London Fog Frappé (No Espresso Required)

Our London Fog Latte needs no espresso machine at all — this blends the same Earl Grey concentrate and real vanilla syrup with milk and ice into a proper frappé instead of steaming or pouring it.

Make Both Bases First (Just Once)

This recipe assumes you already have a jar each of Earl Grey Tea Concentrate and Vanilla Syrup in the fridge — the tea concentrate keeps about a week and makes about 6 drinks; the vanilla syrup keeps about 2 weeks and makes about 12.

Building the Frappé

1. Add 4oz of the Earl Grey concentrate, 1 tbsp of the vanilla syrup, 1.5 cups of ice, and 3oz cold milk to a blender.
2. Blend on high for 30-45 seconds until smooth and slushy with no ice chunks left.
3. Pour into a 16oz glass and serve immediately with a straw.

Café grande London Fog-style blended drink$5.95

Home London Fog frappé (tea concentrate, milk, vanilla syrup, ice)~$0.48

Savings per drink$5.47

Both bases together cost about $2.25 total to make (~$1.20 for the Earl Grey concentrate, ~$1.05 for the vanilla syrup) — the same pair of jars behind the latte version.

Assumptions: grande-size blended drink, national-average café pricing, dairy milk, Earl Grey tea bags and real vanilla extract at typical grocery/bulk pricing. At 5 a week over the site’s standard 48-week year, that’s roughly $1,313/year back in your pocket versus the café version.

Swaps & Notes

• No espresso machine and don’t want one? This drink never needed one — there’s no coffee anywhere in the Earl Grey concentrate or this build.
• Want it thicker or thinner? More ice makes it thicker and more milkshake-like; less ice (or a splash more milk) loosens it up.
• Prefer it poured over ice instead of blended? See the London Fog Latte and use its Hot/Iced toggle.
• Only have one of the two bases made? This drink genuinely needs both — the concentrate alone is unsweetened plain Earl Grey, and the syrup alone has no tea flavor.

Recipe Card Summary

London Fog Frappé

• 4oz Earl Grey Tea Concentrate + 1 tbsp Vanilla Syrup (both made ahead) + 3oz milk + 1.5 cups ice, blended
• Prep time: 5 minutes (after both bases are made) · Total: 5 minutes
• Cost: ~$0.48/drink vs. $5.95 café equivalent

FAQ

Do I need a whole new syrup for this, or does it reuse the latte’s jars?

It reuses the same 4oz Earl Grey concentrate and 1 tbsp vanilla syrup behind the latte version — this page just blends instead of pours.

Does this have coffee or caffeine in it?

No coffee at all — there’s a moderate amount of caffeine from the Earl Grey black tea, similar to what you’d get from the hot or iced latte version.

Can I make this without a blender?

Yes — the London Fog Latte uses the exact same concentrate, milk, and syrup poured over ice (or hot) instead of blended.