Last verified 17 September 2026
Copycat Cereal Milk Matcha Latte Recipe
How to build the 7 Brew Cereal Milk Matcha Latte at home — 5 ingredients, 6 minutes, 110 calories a serving, and roughly $2.43 cheaper per drink than the $5.08 you would pay at the window. This is the recipe I keep coming back to when I am not standing in line.
What you are aiming for — a Cereal Milk Matcha Latte off the board. The stand's Medium is 110 calories; this version comes in at 110.
A Cereal Milk Matcha Latte is a matcha build. Cereal milk is exactly what it sounds like: milk left to sit on breakfast cereal and then strained. It takes 30 minutes of steeping and it genuinely tastes like the end of a bowl of cereal.
At a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 1 minutes |
| Total time | 6 minutes |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Yield | 1 drink (16 oz) |
| Calories (per serving) | 110 kcal |
| Sugar | 22 g |
| Caffeine | 69 mg |
| Home cost | $2.65 |
| Stand price (Medium) | $5.08 |
| You save | $2.43 (48%) |
Ingredients
- 2 g (1 tsp) matcha powder
- 60 ml water at 75-80 °C
- 240 ml cereal-infused whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla syrup
- a light matcha dusting
Equipment
- Matcha bowl
- Bamboo whisk or electric frother
- Fine-mesh sieve
- 16 oz glass
How to make it
- Sift 2 g of matcha through a fine sieve into a bowl. Skipping the sift guarantees clumps no amount of whisking will fix.
- Add 60 ml of water at 75-80 °C — hot enough to bloom, cool enough not to scorch. Scorched matcha goes bitter and dull green.
- Whisk in a fast W motion for 30 seconds until the surface is covered in fine even foam with no lumps.
- Fill a 16 oz glass with ice, pour in 240 ml of cold cereal-infused whole milk, and stir in 2 tsp vanilla syrup.
- Pour the matcha over the milk so it layers, then add a light matcha dusting.
- Stir before drinking and finish it within 20 minutes — matcha oxidises and turns flat brown.
Tips that actually matter
- Steep 60 g of cornflake-style cereal in 300 ml of milk for 30 minutes, then strain.
- Do not blend the cereal — you get a gluey texture. Steep and strain.
- Keep the cereal milk cold; it goes starchy if it warms up.
Variations
- Plain matcha latte if you skip the cereal step.
- Add 1 tsp of brown sugar syrup for a sweeter cereal note.
- Iced version with cereal-milk ice cubes.
What it costs to make at home
| Component | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| 2 g (1 tsp) matcha powder | $0.55 |
| 60 ml water at 75-80 °C | $0.48 |
| 240 ml cereal-infused whole milk | $0.35 |
| 2 tsp vanilla syrup | $0.35 |
| a light matcha dusting | $0.35 |
| Total per serving | $2.65 |
| Stand price (Medium 24 oz) | $5.08 |
| Saving per drink | $2.43 |
Costs assume supermarket prices and a syrup bottle amortised over roughly 25 drinks. The first drink is more expensive than $2.65 because you are buying the bottle; by the fifth drink you are clearly ahead.
How this recipe compares
Across all 46 copycat recipes on this site, this one is the 9th fastest at 6 minutes and the 1st lightest at 110 calories — 192 calories below the 302-calorie average.
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