Zero Proof Basil-Matcha Fizz

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By Julia Bainbridge

Coconut beverage marries 2 seemingly incompatible ingredients: basil and matcha. If you don't already support matcha pulverization successful the house, this is simply a bully accidental to commencement getting to cognize the stone-ground Japanese greenish tea. Matcha’s grassiness and subtle bitterness enactment not lone successful cocktails and lattes, but besides successful baked goods, desserts and adjacent savory vinaigrettes.

If you don't program connected making aggregate drinks, the leftover syrup could beryllium utilized successful galore ways: Try a drizzle connected apical of vanilla crystal cream, oregon mildly shingle fractional an ounce into soda h2o oregon unsweetened limeade.

Ingredients

For the basil-matcha syrup

  • 1 cupful granulated sugar
  • 1 cupful loosely packed caller Thai basil leaves (may substitute with regular basil leaves)
  • 3/4 cupful water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons matcha

For the drink

  • 1 ounce basil-matcha syrup
  • 1 ounce well-shaken full-fat coconut milk
  • 3/4 ounce caller lime juice
  • 3 ounces soda water
  • Matcha powder, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

  • Calories

    152

  • Fat

    7 g

  • Saturated Fat

    6 g

  • Carbohydrates

    24 g

  • Sodium

    5 mg

  • Protein

    1 g

  • Fiber

    1 g

  • Sugar

    21 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from a look by Samantha Azarow Deeprose successful “Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You're Not Drinking for Whatever Reason” by Julia Bainbridge (Ten Speed Press, 2020).

Tested by Ann Maloney.

Published October 13, 2022

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Updated March 17, 2026

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