Lavender Vanilla Iced Lattes.
Or in other words, where the heck is spring?!
Can we will it to us with a lavender latte?
All I want to do is drink a lavender latte in the sunshine!
I can’t believe we are under a foot of snow here at the moment. It’s crazy! Because back when I was planning out what recipes I would share with you from the book, I figure this lavender latte would be the perfect one for the first week of Spring. I mean… it’s so springy! A way to ease into things.
Lavender just screams spring to me. And it’s officially iced coffee season, unless you’re like me and live in a world where it’s alllllways iced coffee season.
So. Story time!
Guess what? This is the very first recipe that I knew I wanted to put in The Pretty Dish! The very first. Out of all 150+ recipes, back in 2016? I knew this would be it. It was my first official recipe! Well… err… maybe this AND my pistachio latte. Totally on a coffee kick.
I had a lavender latte at Smallman Galley and it was super good. I was obsessed with creating the drink at home. Because here’s the thing – lavender vanilla is not a new concept for me. I used to be OBSESSED with the combo, and it all started with a candle.
Embarrassing, right?
But really, I think lavender vanilla candles kind of smell like ice cream shops. A little waffle cone-esque or something. And back in the day, I made lavender white chocolate popcorn. It was my first venture into baking or cooking with lavender and that was a really big thing, because I’ve always been turned off by floral scents and flavors.
However! Mixing the lavender with the vanilla? It’s just divine. It’s slightly sweet without being too much. It has this taste that makes you go “what is that” and it’s not in a weird way. It’s delicious hot too, but my favorite way to consume it is iced because it just tastes like sippable ice cream.
You have GOT to try it! And here’s a thirsty Thursday how-to video too!
Iced Lavender Vanilla Lattes
Ingredients
lavender vanilla syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons dried culinary lavender
- 2 sprigs fresh lavender
- 1 vanilla bean split in half
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
latte
- 6 ounces milk cow’s, almond, coconut, etc
- 2 shots espresso
- 2 tablespoons lavender vanilla syrup
- fresh lavender sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Place the sugar, water, lavender and vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk until the sugar dissolves, bringing the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and set the saucepan aside. Let it cool completely. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove the lavender. Stir in the vanilla extract. Store in a sealed container in the fridge! The syrup will make about ½ cup.
- Fill a large glass with ice. Add the milk and syrup and stir together well. Pour in the espresso shots and stir. Garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender. Serve immediately!
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59 Comments on “Lavender Vanilla Iced Lattes.”
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I know commenting on an older post is a long shot but I can’t find an answer anywhere…
Could you make lavender syrup with extract instead of the flowers? I have extract on hand.
Probably! It’s all about the flavor so extract or dried lavender, you get te flavor with both :)
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Soo yummy!
this is sooo good! next time, i’m going to scrape the vanilla bean to get all the caviar out for more flavour. i’m drinking the iced latte now, and i also really enjoy the syrup in hot or iced earl grey tea!
This is so good and I never would have thought of making this myself. Just made my 2nd batch yesterday and looking forward to lavender vanilla lattes all week!
This sounds amazing. Where can I buy fresh lavender?
Also, do you have a recipe for a honey syrup for coffee?
Thank you.
I buy Monin lavender syrup by the bottle as I use it in cocktails and making my lattes. I was just wondering an easy step to add a little vanilla to the lavender syrup in my cup before I make the latte. May be a quarter of a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the 2 tablespoons of lavender syrup? I guess I can just experiment with it and see.