The Homemade Drink I Can't Stop Making This Summer
Learn how to make a refreshing London Fog iced tea with homemade lavender sweet cream. This Earl Grey tea recipe is creamy, floral, and perfect for summer. Save this and try it at home!
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London Fog Iced Tea with Lavender Sweet Cream
Steep two Earl Grey tea bags in 1 cup of water for 5 minutes and remove. Fill a 12 ounce glass with ice. Pour 1-2 tablespoons of lavender simple syrup over the ice. Next, pour in the tea. Top with lavender sweet cream cold foam. Add a drizzle of lavender syrup on top and garnish with a fresh edible flowers.
Lavender Sweet Cream Cold Foam
1 tablespoon lavender vanilla simple syrup
3 tablespoons cream
2 tablespoons milk
Optional 2 drops of each red and blue Natural food coloring
Add ingredients to a small jar and shake until thickened. Use immediately.
Lavender Flower and Vanilla Simple Syrup
1 tablespoon fresh lavender flowers*
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon dried culinary lavender
Color with a few blueberries boiled into syrup or a few drops of natural blue food coloring
Boil the fresh lavender, sugar and water until the sugar dissolves and the liquid thickens to a thin syrup consistency. Add the vanilla and dried lavender. Bring to a boil. Taste the syrup, If you want more flavor, add a bit more dried lavender and bring to a boil cooking until the syrup thickens. Remove from the heat. Strain into a jar and add a few drops food coloring if you want a more vibrant colored syrup. Store in the fridge for 1 week.
* One tablespoon is about three small sprigs worth. Make sure the flowers are unsprayed and washed.
