Ditch Starbucks and make this healthy, homemade iced london fog at home! Brewed with lavender, it's a sugar free, dairy free, refreshing summer iced tea treat.
½teaspoondried lavender flowersplus extra for garnish
4ozboiling water
3-5dropsliquid stevia
½teaspoonpure vanilla extract
¼cupcashew milkor almond milk
ice
Instructions
Set a tea kettle over high heat and bring water to a boil.
Place the earl grey loose tea and dried lavender into a loose leaf tea pot or tea ball infuser. (See notes for tea bag method). Pour half a cup of boiling water over the tea leaves and steep for 10 minutes.
Fill a 10-ounce water glass with ice. Strain the hot tea over the ice. Add the liquid stevia, vanilla extract, and cashew or almond milk and stir. Taste for sweetness and add another drop or two of stevia if needed. Garnish with lavender leaves if desired. Drink immediately.
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Notes
To brew with a tea bag, place the tea bag and lavender leaves into a mug, then pour the water over. Steep, then remove the tea bag. Place a small fine mesh sieve over the water glass, then pour the tea into the glass, straining the lavender leaves into the sieve. Proceed as directed.