If you love the classic flavor of a chai tea latte, but want to add a wow factor to your morning drink, you are going to love this Lavender Chai Tea Latte Recipe. It has the same flavors as your local coffee shop, but is easy to make at home using tea bags and a simple lavender syrup.
Why This Recipe Works
Homemade Chai: There is just something about the taste of homemade chai that you simply can't beat by making your own lavender chai tea latte recipe at home. This recipe has a quick brew with spiced chai tea bags and is perfect with a lavender simple syrup for sweetness and floral notes!
Easy to Make: This easy lavender chai tea latte recipe comes together in 5 minutes with simple ingredients, quicker than going through the drive-thru at Starbucks! It's such an easy recipe and the perfect choice to save money on your morning pick me up!
Cozy and Comforting Flavors: I love how bold and cozy these flavors are! The flavors of ginger, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg and allspice pair together well with the lavender syrup for the perfect bright and bold flavors.
Chai tea lattes have definitely become a morning staple for me. Ever since I cut back on drinking coffee, I still wanted a comforting warm drink in the morning that still had a little caffeine, but is much more mellow and leaves me feeling less jittery than coffee! If you love this lavender chai tea latte recipe, you will also have to try my classic Easy Vanilla Chai Latte ~ Perfect Recipe with Tea bags and my Hot Matcha Chai Latte Tea Recipe ~ Tried and True recipe!
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Ingredients
- Hot Water: You can boil the water in a mug in the microwave or boil with a tea kettle.
- Chai Tea: Use spiced chai black tea bags for the perfect tea and chai flavor without the hassle. You can find these at most grocery stores!
- Hot Milk: For a rich and creamy lavender chai tea latte, I recommend using whole milk. You can also use the milk of your choice like almond milk, oat milk or coconut milk! I would avoid rice or soy milk as they don't froth as easily, creating that perfect foamy texture we are looking for.
- Natural Food Coloring: This step is completely optional, but if you want that bright purple color using natural ingredients, you can add some natural food coloring drops. I like using the Watkins natural food coloring. You can find it a target or most grocery stores!
- Lavender Syrup: I am using lavender syrup to make this lavender chai tea latte recipe quick and easy. I love syrups that are organic with lower sugar, I get mine from Portland Syrups online.
- Vanilla Extract: Look for pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for the perfect vanilla flavor profile.
- Dried Lavender Buds: These are completely optional as a garnish, but I love the extra floral flavor notes they add to the chai tea latte!
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
- Start by steeping your chai tea bags and hot water in your preferred mug of choice for about 3-5 minutes. The longer you steep the chai, the richer the flavor will develop.
2. While the chai tea steeps, heat the milk. If you have an electric milk frother and steamer, add the milk and 1 teaspoon of lavender syrup. If you are using the natural food coloring, add 6 drops of red and 6 drops of blue to the milk. Then froth and steam to heat, creating the perfect foamy texture.
3. If you do not have an electric milk frother and steamer, heat the milk and 1 teaspoon of lavender syrup either in the microwave or over the stove top in a small pot.
4. Once the milk and lavender syrup mixture is heated, use an electric hand held frother for about a minute to froth the milk.
5. Once the tea is steeped and the milk is frothed, remove the tea bags and add 2 tablespoon of lavender simple syrup and dash of vanilla to your mug.
6. When pouring the frothed milk into the mug, use a spoon to hold back the foam until the end. Pour all of the hot milk in with the chai tea and then pour the foam layer on top at the end.
7. Garnish with a little lavender as desired.
Quick Tip
Chai flavors vary significantly depending on the brand of tea you are using. Flavors like black tea, ginger, cardamon and allspice are strong and can be bold or light depending on your brand!
For this lavender chai tea latte recipe, I have found if I am using the trader joe's chai tea, I prefer one tea bag, as the flavors are on the bolder side and I don't want to compete with the lavender flavors. If I am using Tazo or another brand, I usually use two tea bags for the same amount of water for a stronger flavor.
Equipment
Electric Frother & Steamer: An electric frother and steamer works best for this recipe to both heat and froth your milk at the same time. An electric handheld milk frother is a great option if you don't have the frother and steamer combo appliance.
Tea Kettle: Use a tea kettle to heat your water or a microwave.
FAQ
Yes, simply combine ½ c of water, ½ of sugar and 2 tablespoon of dried lavender. Bring to a boil in a small saucepan and reduce to simmer for 5-7 minutes and until thickened. Strain the dried lavender leaves and store in a jar in the fridge until you are ready to use!
You can find dried lavender online or at most grocery stores in the spice section. I love getting mine from Sprouts in their bulk seasoning section, you only have to buy the amount you need making it perfect for beverages!
Yes, simply heat 4 oz of your favorite chai tea concentrate (tazo chai concentrate works great) and then add the milk and lavender foam.
Most chai concentrates are already sweetened so I would only add a dash of lavender syrup to the chai concentrate for the lavender flavor and to avoid it being overly sweet.
Lavender Chai Tea Latte Recipe
Instructions
- Start by steeping your chai tea bags and hot water in your preferred mug of choice for about 3-5 minutes. The longer you steep the chai, the richer the flavor will develop.
- While the chai tea steeps, heat the milk. If you have an electric milk frother and steamer, add the milk and 1 teaspoon of lavender syrup. If you are using the natural food coloring, add 6 drops of red and 6 drops of blue to the milk. Then froth and steam to heat, creating the perfect foamy texture.
- If you do not have an electric milk frother and steamer, heat the milk and 1 teaspoon of lavender syrup either in the microwave or over the stove top in a small pot.
- Once the milk and lavender syrup mixture is heated, use an electric hand held frother for about a minute to froth the milk.
- Once the tea is steeped and the milk is frothed, remove the tea bags and add 2 tablespoon of lavender simple syrup and dash of vanilla to your mug.
- When pouring the frothed milk into the mug, use a spoon to hold back the foam until the end. Pour all of the hot milk in with the chai tea and then pour the foam layer on top at the end.
- Garnish with a little lavender as desired.
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