Nothing screams spring louder than floral flavors, cute drinks, and a delicious lavender matcha latte. This iced lavender matcha latte is slightly grassy, floral, fruity, sweet, and creamy, which makes it such an addicting combination. It also almost tastes like fruity pebbles!

Make this delicious matcha latte at home with just a few ingredients and less than 10 minutes! You’ll have a matcha drink that tastes better than Starbucks.

Here’s how to make a lavender matcha latte at home!

What is a Lavender Matcha Latte?

A lavender matcha latte is a matcha latte with lavender syrup in it! You can use a storebought syrup or make a homemade syrup (which makes it taste even better.) It’s slightly floral, smooth, creamy, and sweet, which is everything you want in a flavored matcha latte.

It goes nicely with oat milk or even with a cold foam! It’s one of the more popular matcha latte flavors from Starbucks or specialty coffee shops, especially during spring.

What Does a Lavender Matcha Latte Taste Like?

Lavender matcha lattes taste sweet and creamy, with the floral lavender notes and slightly earthy from the matcha. The lavender flavor isn’t overpowering and works nicely with matcha!

Sometimes, the lavender can also make the matcha taste more fruity, and some people even say that the combination tastes like fruity pebbles (probably more prominent with a cold foam).

The lavender also helps mask some of the more earthy and bitter notes of matcha, which makes it a great introduction to matcha if you’re new.

Do Lavender and Matcha Go Together?

Yes! There’s a reason why lavender matcha lattes are so popular, especially during the spring time when the weather warms up and floral flavors shine.

While lavender can sometimes have a strong floral flavor, it actually works nicely with matcha, which is earthy and bitter. In lattes, the lavender flavor is forward yet subtle, which then gives way to the matcha flavor.

Within a sip, you get the sweetness, then the floral notes, and then the matcha grassy and bitter notes. It works really nicely, but there definitely needs to be a balance of syrup to matcha. Otherwise, too much lavender can quickly overpower matcha.

How to Make Lavender Simple Syrup

For a fresher flavor and less sugar, make an easy lavender simple syrup for this matcha latte! All you need is water, sugar, and dried lavender flowers (food grade). Seriously, homemade simple syrups elevate all your drinks and once you make them, you’ll never go back.

This lavender syrup uses simple syrup as the base.

Dissolve sugar in hot water on the stove top, then reduce until you get your desired consistency. You can use a 1:1 ratio of sugar to water, or use half the amount of sugar for a less sweet syrup, and double the amount for a concentrated simple syrup.

Once your simple syrup is done but still hot, add your dried lavender and let it steep for at least 10 minutes. The longer you steep it, the more flavorful your syrup! I like to use a 1:4 ratio of lavender to syrup, so if you made a syrup with 1 cup of water and sugar, use 1/4 cup of lavender.

Tip: Make sure not to boil the lavender, otherwise your syrup will be bitter.

How to Make Matcha

Whisking matcha properly is the most important step in making a smooth, clumpless matcha latte!

Ideally, you’ll have a tea bowl and a bamboo whisk to make matcha, but use whatever you have on you.

To start, soak your whisk in warm water until the bamboo tines are flexible. You should be able to gently bend the tines slightly when you push on them.

Sift your matcha into your bowl, then add water (start with my matcha ratio for the amount of matcha to use.) Start whisking slowly and then vigorously in a zigzag motion. Keep whisking until a froth forms, about 10-15 seconds. Reference my matcha whisking tutorial for a video and photo guide.

If you don’t have a whisk, you can make matcha without a whisk; you can use tools you already have at home.

Best Matcha to Use

For this drink, I recommend using a more sweet and creamy, mild or medium-bodied matcha powder that isn’t too umami. I feel like the stronger matcha powders would clash with the lavender flavor and make it taste funky.

You want the matcha taste to come through, but not overpower the lavender, either. I recommend something like Ippodo’s Sayaka powder, which is sweet, creamy, and slightly floral.

But you can use whatever powder you have accessible to you!

How to Make a Lavender Matcha Latte

Here’s what you’ll need to make a delicious lavender matcha latte at home:

• 1½ tsp matcha powder
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup ice
• 2 tsp lavender syrup
• 1 lavender sprig (optional garnish)

Lavender Matcha Latte Recipe

1. Make or Buy Lavender Syrup. You can easily make lavender syrup at home by making a simple syrup and then steeping lavender flowers in it while hot. (See my lavender syrup recipe here.) Alternatively, you can purchase your favorite lavender syrup.
2. Whisk Matcha. Sift matcha powder into a matcha bowl, then add water. With a matcha bamboo whisk, whisk the matcha in a zigzag motion until a foam forms at the top. You want the foam to have small, dense bubbles, not large ones! (Matcha whisking tutorial.)
3. Assemble Drink. Add ice, lavender syrup, and milk to a glass, then top with your whisked matcha and a sprig of lavender for garnish.
4. Mix and Enjoy!

How to Make Lavender Cold Foam

To elevate this drink, you can make a lavender cold foam to add on top! It adds an extra creaminess and floral flavor that is so good. It’s no wonder it’s a hit at chain coffee shops like Starbucks, Dunkin’, etc. Plus, you can add it to other drinks as well, not just matcha!

To make lavender cold foam, combine 1/4 cup of heavy cream, 2 tbsp milk, and 1 tsp of lavender syrup in a tall cup or bowl. Using an electric frother or whisk, whip the cream until it’s soft and fluffy. The cold foam should be fluffy but pourable, not thick and stiff like whipped cream.

Once whipped, it’s ready to add on top of your lavender matcha latte!

Other Floral Matcha Lattes

If you love matcha and floral flavors together, here are some other matcha combinations you need to try next:

• Rose matcha latte
• Osmanthus matcha latte
• Jasmine matcha latte (Must Try!)
• Sakura matcha latte
• Hibiscus matcha latte
• Elderflower matcha latte

Tips:

Here are some tips for making a great lavender matcha latte at home!

• Use Storebought Syrup: Need a fast and convenient way to make a lavender matcha latte? You can use store-bought lavender syrup, which will be around $7-15 per bottle depending on the size. They’re usually purple, too, so you can make your drink a little prettier!
• Steep, Not Boil: Remember not to boil your lavender flowers in the syrup! Boiling lavender will make it leech out bitter compounds that make your syrup bitter, which is unpleasant in drinks.
• Use Lavender Bitters: If you have lavender bitters, that’s an easy hack for adding lavender flavor without extra sugar. Try adding a drop first, combining, then tasting to see how strong the lavender is before adding more.