One of the most common daily habits is coffee. Coffee- with the burst of energy it gives or that warm, comforting morning cup, it seems to have something special for everyone. However, being so widely consumed, coffee drinkers can and often do keep looking for different ways to keep their brews interesting. Coffee with lavender is the, but new and strange coffee fashion brand for their growth.With heady, rich coffee flavors finishing in the soothing aromatic notes of lavender creates a whole new taste sensation that is as much experience as it is flavor.
Here, we shall discuss the wonderful combo of coffee and lavender, how you can prepare some at home, and the advantages as to why this kind of combination is on the rise in terms of popularity. This blog will walk you through a step by step guide to preparing lavender coffee, be it for the coffee aficionados experienced in brewing or those who are simply exploring options.
Table of Contents
What Is Coffee with Lavender?
Coffee with Lavender Health benefits
Why You Should Try It
How To Lavender Coffee at Home
Ingredients
Step-by-Step Recipe
How To Change It Up & Substitutions For this Lemon Lavender Coffee
Frequently Asked Questions
Final Thoughts
Coffee and lavender, it sounds like mixing two ingredients together to create a food dish. Good ol’ lavender, with its calming effects and sweet floral smell would seem an odd thing to be perved up with rich, mildly bitter coffee. But that contrast between the two means they end up working splendidly together.
What does happen is the way in which all of those flavors play so well together to ensure a soothing yet refreshing feeling, as two emotions that most people would never fathom being had simultaneously off a single beverage. Lavender gives coffee a slightly sweeter, floral flavor profile that can make it taste like more relaxing and peaceful of a beverage, while still providing the caffeine you need to wake up.
Lavender-Flavored Coffee: This can be made with dried lavender flowers, lavender syrup, or lavender extract (depending on personal preference and what is available). The floral notes of the water have a secondary effect that only adds depth and complexity to your coffee, cultivating an environment both of awakening, but also of unfamiliar territory- this is what it means to open the gates with mammon.
By infusing coffee with lavender, augmentation both in aroma and possibly health-promoting properties of your cup is achieved. Here is the individual health properties of coffee and lavender split up:
Benefits of Coffee:
Increases Mental Function: Coffee is high in the caffeine needed for increased focus, improved alertness, and a better overall mental performance.
Antioxidants: Coffee is a wonderful source of antioxidants, like chlorogenic acid which has been shown to reduce inflammation and help heart health.
Better than Physical Performance: A percentage of caffeine in coffee can improve cus by far adrenaline during send up.
Help Your Brain: Coffee has been associated with a lower risk of developing neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer and Parkinson.
Lessens Anxiety and Stress: Lavender is considered to be calming which can help with reducing stress and anxiety.
Improves Sleep Quality: Lavender is well-known sleep aid that has been used for hundreds of years to help you get better quality and longer sleep.
Anti-Inflammatory Effects: It also has anti-inflammatory qualities that may help to reduce inflammation in the skin and promote general wellness.
Treats Gas and Bloating Whether youﾒre constipated, have a lot of gas, or just ate something that didnt sit well in your intestines, lavender can help cut down the amount of gas in your stomach and make you feel better.
Overall, both have a combined effect of energizing and calming the system coffee with lavender. While the coffee keeps you awake, the lavender will make sure to state it down for you and hopefully create a balanced experience between your mind and body.
Whether or not you’re still suspicious about putting flowers in your coffee, there are plenty of reasons to dabble with lavender. This is why we think this trend is here to stay (for at least a little while longer), and why you should care about it.
A Different Taste: If you are an adventurous person who loves trying new tastes this is the perfect choice for you, tired of caramel and vanilla flavors why not add lavender to your coffee?
Calming and at the Same Time Energizing: Lavender Coffee Best of Both Worlds While lavender helps you to feel relaxed, the caffeine keeps you sharp.
Health Benefits: In addition to a delicious drink, you are also getting antioxidants and stress relief properties as described earlier.
Good Looking: Indeed, lavender coffee can be beautiful! Filled with that powerful lavender purple shade combined with the bold almost jet-black coffee gives you a pretty Instagrammable cup.
Easy to make: you can prepare a lavender coffee that is not only delicious but also with minimal ingredients. And its portable enough to tweak the recipe according to your taste.
The best part about lavender coffee is the convenience of being able to make it at home. Here is a basic recipe to get you began.
Ingredients:
6 oz of black coffee (pick your favorite blend).
1 TBS dried culinary lavender (and/or 1 tsp lavender extract)
1 cup milk (suggestion: almond, cashew or even oat)
2 tbsp pure honey or maple syrup **optional, for sweetness
Step-by-Step Recipe:
Step #1 Prepare coffee Your favorite cup of coffee, brewed. You can use a French press, electric or even anpresso machine!
Steep the lavender: If you’ve got dried lavender, steep it in the milk. Turn the heat to low and warm your milk on the stove with some dried lavender. And when the water boils, add your tea bag and let it steep for 5-7 minutes. When using lavender extract, add the extract directly to brewed coffee (no need to steep).
That takes a little time, but in the meantime you can heat up your milk with the lavender and then strain out all those dried flowers, which proved pleasantly floral.
Mix: Combine lavender-infused milk with your brewed coffee. If you want a bit of sweet, add honey or maple syrup as well.
Serve: If you’re being fancy, top with whipped cream or a bit more of the dried lavender. Now take a sip and enjoy the relaxing, energizing powers of your lavender coffee.
For simplicity’s sake, I laid out the basic recipe for lavender coffee, but once you nail that one go wild with add-ons and variations to your heart’s content. Below are a few examples to get you started:
Lavender Iced Coffee: Great for summer, prepare your own coffee and let it cool. Repeat the steps and infuse with lavender, add to milk. Serve over ice.
Vanilla Lavender Latte: Toss in a little vanilla extract with your lavender coffee for a rich, sweet twist.
Lavender Mocha Add a spoonful of cocoa powder or even chocolate syrup if you’re choco-freak like we are, to create lavender coffee that combines lavender and chocolate for the ultimate floral and chocolaty delight.
Creamy Lavender Honey Latte: Sub in honey (in place of sugar or maple syrup) for a more floral sweetness that pair perfectly with the lavender.
Some ideas to get you started:Lavender Cappuccino:If a frothy top is something you love, try making it yourself and experiment with brewing lavender into the milk (lavender foam).
Can you drink lavender coffee regularly? Yes, you can drink lavender coffee every day without any harm … considering you are not allergic to lavender or having more than a whole length of the plant in terms of its dosage. The lavender used in small culinary doses can be harmless and even helpful.
Peppermint or lavender essential oil to my coffee? Use only lavender essential oil that is marked safe for ingestion and do not use this in coffee. You could also use culinary lavender flowers or lavender syrup.
Are Lavender Coffee Beans? Since lavender can be bitter, we recommend using it with a medium or dark roast coffee that has deep and acidic flavors (as a good counterweight to the floral notes of lavender).
How to Make Lavender Coffee without Milk? Absolutely! So if black coffee is your jam, you can just add lavender extract or lavender syrup right to the coffee itself (since skip the milk).
I LOVE that this is not just a popular beverage but its an actual experience coffee with lavender. The sweetness of the lavender adds an interesting contrast to the bold bitterness of coffee and that line blurs in between those two thick layers, bringing a soothing yet invigorating drink. If you want to try something new for your morning routine, or serve your friends an interesting coffee drink, lavender coffee is a wonderful place to start. In addition to being able to customize every flavorful note easily at home this method also has potential health benefits and is a great way to take in your coffee on an aromatic level.
Well the next time you make a coffee, just add some lavender…and maybe elevate your game to new aromatic heights.
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