Iced Lavender London Fog with Homemade Lavender Syrup
Iced Lavender London Fog with Homemade Lavender Syrup is a sweet and floral tea latte. It’s the perfect afternoon pick-me-up during busy weeks or slow mornings. It’s lightly sweetened and made with 5 ingredients.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- A London fog drink is an Earl Grey tea latte made with milk flavored with vanilla and sugar. It’s usually served warm with foamed milk, but this iced version is served cold and sweetened with a homemade lavender syrup. The name of this drink comes from when the milk is added to the hot tea, it looks like the foggy skies in London.
- An iced London Fog always hits the spot, and the addition of lavender makes it just that much better. It’s the perfect afternoon caffeine boost during busy days, and this lavender London fog takes just a few minutes to make.
- If you don’t have time to make a lavender syrup, no worries, simply steep the lavender buds with the tea then sweeten with cane sugar or honey.
Recipe Ingredients
Earl Grey tea – the best London Fog latte starts with good quality tea. Earl Grey tea is a strong black tea flavored with bergamot oil. Look for ones that have pure bergamot oil, not any natural flavoring, because those tend to have a very artificial taste. This is the brand of tea I love to use.
Oat milk – this lavender London fog recipe is made with oat milk, so it’s completely dairy-free. I used a barista blend oat milk because it’s so rich and creamy and similar to dairy milk. You can swap it out for your favorite milk of choice.
Lavender – culinary-grade lavender buds are used to make a homemade lavender syrup. You can also steep the lavender with the Earl Grey tea if you don’t have time to make a simple syrup.
Sugar – used to make the lavender simple syrup. Can swap for honey if you like.
How to Make an Iced Lavender London Fog
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Make a homemade lavender simple syrup
Start by heating lavender buds, water and sugar on the stove until it comes to a gentle simmer. Remove from the heat, cover then allow the lavender to steep for 20 minutes to infuse into the syrup. Strain then set aside.
Make iced lavender London fog
In a glass or measuring cup, steep earl grey tea bag with hot water for 5 – 10 minutes, covered. Squeeze the tea bag then discard. Stir in some of the lavender syrup and vanilla extract then pour into a serving glass with ice and oat milk.
Frequently Asked Questions —
They are very similar. A earl grey tea latte is made by steeping the tea with water and milk and sweetening it with sugar or honey. A London fog will usually include vanilla syrup or vanilla extract (many versions will also have lavender). The vanilla really helps to mellow out the citrus bergamot flavor in the Earl Grey tea.
You could, but your drink won’t taste like an London fog. This drink has a distinctive citrusy notes (coming from the addition of bergamot oil) that regular black tea doesn’t have. Look for a high quality Earl Grey tea and it will be perfect for this recipe.
It tastes like a sweet floral tea latte. Bergamot oil is citrusy, kinda like orange and grapefruit and the lavender adds a light floral note.
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Iced Lavender London Fog with Homemade Lavender Syrup
Equipment
- Small pot
Ingredients
Lavender syrup
- ½ cup filtered water
- ½ cup cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender flower buds culinary grade
Iced lavender London fog
- 1 Earl Grey tea bag or 1 teaspoon of loose leaf earl grey tea
- ½ cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon lavender syrup
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup oat milk or your milk of choice
- Ice for serving
Instructions
Make lavender syrup
- To a small pot, add water, sugar and dried lavender flowers. Heat on medium heat for 10 minutes or until it reaches a gentle simmer. Cover the pot and allow the lavender to steep in the syrup for 20 minutes. Strain out the lavender using a fine mesh strainer into an air-tight container.½ cup filtered water, ½ cup cane sugar, 1 tablespoon dried lavender flower buds
Make iced lavender London fog
- To a cup or measuring cup, add an Earl Grey tea bag and hot water. Steep for 5 – 10 minutes, or according to your tea’s package instructions. Squeeze the tea bag then discard. Stir in lavender syrup to taste and vanilla extract.1 Earl Grey tea bag or 1 teaspoon of loose leaf earl grey tea, ½ cup hot water, 1 tablespoon lavender syrup, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fill a cup with ice then pour over the sweetened earl grey tea and oat milk. Stir and enjoy.⅓ cup oat milk, Ice for serving
Notes
Tips and Tricks
- Want to skip the simple syrup? Steep the lavender with the tea. Add ½ teaspoon lavender buds to the Earl Grey tea, strain, then stir in 1 ½ – 2 teaspoons of sugar.
- Want it warm instead? Warm and foam the oat milk before serving your drink hot.
- Skip the lavender? Make a simple syrup without the lavender buds or simply dissolve the sugar into the hot tea.
