Last verified 17 September 2026
Copycat Cloud 9 Matcha Latte Recipe
How to build the 7 Brew Cloud 9 Matcha Latte at home — 5 ingredients, 6 minutes, 138 calories a serving, and roughly $2.22 cheaper per drink than the $4.87 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 Cloud 9 Matcha Latte off the board. The stand's Medium is 138 calories; this version comes in at 138.
A Cloud 9 Matcha Latte is a matcha build. Cloud 9 is the soft, creamy end of the matcha board — coconut and vanilla over matcha. The coconut has to be a syrup, not coconut milk, or it splits against the tea.
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) | 138 kcal |
| Sugar | 29 g |
| Caffeine | 65 mg |
| Home cost | $2.65 |
| Stand price (Medium) | $4.87 |
| You save | $2.22 (46%) |
Ingredients
- 2 g (1 tsp) matcha powder
- 60 ml water at 75-80 °C
- 240 ml whole milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla syrup and 1 tbsp coconut syrup
- a cold foam cap
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 whole milk, and stir in 1 tbsp vanilla syrup and 1 tbsp coconut syrup.
- Pour the matcha over the milk so it layers, then add a cold foam cap.
- Stir before drinking and finish it within 20 minutes — matcha oxidises and turns flat brown.
Tips that actually matter
- Use coconut syrup, not coconut milk — coconut milk curdles against matcha.
- Vanilla and coconut at 1:1 keeps it from tasting like sunscreen.
- The cold foam is what makes it Cloud 9 — do not skip it.
Variations
- Iced Cloud 9 with coconut cold foam.
- Swap the milk for oat milk; oat and coconut work well together.
- Add 1 tsp of honey for a slightly rounder cup.
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 whole milk | $0.35 |
| 1 tbsp vanilla syrup and 1 tbsp coconut syrup | $0.35 |
| a cold foam cap | $0.35 |
| Total per serving | $2.65 |
| Stand price (Medium 24 oz) | $4.87 |
| Saving per drink | $2.22 |
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 10th fastest at 6 minutes and the 2nd lightest at 138 calories — 164 calories below the 302-calorie average.
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