Maqui-Dusted Matcha Milk
This potion a day will keep the botox away. Remember, prevention is key. My maqui berry-dusted matcha milk is filled with antioxidants, skin-supporting cofactors, and essential healthy fats to keep your skin hydrated, smooth, and clear. Studies show that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables are related to better skin health and that antioxidants can help reduce free-radical skin damage.
So, what's in it? First, there's maqui berry, which is a patagonian berry rich in antioxidants and has been shown to be helpful for many things. Check out my Spotlight post on it for more info. Other than that, there is also matcha powder and greens powder, which also help provide antioxidants and also provide vital minerals and vitamins to help promote skin health. I also add in pearl powder for more skin-supporting minerals and also some collagen peptides to help fill in those fine lines and wrinkles. Finally, I like to use flax milk as a vegan milk alternative since a serving of it provides more than 1000 mg of omega-3 fatty acids. I like to serve this over ice and drink it on a warm day. Honestly, nothing is better than this on a warm LA day... Well, maybe my collagen margarita.
Maqui-Dusted Matcha Milk
Recipe yield:
One 16-ounce beverage
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon ceremonial matcha powder
1 teaspoon greens powder
1 teaspoon pearl powder
1 scoop collagen peptides
2 capsules Super Maqui
16 ounces flax milk or preferred milk alternative
Ice
Steps:
- In a blender, pour in all of the milk alternative, matcha powder, greens powder, pearl powder, and collagen peptides. Open 1 Super Maqui capsule and pour capsule contents into the blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into an ice-filled glass. Open the second Super Maqui capsule and dust the top of your matcha milk with it. Swirl a bit to get a marble-like effect.
- Serve. Gram. Sip. Relax.
Wasn't that simple? I'm more than sure you're gonna love it and make it all summer long. If you want to make it into a vegan matcha milk, you can take out the pearl powder and the collagen peptides and add in a teaspoon of tremella powder. If you want to supercharge it, you can add in a teaspoon of cordyceps and a teaspoon of maca for an energy boost; add in a teaspoon of lion's mane and some CBD for a night time brain elixir; or add in a teaspoon or ashwagandha and a teaspoon of reishi for a relaxing adrenal matcha milk. Super fun, right?
How are you going to change up this recipe? Comment on down below and let me know!
- Dr. B
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