Take your strawberry matcha lattes to the next level with strawberry cold foam. It’s sweet, creamy, and fruity, and makes your iced matcha so much better! Matcha with strawberry cold foam is a creative way to add some creaminess and fun to your drinks!

Plus, strawberry cold foam is super easy to make with just two ingredients. You’ll want to try this for yourself; it’s absolutely divine.

Here’s how to make a matcha with strawberry cold foam at home!

What is Cold Foam?

Cold foam is frothed cold milk which gives a nice, fluffy cold milk foam that’s so nice in lattes. It’s usually made with fat-free or 2% milk, since the proteins help it hold its shape longer.

However, these days, people say cold foam to mean sweet cream or sweet cream cold foam, which (you guessed it) has heavy cream in it. It definitely became the case after Starbucks started using sweet cream cold foam in their drinks!

To make cold foam, all you need is some sort of frothing or whipping device, milk, or heavy cream. Once you nail down the ratio and texture, you can make any cold foam your heart desires.

Is Matcha Good with Cold Foam?

1000% yes. It’s all the rage these days, and practically every cafe has some sort of matcha einspanner cold foam on their menu. An einspanner is basically a cream top you add to lattes or matcha.

Matcha works well with creamy and sweet flavors like white chocolate, pistachio, brown sugar, maple syrup, condensed milk, etc. It helps make the matcha taste smoother, creamier, and less bitter. So you know matcha with any cold foam is going to taste amazing.

Plus, it’s so fun to experiment with different cold foam flavors and see which one tastes best with matcha! (My personal favorite is vanilla pudding matcha so far…)

Is Strawberry and Matcha Good?

Strawberry and matcha is probably the very first fruit and matcha pairing made commercially, as it’s now the default flavor in many cafe menus. So, you know they taste good together!

Matcha is an earthy tea that pairs well with many fruits, which brings out its creamy notes. It especially goes well with tart fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, cherries, and strawberries.

The matcha tea just tastes so good with something a little bright, sweet, and refreshing, especially in a latte. The milk adds a touch of creaminess, so fruit matcha lattes work really nicely.

It’s the perfect pairing of earthiness and tartness. Contrasting flavors often work well together, and this is an example! The flavors balance each other out nicely.

What is in an Iced Matcha Latte with Strawberry Cold Foam?

An iced matcha latte with strawberry cold foam has milk, whisked matcha, ice, homemade strawberry sauce, and a fluffy strawberry cold foam.

The cold foam is made of heavy cream, milk, and strawberry syrup! It’s an elevated take on the classic strawberry matcha latte and is creamy yet fruity. Alternatively, you can make a strawberry cream instead without the milk for a thicker texture.

This drink also has a nice garnish of diced strawberries on top and in the sauce for aesthetics, but it’s optional. The strawberry bits are more for texture and aesthetics than anything else.

All the components of this matcha latte are very simple and easy to make, and when you put them all together, you get an incredible drink! Just like the cafes.

What Does an Iced Matcha Latte with Strawberry Cold Foam Taste Like?

This drink tastes like a matcha strawberry cake or dessert in liquid form. It’s smooth, creamy, sweet, slightly tangy, and juicy from the strawberry syrup.

With a stronger matcha, this drink is well-balanced, where no component outshines the other.

First, you get a sip of the fluffy, sweet strawberry cream, then the contrasting smooth matcha latte that’s earthy and smooth. The cream top and matcha give you a great texture experience, simultaneously with great bold flavors.

What Matcha Powder to Use

Honestly, use whatever matcha powder you got! There’s no need to go and buy a fancy matcha powder if you’re perfectly happy with your current one.

That being said, I find that anice, balanced matcha goes well with strawberry or flavored matcha drinks. Although a sweet and creamy matcha might be best if you prefer a more fruit-forward flavor.

Sometimes, a very umami-forward matcha can taste a little funny with the bold strawberry, so I usually reach for something a little more balanced or even less bold.

Since you won’t be tasting the matcha on its own, a more expensive matcha is not necessary.

Something classic for everyday drinking is perfect, like Ippodo’s Sayaka, Marukyu Koyamaen’s Isuzu or Yugen, Ito En’s Organic Matcha, etc. I usually reserve my single-harvest matchas for drinking on their own with a simple sweetener, like a honey iced matcha latte.

How to Prepare Matcha

It might be an extra step, but trust me, preparing matcha powder correctly makes a huge difference! The guaranteed way to get rid of clumps is by whisking them in water, which is the traditional preparation method!

Whisking matcha in water removes all the clumps that can make a matcha drink super gritty and unpleasant. I hear that Starbucks matcha has been really clumpy, which many people do not enjoy.

To whisk matcha, you’ll need a matcha bowl and a whisk, which you can buy separately or in a matcha set.

Sift your matcha powder into your bowl, then add your water. Using your prepared whisk, start whisking your matcha in a zigzag motion until foam forms at the surface of your tea. Stop when you get a nice foam!

You can check out my in-depth matcha whisking tutorial, which has much more detailed steps and a video to follow for reference.

How to Make Strawberry Cold Foam

Strawberry cold foam is very simple and only takes 3 ingredients: strawberry syrup, heavy cream, and milk.

Use an electric mixer or whisk to whip the strawberry syrup and cream together until soft and fluffy. Don’t whip it until it becomes whipped cream, as you want it to remain pourable.

A strong frother is best for cold foam; it will be fast and fluffy! A weaker frother will take forever to make cold foam, and it won’t get to that nice, fluffy, and soft stage.

For a looser cold foam, add 1-2 tbsp of milk to your cream. This will give you a sweet cream cold foam, like the one that Starbucks uses for its drinks. It’s much easier to drink since it dissolves more easily into coffee or matcha compared to just cream.

How to Make a Matcha with Strawberry Cold Foam

Here’s what you’ll need to make matcha with strawberry cold foam at home:

• Strawberry Cold Foam
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp strawberry syrup
• 2 tbsp milk
• Strawberry Matcha Latte
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup ice
• 1½ tsp matcha powder
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tsp diced strawberry for garnish
• 1 tbsp strawberry sauce

Iced Matcha Latte with Strawberry Cold Foam Recipe

1. Make Strawberry Syrups. You can make a smooth or chunky strawberry syrup or both. For a smooth syrup, blend strawberries and sugar together until smooth. For chunky, dice strawberries and add sugar, then leave it for an hour until the juices seep out. See the full strawberry syrup recipe!
2. Whip Strawberry Cold Foam. Add strawberry syrup, milk, and heavy cream to a small cup or bowl, then whip using an electric whisk or frother until soft and fluffy. You want it to be pourable and not stiff.
3. For strawberry cream, omit the milk and whip until soft and fluffy. I like to blend 2 – 3 strawberries with some sugar and add that to the cream instead of syrup for a fresher flavor.
4. Whisk Matcha. Sift matcha into a matcha bowl, then add water, and using a bloomed whisk, whisk matcha in a zigzag motion until you get a nice foam. See the full matcha whisking tutorial.
5. Assemble Drink. Add ice, strawberry syrup, milk, and whisked matcha, then top with the strawberry cold foam. Garnish with diced strawberries (optional).
6. Mix and Enjoy!

Strawberry Matcha Latte Variations

Love strawberry cold foam on an iced matcha latte? Here are some other variations of strawberry matcha that you need to check out:

• Strawberry matcha latte with boba
• Strawberry milk matcha latte
• Iced strawberry matcha latte

Tips:

Here are some tips for making a delicious iced matcha latte with strawberry cold foam at home!

• Add Food Color: Are your strawberries not red enough? Add some food coloring to your milk or cream to make it a nice, light pink! You can use food dye or natural food dye from beets, strawberry powder, or swiss chard.
• Add Vanilla: For an extra layer of flavor, add a little vanilla extract for a nice aroma.