Perfect Café Latte at Home
Silky espresso and steamed milk in 5 minutes, no machine needed. A simple stovetop latte that tastes like the café.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 95
- Protein
- 3g
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) espresso or strong brewed coffee
- ½ cup (4 oz) whole milk
- ½ tbsp sugar
Instructions
- 1
Brew 1 cup strong coffee or pull 2 shots of espresso into a mug.
- 2
Pour milk into a small saucepan and heat over medium until steaming and tiny bubbles form, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Stir sugar into the hot coffee until dissolved.
- 4
Pour steamed milk into the coffee slowly, holding back the foam with a spoon, then top with remaining foam.
- 5
Serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- espresso machine or coffee maker
- mug
- small saucepan
- spoon
- thermometer (optional)
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