Matcha green tea is a powerhouse of antioxidants. Made from stone-ground first pick tea buds of the Spring season, matcha green tea comes in a powder form and can’t be steeped like other loose tea.

Whisking using a bamboo chasen is recommended for the preparation of matcha. Whisking the matcha ensures that the powder will dissolve in the water, giving you a smooth matcha experience full of flavor. However, if you do not own a chasen whisk, there are still some quick and alternative methods to preparing a delicious matcha drink.

 

Below are the three quick methods to make matcha without a whisk.

 

1: Shake with a mason jar, shaker, or bottle

Using a mason jar, shaker, or bottle is the most common way to make matcha when you don’t have a whisk. All you need is the container, water, matcha and some muscle. Place all the things in the bottle or jar, seal the lid tightly. Then shake until you see a decent layer of foam form at the top. This option is best for cold brew matcha so add some ice and enjoy. Of course, you can certainly prepare hot matcha using this shake method. If you are able to, sifting your matcha into the jar/bottle before shaking will truly aid in removing clumps.

2: Use a Blender

There’s no doubt that matcha smoothies are tasty and generally need to add the green tea powder to the blender without other items or ingredients. But, you can also just add matcha and water and blend away! This is a very quick way that requires no muscles to make a cup of matcha. If you’re wondering how long you should blend, then it entirely depends on the power of your blender. Your matcha will be prepared once you see foam on the top surface with no clumps floating around.

3: Use a milk frother

Yes, you heard right – you can use a milk frother to dissolve a matcha powder. If you are using a handheld frother, then all you need to do is to add matcha and water to a drinking vessel and then insert your frother. Contract to a blender, a handheld frother is convenient to travel with and it means that you can make a cup of matcha green tea even outside of your home. If you are using an electric milk frother, then you can water and matcha directly to it and switch it on as you normally do to froth milk. Finally, pour the final drink into your cup to enjoy.

So, these are three other ways to make matcha without a whisk. Now, pick up some high-quality matcha powder and use any of the above-mentioned ways to enjoy your drink!!