Did you say TEA LATTE? OOOH YEAH!
Tea lattes are delicious and easy to make! They also bring life to that cup of dessert tea you’ve gotten tired of. I’ve also found some teas are only good as lattes.
This is how I make my tea lattes. I know other people who boil their milk in a pot with their tea and strain – I tried that and that was one extra pot I didn’t want to clean.
Lets get this party started! Well, this is a fast tea latte for one, so it’s a small party.
1. Pick your tea
What teas should you pick? Well, feel free to get creative with this. However, here is what I choose for lattes:
I use all desserty blend teas – Black, Oolong, Rooibos and Honeybush. I haven’t had much luck with Green or White blends so far as the tea is is light. Herbals can sometimes work, especially if it is fruit based. I choose desserty blends that are not tart. Spicy teas, like chai, are amazing with milk. Teas that have a coffee-like taste are fab in latte form. Rose floral blends are interesting as a latte. Of course, teas with chocolate, cream, and fruit are lovely lattes. For matchas, I use a different method for making a latte (that’s a future blog post!)
These suggestions are all personal taste – I’m sure there is someone out there that loves their tarty hibiscus latte.
DavidsTEA Creme Brulee – a rooibos – for a caffeine free tea latte!
2. Steep your tea. For an 8oz-ish latte, I use 2 servings of tea. So, for our Creme Brulee tea here, I used two 1.5teaspoons. I poured the suggested water temperature to cover the leaves, maybe about 2 oz. I steeped the tea as suggested by the instructions.
Here I used my DavidsTEA Steeper tea device. Any similar item works well.
3. Heat your milk / milk alternative + desired sweetener.
While your tea is steeping into a strong brew, I microwave about a cup of milk. Time depends on microwave, for me it’s about 2 minutes. For this demo latte, I’m using light Vanilla SILK soymilk because I’m lactose intolerant and saving my calories for a matcha pound cake I’m making sometime soon.
Just a little honey for me! Feel free to experiment with different sweeteners.
If you don’t have a Steeper like device or want to save washing a cup – feel free to just steep the tea with a ball strainer or bag in your mug. Once the steep is done, add milk and microwave it. I like my method as I save 2 minutes 😛
4. Once the tea is done steeping, pour into milk!
Sigh, my cup is too wide for my Steeper! #tea problems
5. Stir and Enjoy!
!! Top Secret Oolong Owl Variation: ICED LATTE – do not heat milk. Add a couple ice cubes.
