8 types of coffee you could serve for your Macmillan Coffee Morning

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 1 espresso pod
• 150ml of milk or plant-based substitute
• Cocoa powder (optional)
• A cup that can hold around 200-250ml of liquid
• A coffee machine or frother wand

How to make a cappuccino

1. Make around 35ml of espresso using 1 espresso pod in a coffee machine and pour it into the base of your cup
2. Steam the milk or plant-based substitute with your coffee machine’s steamer attachment. Aim to create around 4-6cm of foam. If you don't have a steamer attachment, you could use a frother wand instead.
3. Hold the jug steadily around 3 to 4cm above the cup and pour the steamed liquid into it. As you get nearer to the top of the cup, move the jug as near to the top of the cup as you can and continue to pour steadily.
4. Dust the top of the coffee with cocoa power if you wish

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• Espresso shot (1 or 2 depending on your preference)
• Teaspoon of preferred sweetener (optional) e.g. sugar, honey, maple syrup or a flavoured syrup like vanilla or hazelnut which can really pack a flavour punch
• Ice cubes
• 100 millimetres of milk or a plant-based substitute

How to make an iced latte

1. Mix your hot espresso with your chosen sweetener until it dissolves.
2. Fill a glass with ice and stir in the sweetened coffee.
3. Pour over the milk or plant-based substitute to combine the two.

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 1 espresso pod
• 50-100ml of milk or plant-based substitute
• A coffee machine
• A small cup (50-80ml ideally)

How to make a macchiato

1. Use the espresso pod to make around 35ml of coffee in your coffee machine and pour this into the base of your cup.
2. Steam the milk or plant-based substitute using the steamer attachment in your coffee machine to create around 1-2cm of foam on top.
3. Spoon 2 to 3 teaspoons of foam onto the top of the espresso and serve.

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 1 espresso pod
• 250ml of milk or plant-based substitute
• 1 teaspoon of drinking chocolate
• A coffee machine
• A large cup (300-350ml ideally)

How to make a mocha

1. Use the espresso pod to make around 35ml of coffee in your coffee machine and pour this into the base of your cup.
2. Add a teaspoon of drinking chocolate to the espresso mixture and mix together until they are smooth.
3. Use the steamer attachment in your coffee machine to create 4 to 6cm of foam using the milk or plant-based substitute. Hold the jug around 3 to 4cm above the cup and pour steadily.
4. As the cup fills, bring the jug as close to the surface of the cup as possible and continue to pour into the centre of the cup.
5. Once the cup is nearly full, tilt the jug some more to increase how quickly you pour.

What you will need:

Makes 2 servings

• 150 to 180mm of cold water
• 2 tablespoons of extra fine ground Turkish coffee granules
• 1 to 3 teaspoons of sugar (optional)
• A cezve (Turkish coffee pot)
• A stove

How to make a Turkish coffee

1. Pour your water into the cezve and add the coffee and sugar if you are using this. Mix these ingredients together until the coffee and sugar have dissolved but do not stir them after this.
2. Put the cezve onto the stove and keep it on a medium heat for a few minutes until the coffee rises and foams up.
3. Before the coffee comes to the boil, take the cezve off the heat to let it slowly foam up again and pour this into each cup.
4. Put the cezve back on the stove to let things slowly foam up once more.
5. This time, pour the coffee slowly into the cups and watch the foam rise to the top. Leave the coffee to settle for a few minutes before serving.

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 3 tablespoons of Vietnamese ground coffee
• 1 to 3 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk
• 180 to 240ml of hot water (6 to 8 fluid ounces)
• Coffee filters (suitable for 6 to 8 fluid ounces); alternatively, you can use a French coffee press or any drip coffee method.
• A heatproof glass or mug

How to make a Vietnamese coffee

1. Put 3 tablespoons of ground coffee evenly into your filter but do not shake or compress the coffee granules.
2. Pour the chosen amount of condensed milk into a heatproof glass or mug.
3. Boil around 180 to 240ml of water (the more water you use the weaker the coffee will be).
4. Place the filter over the glass and pour 2 tablespoons of hot water into the filter.
5. Press on the filter gently to compress the coffee to help slow down the drip rate.
6. Slowly pour the rest of the water through the filter. The coffee will continue to drip into your heatproof glass or mug and After 5 minutes it will have brewed.
7. Remove the filter and stir the brewed coffee and condensed milk to serve.

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 40ml espresso
• 40ml steamed milk or plant-based substitute
• A stove (heat to 55-65C)
• A heatproof glass
• A coffee machine

How to make a cortado

1. Pour the espresso into a medium sized heatproof glass cup,
2. Use the steam attachment on the coffee machine to create your steamed milk or plant-based substitute.
3. Pour the steamed liquid over the espresso slowly and finish with around 1 cm of foam at the top.

What you will need:

Makes 1 serving

• 1 espresso pod
• 100ml of milk or plant-based substitute
• A coffee machine
• A cup with around 150 to 200ml ideally

How to make a flat white

1. Use the espresso pod to make around 35ml of liquid using the coffee machine and pour this into the base of your cup.
2. Use the steamer attachment in your coffee machine to create around 1 to 2cm of foam to pour over your espresso mixture.
3. Pour steadily so the foam is around 3 to 4cm above the cup and as the cup fills, bring the jug as close to the surface of the cup as possible and continue to pour into the centre of the cup.
4. Once the cup is nearly full, tilt the jug some more to increase how quickly you pour.