Iced Mango Cream Matcha {Starbucks Copycat}

This Starbucks Iced Mango Cream Matcha copycat combines matcha with milk and a lightly sweetened mango cold foam for a drink that tastes just like a barista crafted it. It's easy to make at home with just a few simple components and is perfect when you want a refreshing iced drink with a hint of mango.

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• ❤️ Why this recipe works
• 🗒 Ingredients
• 🍵 Recipe tips
• 🎉 Recipe variations
• 🥣 More matcha recipes
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

Starbucks stopped carrying their mango syrup nearly 10 years ago. Which means customers haven't been able to order a mango black tea lemonade or any mango flavored drink in a long time.

But they've reintroduced the syrup on their spring 2026 menu and along with it come a couple new drinks!

Today I'm sharing with you a copycat recipe for the Iced Mango Cream Matcha. Mango and matcha are complementary flavors and pair so well for this iced springtime drink!

Along with this launch, Starbucks also released their Iced Mango Cream Chai (another super tasty drink).

❤️ Why this recipe works

Perfect level of sweetness and creaminess: as someone who doesn't love overly sweet drinks, this iced matcha is perfect for me. It just enough simple syrup (or mango syrup) to complement the earthiness of matcha. And the 2% milk and cold foam add a delicious creaminess.

Uses just a few ingredients: unlike many of Starbucks' drinks, the Iced Mango Cream Matcha only uses a few easy-to-find ingredients, which makes it much more realistic to make at home than some others.

Easy to customize: Starbucks makes their matcha with classic syrup, but for this drink, I like to use mango syrup to get more of that fruity flavor. You can also use any kind of milk/non-dairy alternative you want and make any additions or changes you desire.

Quick and easy to make: since both the mango syrup and sweet cream can be made ahead, building the drink is very easy whenever a craving hits.

🗒 Ingredients

Here's everything you need to make the Iced Mango Cream Matcha (be sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions):

• Unsweetened matcha powder
• 2% milk: or the dairy/non-dairy alternative of your choice
• Plain simple syrup or mango syrup: Starbucks uses plain syrup in the matcha, but I like it better with mango. I'll show you how to make the mango syrup (and classic) or you can purchase it.
• Ice
• Mango cream cold foam: I'll show you how to make this and share the ingredients needed below.

If you want to make your own mango syrup or plain simple syrup (classic as Starbucks calls it), here's what you need:

• Water
• Granulated sugar
• Diced mango (if making mango syrup)

And for the mango cream cold foam, you'll need:

• Heavy cream
• 2% milk
• Mango syrup

🍵 Recipe tips

• You can make the mango sweet cream in advance and keep it in a mason jar or airtight container in your fridge. When you're ready for a matcha drink, whip the sweet cream into a cold foam.

• Cold foams froth up best with really cold ingredients, so make sure you use cream and milk right out of the fridge. And if you make the sweet cream in advance, keep it chilled until ready to use.

• If you don't have a frother, you can make your cold foam in a blender or with a hand mixer. You can even just keep it in the mason jar and shake it vigorously. Your foam won't be quite as voluminous, but it will still give you a nice froth.

• Starbucks actually uses vanilla cold foam as a base for all their cold foams and adds flavors from there. If you want, you can add a little vanilla syrup or extract to this mixture, but I don't think it needs it and I didn't want you to have to get another ingredient.

• If you're making your own mango syrup, I have a whole blog post devoted to the process. If you prefer to use a plain/classic syrup, you can follow the same recipe instructions, but omit the mango and steps that involve it (i.e. you don't have to strain the syrup).

• Note that once you buy or make the mango syrup, you can also use it for Starbucks' Iced Mango Cream Chai!

• I whisk my matcha powder with just a few tablespoons of water until it's dissolved and then add the rest of the milk. If your mixture is still clumpy, you can sift it through a fine mesh sieve.

• If you only have sweetened matcha powder, you can use it and skip mixing in the simple syrup. Or taste and add the syrup as needed.

• As I mentioned, Starbucks uses their classic syrup in the drink and mango syrup in the cold foam. But I think it's silly not to use mango syrup in the matcha, too!

• Once your matcha and syrup are mixed together, all you have to do is top the drink with the mango cold foam.

• Starbucks doesn't top this drink with anything additional, but you can add freeze-mango pieces, shredded coconut, or even some caramel sugar sprinkles.

If you're a matcha fan, you're going to love the added tropical mango flavor!

And if you're not a matcha fan yet, this is a great way to try it out. You may want to add a bit more syrup to sweeten it up more and soften the earthy flavor a bit.

The mango cold foam adds creamy and sweet mango flavor, but it's still pretty subtle. That's partly why I like using mango syrup in the matcha/milk, too.

🎉 Recipe variations

Just like you can make customizations when you order drinks at Starbucks, you can make your copycat drinks your own at home!

Here are some ideas for this mango matcha drink:

• Use coconut milk for your milk to give this drink complementary tropical flavors. And or use coconut syrup in the matcha.
• Swap the classic syrup in the drink with any flavor you like. I usually add mango, but banana syrup, strawberry syrup, peach syrup, or pineapple syrup would also be good choices.
• Put a layer of strawberry puree on the bottom of the cup or line the cup with it.
• Swap the milk out with lemonade for a mango lemonade matcha.
• Blend this drink with ice for a Frappuccino-like drink.
• Of course, you can add more syrup for a sweeter drink or less for a less sweet drink.
• Top the drink with freeze-dried mango pieces, shredded coconut, or caramel sugar.

🥣 More matcha recipes

Starbucks has been adding lots of new matcha drinks to their menu lately! And I love finding new ways to enjoy the green tea drinks, especially in iced form.

Here are some of my favorite matcha copycats:

And you can see all my Starbucks copycat drinks here.

Do you like the idea of mango and matcha together? What other drinks would you add mango syrup to?

📖 Recipe