London Fog Drink (Earl Grey Tea Latte)

Made with Earl Grey tea and warm milk, a London Fog drink is a delicious tea latte with hints of vanilla and lavender. Brown sugar adds a touch of sweetness. Make this London Fog drink at home with this simple and tasty recipe.

Recipe Highlights

• A London Fog drink is an Earl Grey tea latte. It’s made with Earl Grey tea and frothed milk.
• There are four parts to a London Fog drink: Earl Grey (black tea flavored with bergamot, a citrus fruit from Italy), milk, vanilla extract, and sugar. This drink, like the London Fog at Starbucks, has a hint of lavender.
• Thought to have originated in Vancouver, it’s a popular drink in the Northwest.
• Velvety, cafe-quality milk froth is made at home using my trick of using a French press.

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Ingredient Notes

• Earl Grey tea
  Earl Grey is the star of this drink and it can’t be called a London Fog without it. Use loose tea or tea sachets instead of tea bags for a better quality cup of tea.
• Water
  Use filtered water to make tea if possible.
• Brown sugar
  White sugar works too but brown sugar adds a richer sweetness due to the molasses.
• Vanilla extract
  A flavor enhancer that makes tea lattes extra delicious.
• Dried lavender buds
  The standard London Fog drink recipe is made without lavender so feel free to take this out.
• Milk
  Any kind you prefer.

My Earl Grey Tea Pick

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My go-to Earl Grey tea. This blend has a some white tea, which makes it a bit more mellow than traditional Earl Grey.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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1. Combine tea, lavender buds, and hot water in a teapot. Cover and steep.
   Use an electric kettle with temperature setting to quickly and easily boil filtered water for tea or boil water on the stovetop. While tea is steeping, make the frothed milk.
2. Heat milk and pour into a French press. Pump French press plunger until milk doubles in volume.
   If you don’t have a milk frother, a French press makes excellent frothy milk perfect for tea lattes.
3. Strain tea leaves and pour tea into a cup. Stir in sugar and vanilla extract.
4. Pour frothed milk from the French press into the cup.

Expert Tips

• To froth milk like a pro at home, another option is to use an electric milk frother which heats milk and froths at the same time.
• If you don’t have or love lavender, feel free to make it without. It’s still delicious!
• Be careful not to boil the milk since it can easily burn. Use low heat and let the milk come to a simmer then turn off the heat.
• To microwave the milk, heat 30 seconds at a time in a microwave-safe cup.

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Questions You May Have

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Easy London Fog Drink (Earl Grey Tea Latte)

Author: Jee Choe

Make London Fog at home with this easy and tasty recipe. 

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Steep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 8 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Yield1 serving

INGREDIENTS

 

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• ▢ ¾ cup water
• ▢ 2 teaspoons Earl Grey tea (or 1 tea sachet or 1 tea bag)
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon dried lavender + extra for garnish
• ▢ 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ¾ cup milk (any kind)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Boil water.

  Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting (water set to 208°F). Use filtered water for a better tasting tea.
• Combine tea, lavender buds, and hot water in a teapot. Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.

  While tea is steeping, make the frothed milk.
• Heat milk and pour into a French press. Pump French press plunger until milk doubles in volume.

  Heat milk on the stovetop by simmering on low then turning off the heat. Keep careful watch to make sure the milk doesn't come to a boil. Stir occasionally.

  Fill the French press halfway with milk. You want to leave room since the milk will double in volume.
• Strain tea leaves and pour tea into a cup. Stir in sugar and vanilla extract.
• Pour frothed milk from the French press into the cup.

  Garnish with dried lavender buds.

EQUIPMENT

Electric Kettle

French Press

Teapot

NOTES

• You can take out the dried lavender if you wish since the drink is still delicious without it.
• To froth milk like a pro at home, another option is to use an electric milk frother which heats milk and froths at the same time.
• Be careful not to boil the milk since it can easily burn. Use low heat and let the milk come to a simmer then turn off the heat.
• To microwave the milk, heat 15 seconds at a time in a microwave-safe cup.
• Any milk you prefer can be used. But know that not all milk will froth as well as whole or 2% milk.
• Make sure to hold down the lid of the French press so that you don’t make a mess when pumping.
• Always add vanilla extract last since you don’t want it to cook down and evaporate. The flavor will be weaker if it’s hot for too long.
• You can use white sugar if you don’t have any brown sugar but the brown sugar adds a richer sweetness due to the molasses.
• Loose tea, tea sachets, or tea bags can be used to make this drink but I recommend using loose tea or tea sachets since the quality is a lot better. Tea bags contain the lowest quality tea.
• Victoria Fog is a variation on London Fog where the Earl Grey tea is taken out and replaced with lavender tea. A Cape Town Fog is where the Earl Grey is substituted with rooibos. Tokyo Fog is a tea latte made with matcha instead of Earl Grey and a Dublin Fog is made with Irish breakfast tea instead of Earl Grey.

NUTRITION

Calories: 154 | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 242mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 296IU | Calcium: 207mg

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