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This Café au Lait recipe is hot, full-bodied, delicious and so easy-to-make! It has equal parts espresso (or strong-brewed dark roast coffee) and hot whole milk or half-and-half. (vegan option included, makes 1 serving)

Café au Lait

Hi Everyone, have you ever had a Café au Lait? It's a simple espresso or coffee recipe that you can make right at home.

Café au Lait Q & A

How do you pronounce "Café au Lait"?

You pronouce Café au Lait, "ka-ˈfā-ō-ˈlā".

What does Café au Lait mean?

Café au Lait is French for "coffee with milk."

What is a Café au Lait?

A Café au Lait is equal parts espresso and hot, steamed milk.

In the United States of America, it can be equal parts dark roast coffee or strongly brewed coffee and hot milk.

What's the difference between a Café au Lait and a Caffè Latte (Latte)?

A Caffè Latte (also referred to as a "latte" in the United States), uses bold espresso steamed milk with foam on top. There is a large range of flavors of Caffè Latte (lattes).

A Café au Lait usually uses hot, strongly brewed coffee and hot milk in equal parts and no foam on top. Lattes have more milk than a Café au Lait.

Ingredients

• ½ cup espresso or dark roast, strongly-brewed coffee
• ½ cup milk or substitute the same amount non-dairy/dairy-free milk
• optional: cinnamon-sugar mixture
• optional: sweetener of choice

Kitchen Tools

• espresso maker
• large latte bowl
• milk frothing wand
• spoon, for stirring

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Café au Lait

Yield: 1 serving

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

This Café au Lait recipe is hot, full-bodied, delicious and so easy-to-make! It has equal parts espresso (or strong-brewed dark roast coffee) and hot whole milk or half-and-half. (vegan option included, makes 1 serving)

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Ingredients

• ½ cup espresso
• ½ cup milk or substitute the same amount non-dairy/dairy-free milk
• optional: cinnamon-sugar mixture
• optional: sweetener of choice

Instructions

1. Add espresso to a large bowl-shaped mug, like a latte mug, add the hot milk, and stir. Optionally, add sweetener of choice and cinnamon-sugar mixture, enjoy!

Notes

• If you want to make a smaller or larger size, just keep the ratio of espresso/coffee to milk in a 50:50 ratio.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 855Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 193mgCarbohydrates: 196gFiber: 17gSugar: 170gProtein: 13g

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