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top shot of ice cream with espresso poured on top and ice cream is melting, aka affogato

Affogato

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Affogato—pour espresso over vanilla gelato or ice cream, and you’ve got coffee, dessert, and an after-dinner drink all in one!

  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 large or two smaller scoops of vanilla gelato or ice cream
  • 1 shot (3o ml/1 oz) hot espresso
  • 1 tbsp Amaretto, Frangelico, Rum, Kahlua, *optional
  • Optional toppings: shaved chocolate, whipped cream, melted chocolate, nuts, biscotti

Instructions

  1. Brew your espresso using your coffee-making appliance of choice. Alternatively, you can purchase espresso; however, it will not be hot unless you serve it right away—30 ml/1 ounce for a single shot of espresso.
  2. Scoop two scoops of ice cream in a glass.
  3. Pour the espresso over the ice cream in a glass. The ice cream will swirl and melt into the hot coffee!
  4. Add the liquor next. Pour over the espresso and ice cream.
  5. Enjoy and eat!
  6. Serving—For practical reasons, serve the ice cream in a serving dish with the espresso on the side. This way, the person enjoying the ice cream can pour their espresso over the ice cream before it fully melts.
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