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Café con leche

Spanish-style coffee with hot milk, often served at breakfast.

EspressoMilk

Where it came from

Spain and Cuba

longstanding

The name simply means coffee with milk. Spain made it a breakfast staple, and Cuba developed its own strong, sweet café-con-leche tradition.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Espresso
36 g
Milk
120–150 g
  1. 01

    Build

    Pour strong coffee or espresso into a cup and add hot milk in roughly equal spirit.

  2. 02

    Serve

    Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.

At a café

Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.