Get ready to sip to your happy place with this beautiful, floral Lavender Refresher recipe. Its delicious secret? It’s made with a delicate base of Buddha’s Blend tea– a heavenly blend of antioxidant-rich white and green tea, pretty jasmine pearls and white hibiscus blossoms. Combined with the mouthpuckering goodness of real lemons and calming lavender, this sweet and floral lavender iced tea is a relaxing way to kick up your feet at the end of the day.
Want to take it to the next level? Sprinkle in some butterfly pea flowers for a colour-changing iced tea that’ll have you saying live, love, lavender all summer long!
Lavender Refresher Recipe
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Lavender syrup
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp dried lavender
- ⅛ tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp butterfly pea flowers (optional)
Iced tea
- 2 Perfect Spoons of Buddha’s Blend or White Peach tea
- 1 cup hot (80°C/175°F) water
- 2 tsp lavender syrup
- Ice
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| To make your lavender syrup, add sugar and water to a small pot and heat on medium-low until it starts to simmer. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Once simmering, add dried lavender, lemon juice and butterfly pea flowers (optional). Simmer for 2-4 minutes. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Remove lavender syrup from heat and let cool to room temp. | |
| Step 4 | |
| In a Steeper add loose leaf tea and hot (80°C/175°F) water. Let steep for 1-2 min, then dispense into a cup and let cool to room temp. | |
| Step 5 | |
| To serve, fill a glass with ice and add lavender syrup, steeped tea and a slice of lemon. Happy sipping! | |
| Step 6 | |
| Pro-Tip: Feeling bubbly? Top with soda water for an extra fizzy treat. | |
