Starbucks Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte
Updated Sep 08, 2025
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Recreate this refreshing Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte at home in a few minutes, the same way that Starbucks does!
Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte
Starbucks makes their Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte with Royal English breakfast tea, 2% milk, liquid cane sugar, and ice. This recipe recreates the drink using similar ingredients to make it taste just like the one at Starbucks.
Teavana Royal English breakfast tea is used by Starbucks but it’s not available anymore so the ones you see online are super overpriced. Instead of using Teavana’s I’m using Tazo’s English breakfast tea. I didn’t notice a difference in taste since they’re both unflavored black teas.
Recipe Summary
- Made with 6 ingredients, this recipe recreates Starbucks Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte using similar ingredients and methods.
- Tea is brewed hot, then cooled down quickly with ice. Starbucks shakes the hot tea with ice in a cocktail shaker and it’s the same method I’m using for this recipe.
- This Starbucks copycat drink makes a grande sized (16 ounces) Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte.
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Ingredient Notes
- English breakfast tea: The Teavana tea bags that Starbucks uses is only available online at a highly marked up price, use Tazo’s English breakfast tea or Royal English breakfast tea from another brand.
- White sugar: Starbucks uses liquid cane sugar, which is a combo of white sugar and turbinado sugar and I’m doing the same for this drink.
- Turbinado sugar: Turbinado sugar is a raw cane sugar. It adds a deeper depth of flavor.
- 2% milk: Starbucks uses 2% milk by default in all their lattes (tea and coffee), but you can use any milk you like.
- Water: Using filtered water to steep your tea will give it a cleaner flavor.
- Ice: The same recommendation for water applies to ice. Use filtered water to make ice.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put tea bags and hot water into a teapot. Cover and steep.
Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting.
Step 2: Discard tea bags and stir in sugars. Make sure sugars are completely dissolved.
Step 3: Put tea, milk, and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake.
Step 4: Pour contents of cocktail shaker into a cup.
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Recipe Notes
Royal English breakfast tea tastes pretty much the same as English breakfast tea.
Royal English breakfast tea is a blend of a black tea from India and a black tea from Africa. English breakfast tea is a blend of black teas and every company creates a different blend. Once the tea is combined with milk and sugar, the black tea will pretty much all taste the same.
There are 2 sugars in liquid cane syrup.
Starbucks uses liquid cane sugar in their Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte. I’m replacing liquid cane sugar syrup with white sugar and turbinado sugar in this recipe. You can make your own liquid cane sugar syrup, but it’s faster to dissolve the sugars and get the same flavor and sweetness.
No cocktail shaker?
The baristas at Starbucks handshake their tea lattes in a large plastic cocktail shaker, which is why it has that nice foamy layer on the top. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, use a large jar with a tight lid. Just make sure it is large enough to shake 16 ounces of liquid plus ice and some room for shaking.
Expert Tips
- Use tea bags or tea sachets instead of loose tea for mess-free steeping. Since you’re adding milk and sugar, the tea quality doesn’t have to be the best.
- Steep the tea, remove the tea bags, and it’ll keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Customize this tea latte with cold foam.
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Starbucks Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte Copycat
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tea bags English breakfast tea
- ¾ cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons turbinado sugar
- ½ cup 2% milk
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Put tea bags and hot water into a teapot. Cover and steep for 5 minutes.Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting. Set water temperature to 195°F. For best results, make tea ahead of time and chill in the refrigerator.2 tea bags English breakfast tea, ¾ cup hot water
- Discard tea bags and stir in sugars.Make sure sugars are fully dissolved.2 teaspoons white granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons turbinado sugar
- Put tea, milk, and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake 10 times.½ cup 2% milk, 1 cup ice
- Pour entire contents of cocktail shaker into a cup.
Notes
- Starbucks uses 2% milk by default in all their lattes (tea and coffee), but you can use any milk you like.
- Use tea bags or tea sachets instead of loose tea for mess-free steeping. Since you’re adding milk and sugar, the tea quality doesn’t have to be the best.
- This recipe replaces liquid cane sugar syrup with white sugar and turbinado sugar to give it the same flavor and sweetness, without having to use a syrup.
- If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can use a large jar with a tight lid. Just make sure it is large enough to shake 16 ounces of liquid plus ice and some room for shaking.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
worked out great! i used a mug and a small plate to steep properly as i just moved and my teapots are still packed away. way better than starbucks and you can make it as sweet as you’d like.