It’s about time I posted this recipe to my website! I first posted my Iced Lavender Latte a year ago but never got around to posting the hot version. My husband has been making this almost every morning for the past year, so I know it might be loved by others as well! I love this Healthy Lavender Latte because I didn’t have to make a lavender syrup for it – I just blend dried lavender leaves right in with the espresso beans! Then I sweeten it with pure maple syrup as a natural sweetener instead of refined sweeteners (like what a typical lavender syrup would consist of). This latte tastes coffee shop worthy but is made of whole, nourishing ingredients.
Nutritional benefits of this recipe
- Lavender is touted for its benefits to reduce stress, relieve anxiety, improve sleep, and improve skin health.
- Purity Coffee is mold-free, mycotoxin-free, and free of pesticides and other contaminants. It’s my favorite healthy coffee brand at the moment!
- Grass-Fed Milk – A great source of protein, calcium, and healthy fats. Grass-fed also contains more omega-3s and vitamin K2 compared to conventional milk.
- Maple Syrup – A natural sweetener that’s lower on the glycemic index than refined sugar and packed with minerals like manganese, zinc, and potassium, along with antioxidants.
Ingredients for a Healthy Lavender Latte
Coffee beans – to make a double shot of espresso. You’ll want to use whole beans so that you can grind the lavender leaves into them. If you only have pre-ground beans, then no problem – just grind or crush the lavender leaves then mix into the ground coffee.
Dried lavender leaves
Pure maple syrup – as the sweetener. You can use honey instead if desired!
Grass-fed milk
How to make a Healthy Lavender Latte
- Grind up the dried lavender leaves with the coffee beans to make a double shot of espresso.
- Brew the lavender-infused double shot of espresso and pour into a coffee mug.
- Put the milk and maple syrup into a cup and steam it. This is my preferred method because it incorporates the syrup throughout the milk, but you can also just stir the syrup into the espresso if you like to steam the milk by itself.
- Pour into the coffee mug and enjoy!
Modifications and variations
- Adjust the sweetener to preference. This latte is “coffee shop sweet” but not cloying; but generally on a day-to-day basis I personally use 2 teaspoons of sweetener. I call for 1 Tbsp to be more of the coffee shop flavor that I know most people love, but adjust to taste!
- Adjust the lavender to taste. I find 1/2 tsp to be the perfect amount for my preference and is what I think most people would enjoy. My husband actually sometimes opts for closer to 3/4 tsp, but he’s obsessed with lavender so he likes it a bit stronger than most people. If you only like a tiny hint of lavender, then you can reduce it to 1/4 tsp for a mild flavor. Also, some brands of dried lavender may be stronger than others, so that can play a role in the flavor as well.
- If you like a milk-heavy latte, then use the traditional 8 oz of milk instead of 6.
- Substitute honey in place of maple syrup for a honey lavender latte.
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I hope you love this Healthy Lavender Latte with dried lavender leaves! Please be sure to leave a comment and rating if you give it a try. I would love to know how it turned out for you.
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PrintHealthy Lavender Latte (with dried lavender leaves!)
A Healthy Lavender Latte recipe that uses real dried lavender leaves and pure maple syrup instead of artificial simple syrups. And it’s coffee shop worthy!
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Yield: 1 latte 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: espresso machine
Ingredients
Coffee beans for a double shot of espresso – I love Purity Coffee and Seven Weeks Coffee!
1/2 tsp dried lavender leaves
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup (21g), to taste (or 2 tsp for more mild sweetness)
6 oz grass-fed milk, to preference
Instructions
- Grind up the dried lavender leaves with the coffee beans to make a double shot of espresso.
- Brew the lavender-infused double shot of espresso and pour into a coffee mug.
- Put the milk and maple syrup into a cup and steam it. This is my preferred method because it incorporates the syrup throughout the milk, but you can also just stir the syrup into the espresso if you like to steam the milk by itself.
- Pour into the coffee mug and enjoy!
Modifications and variations:
- Adjust the sweetener to preference. This latte is “coffee shop sweet” but not cloying; but generally on a day-to-day basis I personally use 2 teaspoons of sweetener. I call for 1 Tbsp to be more of the coffee shop flavor that I know most people love, but adjust to taste!
- Adjust the lavender to taste. I find 1/2 tsp to be the perfect amount for my preference and is what I think most people would enjoy. My husband actually sometimes opts for closer to 3/4 tsp, but he’s obsessed with lavender so he likes it a bit stronger than most people. If you only like a tiny hint of lavender, then you can reduce it to 1/4 tsp for a mild flavor. Also, some brands of dried lavender may be stronger than others, so that can play a role in the flavor as well.
- If you like a milk-heavy latte, then use the traditional 8 oz of milk instead of 6.
- Substitute honey in place of maple syrup for a honey lavender latte.
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