Lavender Tea
How to make lavender tea properly.
Servings: 1 serving
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup water + more to warm teapot
- ½ teaspoon lavender tea or 1 tea sachet or tea bag
Instructions
- Boil water.If using an electric kettle with temperature setting, set it to 208°F. Boil a little more water than needed so that it can be used to warm up the teapot. Filtered water is best.
- Warm up teapot.Pour hot water into a teapot, halfway, and swirl it around a bit. Discard the water.Warming up the teapot is an extra step that all tea professionals take the time to do, so that when the tea steeps, the water temperature won't drop drastically.
- Put lavender tea into the teapot and add hot water. Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain lavender buds and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Notes
- Use loose tea instead of tea bags for a better quality cup of tea.
- To make lavender with black tea, add a tea sachet or 1 ½ teaspoons of loose black tea. Lavender goes great with Earl Grey Tea or chamomile.
- The most important thing to remember about making lavender tea is to resist adding too many lavender buds. The taste will be too strong and won't be pleasant to drink.
- Both hot and iced lavender tea can be had without sugar or milk but if you want to sweeten, use simple syrup which will easily dissolve into the drink. Use my quick simple syrup or lavender simple syrup recipes if you want homemade.
- Herbal teas like lavender are a lot easier to brew than other types of teas (like green tea) since it doesn't get overly bitter if brewed for longer than 5 minutes.
- Lavender tea can be brewed and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Keep it covered or airtight glass container or pitcher.
- Loose lavender tea and tea sachets should be stored in an airtight container away from light, odors, humidity, and heat.
Nutrition
Calories: 1 | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg