Café Con Leche - Cuban Style
A drink where espresso coffee - the café bustelo brand is common in miami and hot or steamed milk do the work.
contains dairy
Ingredients
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- 1-2 ounces espresso coffee - the Café Bustelo brand is common in Miami
- 240 ml hot or steamed milk
- 1-3 teaspoons sugar, optional and to taste
Make it lactose-friendly
- 1 cup hot or steamed milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
Steps
- Prepare espresso shot; Cubans commonly use a Moka stovetop pot.
- Add your sugar to bottom of drink cup. Heat milk, either by slowly warming on the stove, microwaving, or steaming.
- Pour piping hot espresso over sugar and stir until dissolved. Then pour hot milk into the cup and combine.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 165 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Fat | 7.9 g |
| Carbs | 15.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 105 mg |