Brewed coffee + milk
Café au lait
Brewed coffee and hot milk in equal spirit, if not always exact parts.
Where it came from
France
longstanding
Café au lait is the French home-and-brasserie habit of combining coffee with hot milk. Unlike a latte, it traditionally begins with brewed coffee rather than espresso.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Brewed coffee
- 150 g
- Hot milk
- 150 g
- 01
Brew
Make a fresh, slightly stronger-than-usual filter coffee.
- 02
Heat milk
Heat milk until hot and lightly frothy; do not boil it.
- 03
Combine
Pour roughly equal parts coffee and milk into a large cup.
At a café
A great choice when you want a softer version of your usual brewed coffee.