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Café Con Leche Recipe

Name: Cafe Andaluz, Newcastles Café Con Leche Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Latino
Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk; 1 cups strong brewed coffee (hot); 1 shots espresso (optional, to boost strength); 2 tsp granulated sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional); 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional); 1 to taste cinnamon stick or a light dusting of ground cinnamon

Inspired by Cafe Andaluz, Newcastle

Time10m

Serves2

Make Café Con Leche Recipe in just 10m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.

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Ingredients

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Milk and Coffee

2 cups whole milk1 cups strong brewed coffee (hot)1 shots espresso (optional, to boost strength)

Sweetening & Seasoning

2 tsp granulated sugar1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Garnish (optional)

1 to taste cinnamon stick or a light dusting of ground cinnamon

Method

Milk and Coffee

Brew coffee

Brew 1 cup of strong coffee using your preferred method (drip, French press, or Moka pot). Keep it hot. If you prefer a stronger café con leche, prepare 1 shot of espresso in addition to or instead of part of the brewed coffee.

Heat and froth milk

Pour 2 cups of whole milk into a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat until steaming and small bubbles form at the edges (170–180°F / 77–82°C), stirring occasionally to avoid skin forming. Do not boil. Alternatively, heat the milk in a microwave-safe pitcher for about 1½–2 minutes, checking to avoid boiling. If you like a light foam, froth the hot milk with a handheld frother, a French press (pump 10–15 times), or an espresso steam wand until you have a small layer of microfoam.

Combine coffee and milk

Pour the hot brewed coffee (and espresso shot if using) into two warmed cups, dividing evenly (about 1/2 cup coffee per serving if making 2 servings). Add steamed milk in a roughly 1:1 ratio to coffee: for each cup, pour about 1/2 cup steamed milk over the coffee, holding back foam with a spoon, then spoon foam on top. Adjust the coffee-to-milk ratio to taste (traditional café con leche is about equal parts).

Sweetening & Seasoning

Stir sugar into the hot brewed coffee before adding milk so it dissolves evenly. If using vanilla extract, add it to the milk while heating or stir a small amount into each finished cup. Taste and add more sugar if desired.

Garnish (optional)

Serve each cup immediately. Garnish with a light dusting of ground cinnamon on top of the foam or place a cinnamon stick in the cup for stirring and aroma.