10 Café Recipes for Your Portable Espresso Maker

Ten easy drinks for your Roast Row portable espresso maker. Use finely ground coffee or a capsule; one shot = about 40 ml.

  1. Americano. Pull one espresso, top with 4–6 oz hot water.
  2. Latte. Espresso + 6 oz steamed or frothed milk, a thin layer of foam.
  3. Iced latte. Espresso over ice, add 5 oz cold milk, stir.
  4. Cappuccino. Espresso + equal parts hot milk and thick foam.
  5. Mocha. 1 tbsp cocoa or chocolate sauce in the cup, add espresso, stir, top with hot milk.
  6. Affogato. One scoop of vanilla ice cream, pour a hot espresso over it, eat right away.
  7. Shaken espresso. Espresso + ice + a little syrup in a jar, shake 10 seconds, pour, add a splash of milk.
  8. Espresso tonic. Ice, 4 oz tonic water, then pour the espresso slowly on top.
  9. Vanilla latte. 1–2 tsp vanilla syrup in the cup, espresso, then frothed milk.
  10. Pumpkin spice latte. 1 tbsp pumpkin purée + pinch of pumpkin spice + sweetener, espresso, frothed milk, cinnamon on top.

Tip: preheat the water for faster shots and more shots per charge.