Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <coffee><milk>
Title: Instant coffee with only milk?
Question: I like milk. So I thought of doing milk with instant coffee. I mean, I have coffee here but it says I should use water. I always use it with water and put a little bit milk.  Can I also use  only  milk without any water?

Answers:
sents: text: Milk is mostly water.
text: Instant coffee will dissolve just fine in milk or even cream.
text: Of course, flavour-wise it's going to be more like a weak latte than coffee.
text: That's essentially what a latte is - coffee and milk.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/Aaronut
score: 18
sents: text: The principle is the same as adding instant chocolate milk powder to milk.
text: The end result is also similar: what you end up with is not so much coffee as it is brown-beige, caffeinated milk (so, something like a latte).
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/4587/Kenny Rasschaert
score: 8
sents: text: My grandmother's generation (in South Wales) would always make instant coffee using only hot milk.
text: I would ask for it made with water, but she wouldn't dream of doing that for a guest, for fear of appearing mean.
text: As far as I'm concerned, there are no issues.
text: With a suitable mug, you can heat the milk in situ in the microwave.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/4214/slim
score: 4
sents: text: I put milk in a saucepan for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.
text: When I come back, the milk usually has a "skin" on it.
text: Remove that with a spoon, and then pour the milk into the cup.
text: I add a healthy spoonful of instant granules and some sugar, and it's as good as any coffeehouse leche...and way cheaper.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/8816/Joelle
score: 3
sents: text: Just in case your coffee doesn't dissolve in milk.
text: You always mix your coffee with little bit of water before pouring in milk
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/2951/Foodrules 
score: 2
sents: text: There are places in NE USA and Canada where you can go in and ask for "coffeemilk" - it is usually made with real coffee.
text: Go to India and a lot of places will serve you "char" which is tea boiled up with milk.
text: Whatever floats your boat ...
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/5660/James Barrie
score: 2
sents: text: having instant coffee, or camp (chicory) coffee made with hot milk is the only way to serve it!
text: Loads of regional variations on what it's called, I just know it as a coffee made with milk!
text: It won't split the milk, and if you have 1 spoon of coffee when made with water, add at least half a spoon again when making it with milk to give a rich, smooth flavour.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/47334/Glen
score: 2
sents: text: I add the instant coffee BEFORE heating the milk in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes.
text: The coffee disolves better in the milk that way.
text: Also, I used rice milk or not regular milk, so it can be compared to skim milk in terms of consistency.
text: For even more added flavor I will add either cocoa powder or chocolate syrup.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/None/
score: 1
sents: text: I usually just take a bottle (I have an eco-friendly aluminum bottle) and fill it with milk.
text: Then I add some instant coffee, a tiny bit of sugar(helps the grinds dissolve), and some cinnamon or cocoa powder (to flavor).
text: After that I just shake the bottle until it is mixed up very well.
text: The ratio to how much of each ingredient depends on taste.
text: And heating is really optional depending on how well you shake it.
text: During the summer I usually don't heat my coffee because... well it's hot during the summer.
text: Anyway, if you try it and like it then the answer is most likely yes.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/6926/eMDeeBea
score: 1
sents: text: I also add the instant coffee before heating the milk.
text: It does make the instant coffee dissolve better.
text: Oddly enough, I also heat the milk for 2:30-2:45 like Melissa.
text: To top it off, I then add a creamer like International Delight into the brew and then mix it all together.
text: It is absolutely divine.
text: I personally don't like the taste of coffee that has been brewed in water.
text: It is too bitter for me.
text: Making it with milk seems to take away the bitterness and only leave the coffee flavor and whatever creamer I have added.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7191/Matt
score: 1
sents: text: The only thing you might want to consider if you are thinking of adding it to hot milk is a chance of splitting the milk.
text: I would suggest you mix it with a tablespoon of hot water before adding the milk.
text: Less change of splitting.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/4283/notthetup
score: 0
sents: text: It's all about your palate and the flavors that you enjoy, like wine.
text: Try making it side by side with water, then milk.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/5335/M. Torres
score: 0
sents: text: I grew up in Ireland & we drank this as kids.
text: It was made with Sanka .
text: This was easy to make, just pour milk into a sauce pan and then watch it to make sure it did not boil over.
text: Then we would throw instant coffee and sugar into the pot, stir it up, pour it into mugs and drink it.
text: Then we would make another batch 'lol' because even to a child's pallet it's 'friggen' great
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/35057/Adrian H Smyth
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
This is common in some countries, but you may want to mix the coffee with a little water first to avoid splitting the milk.
Instant coffee will dissolve in milk. The flavour will be weaker than normal coffee.