Lavender Chamomile Tea Recipe: How to Make it Hot & Iced
Lavender chamomile tea is a fantastic way to relax and unwind at the end of the day. With its delicate floral taste and immense health and wellness benefits, this tea is one you’ll want to make on repeat.
After a busy day, there’s nothing more calming and relaxing than a delicious cup of lavender chamomile tea. This blend is my go-to tea for stressful days or winding down before bedtime.
I love growing my own herbal tea and drying it each summer. When winter comes around, a hot cup of tea is just what I need and I love knowing it came from my own garden!
Whether you grow your own or you’re purchasing already dried herbs, making your own lavender chamomile tea blend is incredibly easy and the benefits are substantial.
Benefits of Lavender Chamomile Tea
These two delightful little flowers are a powerhouse of health and wellness benefits.
The most popular benefits of both chamomile and lavender flowers are their calming properties. Drinking a cup of lavender chamomile tea before bed helps immensely to relax and promote quality sleep.
That’s not all though; here are a few of the many benefits of these beautiful edible flowers.
- Improve sleep quality
- Support digestive system
- Calm nervous system
- Support immune system
- Promote heart health
- Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties
The information provided in this blog post is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Individual results of lavender chamomile tea may vary. Before making any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or health regimen, it is recommended that you consult with a qualified healthcare professional.
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Where to Get Dried Herbs
The best way to get quality herbs is to grow your own! Planting an herbal tea garden is quite easy and the herbs can be dried to preserve them for the entire year.
Of course, growing a tea garden isn’t always an option. There are a few places to purchase quality dried herbs to make your own tea.
Many health foods stores sell dried herbs in bulk and you can bag up as much as you’d like and then pay by weight. Amazon is also an option if stores are limited in your area (here is my favorite chamomile and lavender from Amazon).
My personal favorite place to get dried herbs is through Azure Standard. This is a unique company that offers very high-quality yet affordable organic food. I get all of my herbs in bulk from Azure, which saves me a lot of money and I feel confident in the quality.
When purchasing herbs for tea, be sure to purchase culinary lavender. Lavender is frequently sold for decorative purposes, but it is not intended for ingestion.
How to Make Chamomile Lavender Tea
There are a couple of different ways to make loose-leaf tea. All of them work well, it really comes down to personal preference
Reusable Tea Bags: Cloth tea bags are a great way to steep your tea and keep the herbs contained. They allow a lot of flavor to seep through the cloth and are quite easy to clean.
Metal or Silicone Tea Steeper: These are stainless steel baskets or silicone figurines that hold the tea leaves. They have small holes to allow the water to infuse with the tea.
Teapot: There are a variety of teapots for purchase that allow the tea to steep, then strain the tea for you. These take up a bit more space in the kitchen, but they are great to use if you are an avid tea drinker.
Blending the tea mixture couldn’t be easier. Simply measure your lavender buds and chamomile flowers into a small bowl and stir well. Store the dried tea blend in a glass jar to maintain its freshness.
Add your tea blend into your tea bag, steeper, or little teapot to brew a cup of tea. Add boiling water and allow it to steep for five minutes. Remove the tea herbs and enjoy the tea plain or with milk and honey.
Want to make tea with room temperature water (no boiling!)? Learn how to make easy sun tea.
Lavender Chamomile Tea (Hot & Iced)
Lavender chamomile tea is a fantastic way to relax and unwind at the end of the day. With its delicate floral taste and immense health and wellness benefits, this tea is one you’ll want to make on repeat.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons lavender chamomile dried tea blend*
- 8 ounces boiling water
Instructions
- Add your tea blend to a cloth tea bag, tea steeper, or teapot.
- Pour the hot water over the dried tea and allow it to steep for about five minutes.
- Remove the herbs from the tea and enjoy plain or with milk and honey.
- To make refreshing iced tea, double the amount of lavender chamomile dried tea blend to make a concentrate and add plenty of ice until it is chilled.
Notes
*To make a tea blend, combine two parts chamomile and one part lavender in a small bowl and stir to combine. Store the tea in an airtight jar to maintain its freshness.
