One of the great things about espresso is that its the base for a number of super popular coffee drinks these days. You can make macchiatos, lattes, or cappuccinos as long as you know the right ratios of milk and espresso. Once you know a few basic espresso recipes, you can turn your kitchen into your own personal coffee house.

Simple straight espresso doesn’t need a recipe anymore than a black cup of coffee does. It’s just enjoyed right out of the machine, hot and topped with the foamy crema that naturally forms on top. A single serving of espresso is usually called a “shot”, and is much smaller than a cup of coffee.

After that, the next easiest espresso recipe would be the macchiato. It has a fancy name, but it’s just a basic shot of espresso served up with a dollop of milk foam on the top.

You may not be familiar with the macchiato, but a latte can be found pretty much anywhere that serves coffee these days.

A latte is made with a ratio of 1 part espresso, and 2 parts steamed milk. So a shot of espresso, and about twice that amount again in hot milk. Quite mild, compared to straight espresso.

And the more complicated espresso recipe would be the cappuccino. Here you have one shot of espresso, then the same amount in steamed milk, and a layer of foamed milk on top of that. The foam sits on top, and doesn’t dilute the espresso quite so much as in a latte.

Add some chocolate syrup to a cappuccino and you have yourself a lovely mochaccino, which is not really a traditional espresso drink but still very popular in the coffee shops nonetheless.

Of course, there is no limit to how you use your espresso in any number of ways. These are just the more well known espresso recipes to get you started.

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