto diet combat brain fog as they switch to a fat burning metabolism.

Here are two interesting articles about coconut oil from the National Institute of Health. The first talks about using coconut oil in cooking. Since coconut oil is a saturated fat, it is safe for sautéing and frying. The second talks about lauric acid stimulating ketone body production and how this may provide energy to a glucose impaired brain.

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975867/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27430387

David Asprey the Father of Bulletproof

David Asprey of Bulletproof.com took this idea of adding coconut oil to coffee further by adding grass-fed butter (for omega 3’s) and pure MCT oil.

David is a proponent of intermittent fasting and because bulletproof coffee and tea has ample amounts of fat (and calories), he suggests letting the beverage serve as breakfast. You can find all kinds of recipes for bulletproof beverages on his site.

Bulletproof Matcha Latte

Unlike green tea, matcha tea isn’t brewed but mixed. The green tea powder resists mixing with water very similarly to cocoa powder. So it's best to mix it into a paste first before adding your milk of choice, or to mix everything in a blender.

To make a matcha paste, measure the matcha into your mug or cup. Add 1 tablespoon of cold water and mix into a paste. Make sure to break up any lumps. Slowly pour in preheated almond milk, macadamia milk, or coconut milk. Add 1 tablespoon of MCT oil and 1 tablespoon of butter.

Alternately, blend all of the ingredients tother with an immersion blender or stand blender.

Instant Bulletproof Matcha Latte or Fat Tea

If you are a minimalist and aren’t interested in buying matcha, MCT oil, and grass-fed butter, you have to try this instant Matcha Latte. I love Fat Tea by Fat Snacks. They sent me a sample last year and I LOVED it. Although I let my family each have a sip, it’s a product I hoard for myself.

Traditional Bulletproof Matcha Latte

• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon MCT oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon Matcha Powder
• Low carb sweetener to taste
• Very small pinch pink sea salt
• Calories: 234 g, Fat: 25.52 g, Carbs: 1 g, Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 0, NC; 0

Bulletproof Match Latte with Low Carb Almond Milk

• 1 cup almond milk, macadamia milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk from a carton
• 1 tablespoon MCT oil
• 1 tablespoon grass fed butter
• 1 teaspoon Matcha Powder
• Low carb sweetener to taste
• Very small pinch pink sea salt
• Vanilla (4 plus drops)
• Calories: 264 g, Fat: 28 g, Carbs: 2 g, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 1, NC: 0

Dairy-Free Bulletproof Matcha Latte

• ⅔ cup full fat coconut milk (from a can)
• ⅓ cup almond milk, macadamia milk, or coconut milk from a carton
• 1 teaspoon Matcha Powder
• Low carb sweetener to taste
• Very small pinch pink sea salt
• Vanilla (4 plus drops)
• Calories: 255 g, Fat: 22.8 g, Carbs: 5.3 g, Fiber: 1.3 g, Protein: 2.3 g, NC: 4g

White Chocolate Bulletproof Matcha Latte

Idea from Gnom-Gnom

• Any Matcha Latte recipe above
• Omit butter and sub with 1 ounce of melted cocoa butter
• Macros will be similar to the recipes above, but the fat content will be higher if added to the all full-fat coconut milk version. You can reduce the Full-fat coconut milk to ⅓ cup and increase the nut milk to ⅔ cups. The net carbs will be 2g instead of 4g.

Special Additions:

• Grass fed beef gelatin
• Grass fed collagen
• Powdered ginger

Low Carb Avocado Coconut Milk Smoothie