Lavender Latte
There is nothing like a homemade lavender latte! With its delicate floral flavor, creamy texture, and the perfect hint of sweetness, this is a cafe-quality drink you can easily make at home. Whether you’re in the mood for a warm and cozy option or something iced, you’ve got to give this drink a try. Slightly floral, slightly sweet – the flavors work so well together. It’s perfect for spring mornings, cozy afternoons, or special brunches.
Sweet, creamy, floral. 🪻
Yes, you can make an upscale coffee shop drink at home. It’s perfectly sweet, creamy, and mellow.
This recipe uses a homemade lavender syrup that has a just-right amount of floral notes. Lavender can be tricky as it can taste soapy if you use too much of it. This syrup is very simple to make and is made with just three ingredients – sugar, water, and food-grade lavender. If you prefer, you can also buy premade lavender syrup to keep it easy, but learning how to make simple syrup is great because once you know how to make it, you can make any flavor!
🌿 Soothing & unique: The light floral flavor feels fancy, special, and unique.
☕ Coffee shop vibes: Yes, you can make this yourself and skip the $6 latte!
👩🍳 Simple ingredients: You’ll need just a few things to make this happen and none of them are fussy or hard to find.
🕒 Quick to make: You’ll be ready to sip in just a few minutes.
❄️ Hot or iced: This drink works either way so you can enjoy it year-round.
🍯 Customizable: Adjust the sweetness to your liking, use your favorite milk, your favorite coffee roast, it’s easy to customize so each sip is perfect.
You’ll also want to try my iced shaken espresso, Americano, and classic cappuccino.
My new favorite drink! –Bee
Ingredient Notes
All you need is espresso or strong coffee, milk of your choice, lavender simple syrup (store-bought or homemade), and optional vanilla extract.
Emily’s Tips & Tricks
- Shortcuts: Homemade lavender syrup is easy, but buying it is also an easy shortcut. 😊
- Variations: While the classic latte is a great option, you can also play with the milk, the sweeteners, and the temperature to use this syrup in a different way.
- Lavender Oat Milk Latte – Swap out the milk for your favorite oat milk (barista blend if it’s available). You can also use almond, coconut, or soy milk. Look for the “barista blend” as they will work better as they are designed to froth similarly to cow’s milk.
- Iced Lavender Latte – Iced lattes are made almost the same but we’re putting everything over ice. Brew a shot of espresso over ice or use cold brew and stir in lavender syrup with milk to taste. Top with sweet cream cold foam to make it extra.
- Honey Lavender – You can also make honey lavender syrup with honey instead of white sugar. It’s made with a 1:1 water-to-honey ratio. Then you can use the syrup in the same way, but it will have a honey flavor as well. Honey and lavender go together, so it’s a great one!
Homemade Lavender Simple Syrup
Here are the instructions for making your own lavender syrup. I highly recommend making your own syrups as the flavor is superior and it takes just a few minutes.
You’ll obviously love this syrup for espresso drinks, but you can also use it in my lavender cream matcha as well as use in cocktails, mocktails, or lemonade.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup dried lavender flowers (culinary-grade lavender buds)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (totally optional, but gives a great lavender vanilla flavor)
- Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, stir in lavender flowers and let cool.
- Strain out lavender flowers with a fine mesh strainer (I used a coffee filter) and your lavender simple syrup ready to use. Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
Lavender Latte Recipe
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Drink
Description
This lavender latte is creamy, floral, and lightly sweetened. Perfect for spring mornings with both hot and iced options.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. espresso (double shot)
- 6 oz. steamed milk
- 1/2–1 oz. lavender syrup (1-2 tablespoons)
Instructions
- Make lavender syrup (recipe above), or you can buy it.
- Pour lavender syrup into mug.
- Prep espresso if necessary.
- Steam milk for latte – mostly microfoam steamed milk with a small layer of foam.
- Brew espresso right over the syrup into the mug and gently stir.
- Pour steamed milk into mug and top with foam.
Notes
- Nutrition facts are for: 1 shot espresso, 8 oz. whole milk, 1/2 oz. (1 tablespoon) lavender syrup
- Ingredient notes: Use high-quality espresso beans for best results. Whole milk creates the creamiest foam, but plant-based options like oat or almond milk also work.
- Special tools: Espresso machine, Nespresso, moka pot, or strong coffee maker; lavender syrup or lavender flowers; handheld milk frother, milk steamer, or French press for frothing milk.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this latte with lavender with a breakfast dish or two!
- Toasts – Peanut butter, hummus, ricotta, avocado.
- Proteins – Creamy scrambled eggs, Greek yogurt parfait, protein overnight oats, whipped cottage cheese.
About the Author
Emily Dingmann is a recipe developer, nutrition expert, and founder of My Everyday Table. She specializes in creating easy, healthy recipes that help busy parents feed their families well every single day, without the stress. With a degree in Nutrition and over 20 years of experience, Emily shares family-friendly meals that are practical, nourishing, and full of flavor. Learn more about Emily’s approach to everyday cooking and nutrition here.
Food styling and photography by Loren Runion.
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My new favorite drink!
I love it too! Thanks for sharing. 🙂