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The Perfect Homemade Café Hafuch
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The Perfect Homemade Café Hafuch

Homemade café hafuch — the beloved Israeli espresso drink with airy milk foam, just like at a café

⏱ 10 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Make the espresso directly into a mug.
    Coffee machine
  2. 2
    Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  3. 3
    Heat the milk to about 60°C (140°F), without boiling, and froth into a dense foam.
    Milk frother
    💡Don't boil the milk: above 75°C (165°F) it scorches, loses sweetness and the foam breaks down.
  4. 4
    Slowly pour the frothed milk over the espresso, so the foam stays on top.
  5. 5
    Dust the cocoa over the foam.
  6. 6
    Serve immediately.
74calories
4 gprotein
8 gcarbs
3 gfat
● protein 20%● carbs 41%● fat 39%

Per serving (135 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (2)

  • Coffee machine · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Moka pot (On the stovetop) · French press (Brewed coffee, not espresso)
  • Milk frother · Also works: French press (Pump warm milk with the plunger) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Whisk (Thin foam)

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