Café con Leche, Home Style
Café con leche is strong, sweet dark-roast coffee mixed with plenty of hot milk. It contains caffeine, so it is not for young kids. Scale the people count in the app to 2, 4, 6, or 8 — ingredients adjust from this base of 4 servings.
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Food safety
Keep milk refrigerated at 40°F or below until heating. This drink contains caffeine and is not for young children. Refrigerate any leftover coffee with milk within 2 hours (1 hour if above 90°F).
Allergens: milk
Equipment
- stovetop espresso maker or drip coffeemaker
- small saucepan
- whisk
- mugs
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 1/2 cup finely ground dark-roast coffee
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 tablespoons sugar
Directions
1. Brew strong coffee with the ground coffee and water in a stovetop espresso maker over medium heat, or in a drip coffeemaker.
2. While the coffee brews, heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat about 5 minutes, until steaming with small bubbles around the edge. Do not let it boil.
3. Put the sugar in a cup. Add 1 tablespoon of the first coffee that comes out and whisk hard for 1 minute until pale and foamy.
4. Stir the foamy sugar into the rest of the hot coffee.
5. Fill each mug about halfway with coffee and top with hot milk. Serve right away.
Skill taught
Heating milk until steaming without letting it boil or scorch.
Affordable substitution
Use any dark-roast ground coffee brewed extra strong in a regular coffeemaker.
Optional variation
For a kid-friendly warm drink, skip the coffee and serve hot milk with a little sugar and cinnamon.
Leftovers & storage
Refrigerate leftover coffee with milk within 2 hours (within 1 hour if above 90°F). Store at 40°F or below and drink within 1 day, cold over ice or reheated until steaming.