Best 7 Café Au Lait Recipes

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Make coffee using a Moka Pot, or strong dark roast coffee using your method of choice (French press, Chemex, Aeropress, or other).
• Steam the milk with an espresso machine (stretching the milk to 20 to 25% in height), or froth the milk with a frother, French press or whisk.
• Pour the coffee in a cup. Add the steamed milk and serve immediately.

CAFé AU LAIT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. Dissolve 1 tablespoon coffee in 1 1/4 cups water. Make cake batter as directed on box, using coffee mixture in place of the water. Bake and cool as directed.
• Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee in 1 tablespoon cool water. Stir 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture into frosting. In medium bowl, stir together whipped topping and remaining coffee mixture; gently stir in 1/4 cup of the frosting mixture.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Spread with half of the whipped topping mixture (about 3/4 cup) to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Pipe remaining whipped topping mixture around top of cake. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Garnish top of cake with espresso beans. Store covered in refrigerator.

HOMEMADE CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Add the milk to a 2-cup mason jar. Add 1 teaspoon of caramel syrup if using and close the lid tightly. Shake the jar until foamy, about 1 minute. Remove the lid and microwave the foamy milk until hot, about 1 minute.
• Pour the hot coffee into an 8-ounce mug. Top the coffee with the hot milk and spoon over some foam. Drizzle with caramel syrup if desired.

CHOCOLATE CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Heat half-and-half or whole milk over low heat. Pour coffee into milk. Combine sugar and cocoa in the coffeepot. Pour the hot milk and coffee back into the coffeepot and stir to combine. Serve.

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Heat 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking, until milk is steaming and slightly foamy.
• Divide milk between two cafe au lait bowls or large coffee cups. Divide 2 cups coffee betweenbowls, and stir.

CAFé AU LAIT

Steps:

• Pour the hot coffee into a large mug (the mug will need to hold 130ml, plus a little foam). Pour over the steamed milk and top with a little of the foam, if you like.

CAFé AU LAIT

Steps:

• Blend milk in a blender in 2 batches until frothy (use caution when blending hot liquids). Divide coffee among 8 large cups and top off with hot milk.