This recipe for Hojicha Black Sesame Oat Latte is comforting and cozy. Homemade black sesame paste and roasted green tea powder flavours this drink.
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I am thrilled to be partnering with Hojicha Co. to bring some new recipes using one of my favourite teas!
You'll already know that I'm a huge fan of matcha, but did you know that I adore its cousin hojicha as well?
What is hojicha?
Hojicha is a roasted green tea that has an intense smoky, nutty and subtle sweet flavour.
I first discovered hojicha in Hawaii a few years ago and wrote all about in my Hojicha Milk Jam Spread.
For my past hojicha recipes, I used a traditional tea bag -- where you'd steep the tea in water to extract its flavour.
This can be a detriment in some recipes as you may not want to include extra liquid, but want that intense tea flavour.
What is hojicha powder?
That's when I discovered hojicha powder.
Similar to matcha powder, hojicha powder is made of finely ground roasted green tea leaves.
I prefer using hojicha in powder form since it's more concentrated.
When using powder, a little bit goes a long way.
Compared to if I'm steeping a tea bag, I may have to steep 2 or 3 bags in the smallest amount of water to get enough concentrate.
Black sesame & oat
If you've been following me on Instagram, you'll know that I've been on the oat milk train, trying various oat milks.
So, since I had some black sesame paste that I had leftover, I wanted to experiment with a Hojicha Black Sesame Oat Latte.
Taking my leftover black sesame paste, I paired it with hojicha and was blown away.
Oat milk's natural sweetness rounds the drink off perfectly.
The nuttiness from the black sesame and the smokiness from the hojicha really pairs well together, making it rich and substantial. This Hojicha Black Sesame Oat Latte would be great as an iced drink as well, similar to Black Sesame Coffee Latte.
New go-to drink
After I downed my drink, I made another one right away for my hubby who also polished it off in a sitting!
I think this will be my new go-to drink, especially in the winter.
Let me know if you try out this drink -- tag me on Instagram @siftandsimmer or leave me a comment/rating below.
Also, use my discount code SIFTANDSIMMER to get 10% OFF any product on Hojicha Co.'s website. Many thanks to Hojicha Co. for partnering with me on this post!
Hojicha Black Sesame Latte
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Black Sesame Paste
- 1 teaspoon Hojicha Co. Hojicha Powder
- ¼ C hot water
- ½ C oat milk warmed
Instructions
- Place 2 tablespoon of black sesame paste into a serving glass.
- In a separate jar, add in 1 teaspoon hojicha powder and ¼ C hot water. Whisk with an electric whisk or chasen until frothy. Pour on top of the black sesame paste.
- In another jar, froth up the warmed oat milk and carefully pour it over top of the hojicha and black sesame. You can omit frothing the oat milk if you prefer.
- If you want to make it iced, add some ice cubes to the glass before pouring in the chilled oat milk.
- Add in a straw, give it a stir, and enjoy!
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided should be considered as approximate and is not guaranteed. Please use your best judgment to ensure food is safely prepared and/or a good fit for your diet.
r
Immediately jumped out of bed this morning when I saw this recipe and it definitely did not disappoint! Substituted oat milk with soy and it tastes just as good - love how the nuttiness of sesame paired so well with the roasted taste of houjicha. A real good and wholesome morning drink to start the day 💕
Michelle
Yay, so glad to hear that you enjoyed it! 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine
This is another winner recipe! What brand of sesame paste do you suggest or do you make yours homemade?
Michelle
I make the black sesame paste from scratch 🙂 I haven't bought black sesame paste from the store in a long time... I'm usually turned off by the number of chemicals/preservatives in it!