New Orleans Cafe Au Lait
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
2-3
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons freshly ground dark-roasted arabica coffee beans (ground as appropriate for your coffee maker)
- 1 tablespoon ground roasted chicory
- 1 1⁄2 cups whipping cream, warmed (may use half-and-half or milk)
- sugar (optional)
directions
- Mix the coffee and chicory.
- Using your favorite coffee maker (a manual drip model is traditional in New Orleans), brew the coffee mixture with 1 1/2 cups water heated to the point just below boiling.
- Pour the coffee equally into 3 eight-ounce coffee cups or 2 twelve-ounce coffee cups and fill each with the same amount of cream (the ratio of coffee to cream should be 1:1).
- Serve immediately with sugar, if desired.
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Reviews
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What a great way to "come alive" on a Sunday morning! Great flavor. I used half-and-half, and no sugar. Eons ago, in my college days, a roommate used to use French Market chicory coffee and i would have a cup of it now and then. I always liked the slight bitterness of it, but have not had any for years. Thanks for reminding me how much I liked it. I will be having it more often now! Made for Comfort Cafe Summer 2009.