🇵🇷 Puerto Rican Cuisine

Cafe con Leche

Puerto Rican Coffee with Milk

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 1
Difficulty Easy
Calories 133 kcal

Strong, dark-roasted Puerto Rican coffee sweetened and combined with hot steamed milk, creating a rich and comforting morning ritual.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill the bottom chamber of the greca with water up to the safety valve.
  2. 2 Add finely ground Puerto Rican coffee to the filter basket, leveling but not tamping.
  3. 3 Assemble the greca and place over medium heat. The coffee will brew up into the top chamber.
  4. 4 Meanwhile, heat milk in a small saucepan until steaming and frothy.
  5. 5 Add sugar to your cup. Pour the strong coffee in first, then add the hot milk.
  6. 6 Stir to dissolve sugar and serve immediately. The ratio is typically half coffee, half milk.

Did You Know?

Puerto Rico produces some of the finest coffee in the world from the mountainous Yauco region, and a cup of cafe con leche made with local beans is considered a point of national pride.