Starbucks Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte Copycat

5 from 1 vote

This Starbucks copycat Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte recipe is quick and easy to make at home.

Prep Time2

Steep Time5

Total Time7

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe

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.

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.