Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

Close up of a matcha latte in a class with purple foam on top.

5 from 3 votes

Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

Just like the new Starbucks indulgence, but better! Homemade lavender cold foam on top of a sweet iced matcha latte is exactly what I want to drink on a spring day.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Japanese

Diet: Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 317kcal

Author: Candice Walker

Ingredients

Lavender Cold Foam

½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup milk Starbucks uses 2% dairy milk
2 tsp lavender simple syrup see notes, or lavender milk tea powder
purple food coloring optional

Iced Matcha Latte

2 tsp matcha powder culinary grade
¼ cup water drinking water
¾ cup milk Starbucks uses oat milk, and non-dairy (oat or coconut) or 2% dairy work
2 cups ice
1 tsp honey optional, up to 2 teaspoons, Starbucks uses presweetened matcha

Instructions

Lavender Cold Foam

If using a handheld frother: Add all the ingredients into a tall glass.
If using a french press: Add all ingredients into a French press.
1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup milk, 2 tsp lavender simple syrup, purple food coloring
If using a handheld frother: Froth until it just about doubles in volume. Don't let the cream fully whip.
If using a french press: move the plunger up and down 30-40 times until the volume increases.
Set aside until ready to pour over the matcha latte.

Iced Matcha Latte

Add 1/4 cup of hot or filtered water to the matcha powder in a small bowl. Using your metal whisk or bamboo chasen, whisk the matcha and water until the clumps are gone. Add the milk and optional sweetener. Mix to incorporate.
2 tsp matcha powder, 1/4 cup water, 3/4 cup milk, 1 tsp honey
Fill your serving glasses with ice.
2 cups ice
Pour the mixed latte over the ice.

Iced Matcha Latte with Lavender Cold Foam

Pour the lavender cold foam over the iced matcha latte.

Notes

I've tested many ways to achieve the lavender flavor like the one at Starbucks. This Starbucks drink uses an in-house lavender powder and tastes like lavender cereal milk instead of a punchy floral lavender. Grab some lavender simple syrup if you're interested in a floral taste, or make your own lavender simple syrup for the closest taste to the Starbucks version I've been able to achieve. The store-bought Torani brand tastes slightly artificial. You can also use this lavender milk tea that needs some hot water to dissolve it, but it won't be purple and I don't think it tastes as close to the original. This Blume Blue Lavender Latte works, too, but it will be blue and doesn't taste as close to the original (don't try and add their beetroot version to make it purple because it has other flavors that will overpower the blue lavender). Note that neither is perfect, but both work to make a copycat.

Or make this lavender matcha latte instead.

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