A strawberry matcha latte is built by layering strawberry puree at the bottom of the cup, adding ice and a milk base, then floating whisked culinary-grade matcha on top so the two colors sit apart until the customer stirs them together. On Doking’s official recipe card, the matcha-and-milk base alone runs about $0.80 in ingredients per 500 ml cup, an 87% gross margin at a typical latte menu price. Add a layer of strawberry puree, and a scoop of strawberry popping boba if you want texture and a photo-ready garnish, and the ingredient cost rises modestly while the drink still commands a premium price, because right now this is the drink people are searching for and filming.
Trade coverage describes strawberry matcha as one of the most talked-about beverages heading into 2026, with the pink-and-green pour becoming a fixture on TikTok and Instagram and even reaching mainstream chains, as reported by StyleRave. For a shop that already stocks matcha, this is a low-effort menu addition built from ingredients you likely already carry, plus one new SKU.
The build
The drink is three components, layered so the color separation survives until the customer stirs it:
| Layer | What it is | Doking SKU |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom | Strawberry puree | Strawberry Puree |
| Middle | Milk base over ice | Non-dairy Creamer 1kg |
| Top | Whisked culinary-grade matcha | Culinary Grade Matcha Powder |
| Optional topping | Strawberry popping boba | Strawberry Popping Boba |
Pour the strawberry puree first, straight into the bottom of the cup. Fill with ice, then add the milk base, pouring gently down the side so it does not tear through the puree layer. Whisk the culinary matcha with a small amount of cold water until smooth, then pour it slowly over the back of a spoon so it floats on top rather than sinking. The result is the pink-base, green-top look that drives the social interest in the first place. Stirring is left to the customer, which is part of the appeal: the drink changes as they drink it.
If you want a topping that photographs as well as it eats, strawberry popping boba on top of the matcha layer gives texture and reinforces the strawberry flavor without diluting the base recipe.
Culinary grade vs ceremonial grade for the base
Use culinary-grade matcha, not ceremonial, for this drink. Ceremonial grade is milled from the scarcest, first-harvest tencha leaf and priced for drinking on its own, whisked with hot water and nothing else. Once matcha is layered under milk, puree and ice, that nuance is lost, and you are paying a ceremonial-grade premium for a flavor the rest of the cup will cover anyway.
Culinary grade is also the more price-stable buy right now. Global matcha demand has outrun what Japan’s tencha farms can supply, and the steepest price increases have landed on ceremonial-grade leaf, not the culinary tier this drink actually needs. Building your strawberry matcha on culinary grade is both the correct product choice and the choice that keeps your per-cup cost predictable while the specialty matcha market moves around.
At Doking’s by-the-case price, culinary-grade matcha runs $25 by the case (Ontario and Quebec) against a $39 national single-unit reference, in a 454 g bag.
What it costs per cup
| Cost component | Basis |
|---|---|
| Matcha latte base (matcha + milk) | $0.80 per 500 ml cup, Doking recipe card, 87% margin |
| Strawberry puree layer | Priced from Strawberry Puree by-the-case cost; portion depends on your pour, weigh it to get an exact number |
| Strawberry popping boba topping (optional) | Priced from Strawberry Popping Boba by-the-case cost; portion-dependent, weigh it to get an exact number |
The base drink, matcha and milk, is the same $0.80 cup that anchors a standard matcha latte, so you already know that number holds at an 87% margin. The strawberry puree layer and the popping boba topping add to that figure, and the exact per-cup add depends on how much puree you pour and how generous the topping scoop is, so run a small batch and weigh your own pour before you lock a menu price. What does not move is the underlying logic: this is a drink built almost entirely from shelf-stable, by-the-case ingredients, so the same case-buying math that makes a matcha latte an 87% margin item applies here too.
Order it by the case
To run this drink you need three Doking ingredients, all shelf-stable and sold by the case:
- Culinary-grade matcha powder (454 g bags per case, $25 by the case in Ontario and Quebec)
- Strawberry puree
- Non-dairy creamer ($7.95 ON / $7.75 QC by the case, 1 kg)
- Strawberry popping boba, if you are running the topping
Same matcha and creamer you already use for your standard matcha latte, plus one new SKU for the strawberry layer. That keeps this addition simple to slot into an existing prep line rather than a whole new station.
Get it on the menu
Doking stocks culinary-grade matcha, strawberry puree, strawberry popping boba and non-dairy creamer by the case, held locally in Toronto (Ontario) and Montreal (Quebec) for fast delivery to your shop rather than an overseas wait on matcha. If strawberry matcha is going on your menu this season, ask us for current by-the-case pricing for your province or request a free sample to dial in your layer and your pour before you commit to a case.
