We can no longer walk into a restaurant or lunchroom without seeing special coffee flavors on the menu. You can’t think of it as crazy or you can order it. Although it is great fun to drink coffee outside, it is not always cheap. You can easily pay three euros for a cup of special coffee. Fortunately, you can also make most coffee specialties yourself. This way you can also enjoy a special coffee at home. Try one of the following four coffee recipes.
Latte Machiato
A Latte Machiato is an espresso coffee with a lot of hot and frothed milk. A Latte Machiato is generally served in a glass.
Ingredients
150ml cold (whole) milk
1 cup of espresso (40ml)
Sugar
Preparation method
Froth the cold milk with the help of a milk frother. Prepare a cup of espresso with a coffee machine. After frothing, pour the milk into a large glass. Pour the cup of espresso over the back of a spoon along the side of the glass to the milk. This creates three beautiful layers in your glass: a layer of warm milk, a layer of coffee and a layer of milk foam. Add some sugar if desired.
Cappuccino
A Cappuccino is an espresso coffee with milk foam and cocoa powder. Cappuccino is often consumed with an Italian breakfast.
Ingredients
1 cup of espresso (40ml)
40ml (whole) milk
Cocoa powder
Sugar
Preparation method
Fill a Cappuccino cup with 40 ml of cold milk. Froth the cold milk with a milk frother. Place the mug with the frothed milk under a coffee maker and pour 40ml espresso coffee into it. To top it off, sprinkle some cocoa powder over the Cappuccino. You can add some sugar to taste.
Espresso Machiato
Unlike a Latte Machiato, only a small amount of frothed milk is added to an Espresso Machiato. An Espresso Machiatto is also finished with a little cocoa shavings.
Ingredients
1 cup of espresso (40ml)
(Full Milk
Cocoa shavings
Sugar
Preparation method
Froth a small amount of milk with a milk frother. Prepare a cup of espresso with a coffee machine. Add one or two tablespoons of milk foam to your espresso. Sprinkle the Espresso Machiato with a little cocoa shavings. Add some sugar if desired.
Viennese coffee
A Viennese coffee is a double espresso with whipped cream and cocoa powder.
Ingredients
2 cups of espresso (2 x 40ml)
Whipped cream
Cocoa powder
Sugar
Preparation method
Prepare two Espresso in a Cappuccino cup. Top with a generous amount of whipped cream. Sprinkle the whipped cream with a little cocoa powder. You can add some sugar to taste.
Vary endlessly with coffee syrups
A Latte Machiato and Cappuccino become even better when you add a dash of syrup. Coffee syrup comes in many different flavors including hazelnut, vanilla, cinnamon, caramel, amaretto, chocolate cookie, toffee and butterscotch. Coffee syrups can be purchased at specialty coffee shops and via the internet. A regular cup of coffee with a syrup of your choice and a good whipped cream on top is also highly recommended. You can also sprinkle some cocoa powder over the whipped cream to finish the coffee completely.