Lemon Matcha Tonic: Morning Tea to Evening Drink

A healthy and refreshing Lemon Matcha Tonic is an easy way to enjoy matcha if you’re not a latte person. This super easy drink is packed with antioxidants and vitamin C, and still allows for that mindful morning matcha ritual that I love. It’s so easy to make in bulk, I made it for 22 people for my home cafe event. It’s a great base for a matcha gin and tonic as well! This easy lemon matcha mocktail makes starting the day with a healthy matcha drink more fun!

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Healthy and Refreshing Matcha Lemon Tonic

Matcha Lemon Tonic is so refreshing, and such a great way to rehydrate first thing in the day – or anytime. If you’ve never had a matcha tonic, it tastes just like a slightly-bitter sparkling lemon tea, with umami-packed matcha and tonic. On days where I want to start lighter, I choose this homemade matcha soda – it wakes me up and keeps me refreshed.

Matcha is very high in antioxidants, and lemon is high in vitamin C. With this easy natural drink, you’re starting the day off with all the nutrients you need for a bright complexion. It’s like drinking your skincare!

Matcha Tonic: A Refreshing Soda for 22 Guests

This month I planned a home cafe event for 22 of my favorite people in the world, with recipe such as cinnamon rolls, Japanese Tamago Sando, and this yummy lemon drink. It’s a week of planning, testing, and preparing – but it’s such a rewarding way to show everyone appreciating with my favorite love language. The best part was getting to spend that week with my mom just baking!

I’m usually a matcha latte person, but I’ve been obsessed with this Lemon Matcha Tonic recipe ever since my home cafe event. It’s now my new morning drink for the next week!

So Many Different Matcha Tonic Flavors

For my home cafe event, I made 2 variations: Matcha Yuzu Tonic and Yuzu Lemon Tonic. There’s so few ingredients needed for this fruit tea, it’s easy to make new flavors.

Using either another syrup or muddled fresh fruit, instead of the lemon syrup, is an easy way to change up this tasty drink. My favorites are citrus flavors like grapefruit syrup and yuzu, which makes it instantly so refreshing. Other ones you can try include strawberry, blueberry, or ginger.

Healthy Tea Drink To Simple Matcha Cocktail

This healthy Matcha Tonic isn’t just a morning wellness drink. The matcha and tonic together gives this drink a clean matcha flavor that reminds me of the matcha beer we had in Asakusa. With a little gin, this Matcha Lemon Tonic mocktail becomes a cocktail! This might be the healthiest Matcha Lemon Gin and Tonic ever! If you’re looking for new creative alcoholic drinks for your home bar, this recipe is a great place for you to start serving matcha cocktails.

Lemon Matcha Tonic Ingredients

• ice
• 1.5 tbsp homemade lemon syrup
• 1.5 tsp matcha powder
• 3/4 to 1 cup tonic water
• 1 slice fresh lemon (for garnish)

How To Make an Lemon Matcha Tonic

1. In a small bowl, whisk the matcha powder with the hot water until smooth and frothy. Set aside to cool slightly.
2. In a glass of ice, add lemon syrup and top with a slice of fresh lemon.
3. Add in the matcha, and top up with tonic water.

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