Café au Lait is a coffee drink consisting dark roasted filter coffee and hot milk. In the Café au Lait, the ration is half coffee and half hot milk.
Café au Lait is a French coffee drink traditionally enjoyed as a morning coffee. It literally means “coffee with milk”.
Café au Lait can be done easily at home. For preparation you need dark roasted coffee and warm milk, about 60 degrees is perfect. If milk is boiled, unpleasant aroma can occur. Coffee can be prepared with French press or a filter brewer. The best coffee for Cafe au Lait is Paulig Café Parisien.
Café au Lait is a great addition to brunch. It can be combined with many things such as macarons, croissant or Tarte Tatin.