Café Latte at Home
Creamy espresso and steamed milk in under 5 minutes — no fancy machine required. Heat, pour, and sip.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 102
- Protein
- 6g

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Ingredients
- 1 shot (1.5 oz) or 3 tbsp espresso or strong brewed coffee
- 8 oz whole milk
- ½ tsp sugar
- 0 pinch (optional) cocoa powder or cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
Pour 1.5 oz espresso or very strong coffee into a mug.
- 2
Heat 8 oz milk in a saucepan over medium until steaming, ~3 minutes. Whisk briefly to create light foam.
- 3
Pour hot milk slowly into the espresso, holding back the foam with a spoon.
- 4
Top with a small spoon of foam. Dust with cocoa or cinnamon if desired.
Tools you’ll need
- mug
- saucepan
- whisk
- spoon
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