Spanish latte (café con leche)
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Spanish latte (café con leche)

Try making your own Spanish-style coffee. Traditionally, the milk in café con leche is hot and only lightly foamed – but the key to the recipe is a ratio of 1:1 coffee to milk

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:5 mins
  • Serves 1
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 74
  • fat 4g
  • saturates 3g
  • carbs 6g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 0g
  • protein 4g
  • salt 0.14g

Ingredients

  • 100ml whole cow’s milk (or UHT for that distinctive Spanish taste and mouthfeel)
  • sugar , to taste
  • 100ml strong espresso , best made with freshly ground beans

Method

  1. Put the milk and sugar, if using, in a small saucepan and heat until small bubbles appear around the edges. Continue to heat until steaming hot (65–70C on a thermometer) and lightly whisk.

  2. Pour the espresso into a cup and pour over the milk.

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