Café au Lait
Literally "coffee with milk", café au lait is a drink made of coffee and scalded milk in a ratio of 1:1. It is the staple coffee drink of French Louisiana and is often served in bowls in Acadiana.
Ingredients
- 4 cups brewed coffee or 1.5–2 cups (350–475 ml) cold coffee concentrate
- 4 cups (950 ml) milk
Ingredients for 8 servings (1.9 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
If you are using coffee concentrate, add enough hot water to make 4 cups of coffee.
- 2
At the same time, heat the milk over a low to medium heat until scalded.
Stovetop - 3
Pour equal amounts of coffee and scalded milk into bowls or cups.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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