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Rich, earthy, and perfectly sweet, these 4-ingredient green tea coconut popsicles are the ultimate summer treat for kids and adults alike. Using only coconut milk, matcha powder, almond milk, and agave nectar, healthy matcha popsicles are easy to make and great for vegan or dairy-free needs.
What Makes This Recipe So Good
- This healthy popsicle recipe is seriously SO. SIMPLE. It’s only 4 ingredients – coconut milk, almond milk, matcha, and agave nectar (or honey). And honestly, you could use more coconut milk in place of the almond milk, making it only 3 ingredients.
- The flavors are unique and rich and unbelievably delicious. Fruit-flavored popsicles are great, absolutely. Everyone loves them, and for good reason. But a creamy, aromatic, matcha-flavored popsicle with a hint of coconut and agave nectar? Now that’s a TREAT.
- Cutting back on dairy, or cutting it out altogether? These matcha popsicles are 100% dairy free and vegan.
What’s So Great About Matcha?
Matcha not only tastes great, it’s also great for you. According to various studies, it touts all sorts of body-benefitting aspects – it’s high in natural antioxidants, it can enhance brain function, it can promote heart and liver health and aid in increased metabolism…
Even if you’re not after any or all of those benefits, though, matcha is just really freaking delicious. It’s mellow and nutty and just the tiniest bit grassy. It’s like a green tea dialed up to 11 with extra pops of earthiness and umami. You can enjoy on its own as a tea or a latte, or use it in recipes like these green tea coconut popsicles or these matcha marshmallows. It’s remarkably versatile for something so pronounced.
Interested in more about matcha? We go in to it in more depth in this post – What Is Matcha and Why Is Everybody Obsessed with It?.
Chef’s Tips
- Green tea powder is a must – don’t use green tea leaves in any form! You also want to make sure your matcha is culinary-grade. Lower quality matcha powders will have a bitter flavor you don’t want in your popsicles… trust me. This is what I use, and I love it! (affiliate)
- I mix the matcha and milk on their own before adding to the coconut milk so I can be 100% sure all of the powder is fully dissolved and incorporated. If you want to skip that step and mixing everything together all at once, you can. Just be sure not to leave any solid powder leftover or you might get chalky popsicles or clumps of matcha powder.
- For the richest, creamiest popsicle consistency, use only coconut milk. The almond milk will make them a little icy. I don’t mind it, but if you’re expecting something more like ice cream on a stick, you won’t get that result if you use almond milk.
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Healthy Green Tea Coconut Popsicles (Vegan, Dairy Free)
Equipment
- medium mixing bowl or large measuring cup
- whisk
- small mixing bowl
- popsicle molds
Ingredients
- 1 13.5-ounce can full-fat coconut milk must be full fat
- 1-2 tablespoons almond milk or 1-2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk, plus more as needed
- 2-3 teaspoons matcha powder culinary-quality, plus more to taste if needed
- ¼ cup agave nectar or honey
Instructions
- Add can of coconut milk to medium mixing bowl or large measuring cup and whisk until completely smooth. Set aside.
- In small mixing bowl, mix 1-2 tablespoons almond milk with 2 teaspoons matcha powder until mixture is completely smooth. Pour matcha mixture into coconut milk.
- Add agave nectar to coconut milk mixture and whisk until all ingredients are fully combined. Taste mixture and adjust flavors as needed (see Notes).
- When satisfied with flavors, pour mixture into popsicle molds and place in freezer. Freeze popsicles at least 5 hours, then serve and enjoy. Keep frozen until ready to eat.
- Flavor Adjustments: For a stronger matcha taste, mix together another 1 teaspoon matcha powder with 1 tablespoon almond milk. When smooth, add to popsicle mixture and whisk until combined. For sweeter popsicles, add more agave nectar or honey to the popsicle mixture in ½ teaspoon increments, whisking well and tasting after each addition. You can also add a teaspoon or so of pure vanilla extract.
- Consistency: For creamier, richer popsicles, use full-fat coconut milk instead of almond milk.
- Make it Paleo: Use raw, unfiltered honey or maple syrup instead of agave nectar.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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I swear there was a recipe on this site the first time I came across it but I cannot seem to find it now that I gave in and bought the matcha! Could you give me some specifics here on how to make these? Thanks!
AHHHH! My recipe totally disappeared! How horrid. I’m working with this plugin that has been eating my recipes, and not in a good way. I literally just made another batch of these to get down the specifics (seriously!) because this is one of my more popular recipes.. and it was during my recipes-on-post-its phase. Those tend to get lost.. But these are so easy to make! I just updated, try refreshing now. Thanks for being patient!
Wow, this is an incredible meld of some of my favorite things! Thanks so much for the inspiration and recipe! I can’t wait to try it! And beautiful photography, by the way 🙂
Oh yes, they’re tasty! So simple but, you’re right, just a few of my favorite things! And thank you about the photography – that’s a huge compliment!
This is the best Popsicle ever, amazing combination of strong anti-oxidant like matcha and coconut. Thank you Cheryl!
Thanks Frank! They’re definitely insanely yummy.. and good for you?! What! How does that happen!
These look fantastic. What popsicle molds do you recommend?
Thanks Sara! I used these twin pops
and just ordered these classic ice pop molds because I adore the look and have read great things about them! They’re so affordable, too, those are the ones I’d go with 🙂
Looks like YUM! Now I”m going to have to google “matcha”! 🙂
Ha! Matcha is just high-quality green tea leaves ground to a powder, which means you get so many more antioxidants than just drinking it as a steeped tea! It has a rich history in ritual in Japan – very fascinating. Any time you’ve had green tea IN something (ice cream, etc) it’s most likely been matcha! If you’d like to order some, this is what I use: Premium Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder Uji Kyoto Japan (2oz)
my mouth dropped when i saw this on pinterest. looks so good! definitely need to buy popsicle molds for this summer!
– christina http://www.cityloveee.blogspot.com
Clear your weekend if you buy molds.. I only bought them a couple weeks ago, and I’ve already made so many batches! It’s so much fun to experiment, since you don’t have to worry so frantically about proportions and all that, like with ice cream. 🙂 And thanks! They really are so yummy!
These are fabulous! I love the matcha coconut combo. What a perfectly summery way to enjoy tea. Deeelish!
Thanks Allison! I happen to agree with you there!! 🙂
i love the texture of these. they look soooo good!
Thanks Dina! They really are SO good, especially in my insanely humid environment.
Doooo it doooo it! You honestly don’t need a ton in general and it’s so worth having around, promise. I kept a box of about 50 grams for years!
Oh.. And thanks! 😀
Cheryl, do you prefer light or amber agave nectar?
I’m going to throw you totally for a loop and say I use blue agave! Honestly that’s just because they sell it at Costco for ridiculously cheap, and we go through so much of it. Otherwise, though, I tend to prefer stronger flavors, so I opt for amber. But in this recipe in particular, you might want to go with light, since the flavors are quite delicate
Thanks a million. Waiting for my matcha (the one you recommended) to arrive so I can make these. CANNOT WAIT!!!
I’m so glad you ordered some and I hope you love them!! 🙂
If you’re concerned about sugar content, try a neutral-flavored organic honey instead of agave nectar. Agave is touted as being healthy, but it actually has a higher fructose content than HCFS. Otherwise, I can’t wait to try this recipe–green tea and coconut sounds like a match made in heaven!
These look SO creamy and refreshing! I can’t even with that beautiful green color. I need to convince myself to take the plunge and buy some matcha powder.
Belated congrats on your new site 🙂
Shannon, order it on amazon. You can get good quality matcha st a fair price! I find it overpriced in stores.
This recipe is great. I actually used a new product called “Genius Juice” to make it. They are all natural coconut smoothies. The original flavor is thick like a coconut milk but it’s only the coconut and coconut water cold blended together. Super healthy and yummy!!!
Highly recommend trying it out.
Interesting! Isn’t that what coconut milk is–coconut and coconut water blended? And I agree, Amazon is where it’s at for matcha!