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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
Café Latte at Home
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Pour 1.5 oz espresso or very strong coffee into a mug.

  2. Step 2

    Heat 8 oz milk in a saucepan over medium until steaming, ~3 minutes. Whisk briefly to create light foam.

  3. Step 3

    Pour hot milk slowly into the espresso, holding back the foam with a spoon.

  4. Step 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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