earl grey latte w/ lavender simple syrup

Nothing better than a big, cozy cup of tea on a rainy day in.

While a good cup of joe, or a cafe con leche will always hit the spot, I’m a sucker for tea. And this take on the classic London Fog latte will have you on cloud nine in no time! I make this latte using almond milk (as I do all my lattes) because I have never been a fan of regular milk. As a child, my parents would have to disguise milk with Nesquick in order to fool me into drinking it. And now as an adult I can do as I please haha!

INGREDIENTS / TOOLS

• earl grey tea (i used loose leaf tea, but i’ve also used bagged tea before)

• water for tea

• milk of choice (i used almond)

• frother (i got my hand frother from ikea, super affordable!)

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup water

• 2 tablespoons food grade lavender buds (i got mine from Whole Foods in Chelsea, NY | amazon sells them as well)

• glass container or mason jar

DIRECTIONS FOR LAVENDER SIMPLE SYRUP

1. In a small saucepan, add 1 cup of water and sugar. Mix and bring to a boil.

2. Once the sugar is dissolved, remove from heat and add lavender buds. Stir.

3. Add simple syrup mixture into your glass container. Place in fridge, and leave to steep overnight.

4. After 24 hours, remove from fridge and strain the mixture.

5. You’re left with a lightly floral and versatile lavender simple syrup! Enjoy!

DIRECTIONS FOR LATTE

1. Bring water to boil, pour over your earl grey tea and steep for 3 - 5 minutes.

2. Heat up your milk, add lavender simple syrup to taste.

3. Use your frother to froth up the milk. Pour your the milk into your tea. Garnish with lavender buds if you want and enjoy!