Top 10 Green Tea Recipes

From green tea smoothies to matcha-dusted chocolate truffles to Japanese "tea soup," these are the top ten green tea recipes on About.com.

Iced Green Tea Latte Recipe

Lindsey Goodwin

This Matcha Green Tea Latte recipe can be prepared with milk or soymilk and can be spiked with rum for an unusual blended cocktail. It's a summery alternative to hot tea and a healthier alternative to most iced lattes.

Strawberry Iced Green Tea

Marko Goodwin

This iced tea-inspired variation on agua fresca includes sencha Japanese green tea, lemon juice, fresh mint, honey and blended strawberries. Try it in the summer when the weather is hot and the strawberries are ripe.

Matcha Green Tea Smoothie Recipe

Marko Goodwin

This tea smoothie recipe is healthy and easy to make thanks to its most flavorful ingredient -- powdered matcha green tea. If you're new to green tea, try a Berry Green Tea Smoothie or Green Tea Fruit Smoothie instead.

Moroccan Mint Green Tea Recipe

Classic Moroccan Mint green tea is a blend of Gunpowder Green Tea (usually from China) and spearmint leaves. It's usually served hot and sweet, but it also makes a great iced or unsweetened tea.

Green Tea Vodka Recipe

Lindsey Goodwin

Green tea vodka can be sipped on its own or used as a base for tea cocktails. Either way, it's a slightly healthier way to consume liquor.

Green Tea & Sake Punch Recipe

Lindsey Goodwin

This tea punch recipe blends Japanese sake, Japanese kukicha green tea, cucumber and fresh mint into one refreshing, alcoholic green tea drink.

Matcha Green Tea Chocolate Truffles Recipe

This decadent recipe for green tea chocolate truffles is made with matcha powder and white chocolate.

Green Tea Petits Fours Recipe

This green tea cake recipe uses powdered green tea as a spice in a classic afternoon tea food, the petit four.

Green Tea Sponge Cake Recipe

Learn to make Kasutera (traditional Japanese sponge cake) with green tea by watching this video recipe.

Japanese Green Tea Rice Soup Recipe

Marko Goodwin

Leftover rice and Japanese sencha green tea are the basis of this easily adaptable "tea soup" recipe, which can be made with vegetables, salmon, soy sauce and other ingredients.

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