Starbucks Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte Copycat

5 from 2 votes

Creamy frothed milk and sweetened English Breakfast tea are in this tasty copycat Starbucks tea latte.

Prep Time3

Steep Time5

Total Time8

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe, Certified Tea Sommelier

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 the water temperature to 208°F when using the electric kettle. Once steeped, discard the tea bags.
2 tea bags English Breakfast tea, 1 cup hot water
Froth milk.
Frothed milk can be made using an electric milk frother or by simmering milk on the stovetop, then pouring it into a French press, then pumping the plunger a few times.
⅔ cup 2% milk
Pour hot tea into a cup and stir in sugars. Add frothed milk.
2 teaspoons white sugar, 2 teaspoons turbinado sugar

Starbucks uses Teavana Royal English breakfast tea but it's hard to find it without paying a premium. Instead, use any English breakfast tea.
All lattes at Starbucks is made with 2% milk unless by default, but you can use any milk you like. Dairy milk with some fat will froth up the best.
This recipe uses both granulated white sugar and turbinado sugar to match the flavor from liquid cane sugar used in the Starbucks drink.