Some drinks are worth slowing down for. This is one of them.

Light, creamy, and naturally pink, this strawberry cold foam takes a Ceremonial Grade Latte from excellent to something you'll want to make every weekend morning until summer ends. Fresh strawberries, real honey vanilla syrup, and Encha Ceremonial Grade Latte Matcha. Nothing artificial. Nothing unnecessary.

Just a genuinely beautiful drink that happens to be easy to make.

Why Ceremonial Grade Latte?

Ceremonial Grade Latte is designed for exactly this moment.

Smooth enough to hold its own against the sweetness of strawberry, refined enough to come through underneath the foam rather than disappearing into it. The natural depth of the matcha balances the cream and fruit without competing with either.

This is the grade that makes a homemade matcha latte better than anything you'd order at a cafe. And with cold foam on top, it's not even close.

First: Make Your Honey Vanilla Syrup

Takes 5 minutes. Makes enough for several drinks.

This is the part that makes everything taste intentional.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp honey

• 3 tbsp warm water

• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

How to make it

Combine honey and warm water in a small bowl or jar. Stir until the honey is fully dissolved. Add the vanilla extract and stir again. That's it.

Store in a small jar in the fridge for up to four weeks. Use it here, in your morning latte, drizzled over yogurt. It earns its place.

Now: The Strawberry Cold Foam Matcha Latte

Serves 1. About 10 minutes.

Ingredients

For the cold foam:

• 3 to 4 fresh ripe strawberries, hulled

• 1/4 cup half and half, chilled (or full fat oat milk for a dairy-free version)

• 1 to 2 tsp honey vanilla syrup, to taste

• Tiny pinch of sea salt

• Another 1/4 cup half and half or oat milk for frothing

For the matcha latte:

• 1 tsp Encha Ceremonial Grade Latte Matcha

• 2 oz hot water, around 175 to 180 degrees

• 6 oz oat milk or milk of choice

• Ice

How to Make It

Step 1: Prepare the matcha

Whisk Encha Ceremonial Grade Latte Matcha with hot water until smooth and lightly frothy. No clumps, no rushing. Pour over a glass of ice.

Step 2: Add your milk

Pour oat milk or your milk of choice over the iced matcha. Leave room at the top for the foam. That part matters.

Step 3: Blend the strawberry base

Add the hulled strawberries, the first 1/4 cup of chilled half and half or oat milk, honey vanilla syrup, and a tiny pinch of sea salt to a blender. Blend until completely smooth. The salt is not optional. It enhances the sweetness and makes the whole thing taste more deliberate.

Step 4: Strain

Pour the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds and pulp. This is what gives the foam its light, silky, cafe-quality texture. Don't skip it.

Step 5: Froth

Combine the strained strawberry mixture with the remaining 1/4 cup of chilled half and half or oat milk. Froth until thick and airy. Cold liquid froths best, so make sure everything is well chilled before this step.

Step 6: Pour and serve

Spoon or pour the strawberry cold foam gently over the top of the iced matcha latte. Watch it settle. Take a photo if you need to. Then drink it.

A Few Things Worth Knowing

Use the ripest strawberries you can find. The color and flavor of the foam depends entirely on the fruit, so this is not the moment for pale, out-of-season berries.

Start with one teaspoon of honey vanilla syrup and adjust from there. The foam should complement the matcha, not compete with it.

Everything for the foam should be cold before frothing. Warm liquid will not hold its texture and you'll end up with something flat and disappointing.

The honey vanilla syrup keeps in the fridge for up to four weeks, so make a batch and use it all month.

Make It Your Own

Prefer it sweeter? Add a little extra honey vanilla syrup to the matcha base before topping with foam.

Going dairy-free? Full fat oat milk froths beautifully and gives the foam a naturally creamy texture without the half and half.

Want it even more indulgent? A few white chocolate chips melted and drizzled over the foam before serving. Entirely worth it.

The Bottom Line

This is the kind of drink that makes a Saturday morning feel like something worth protecting. Ten minutes, real ingredients, and a result that looks and tastes far more considered than the effort required.

Ceremonial Grade Latte does the heavy lifting. You just whisk, froth, and pour.

That's the Encha way.

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