Affogato, my daughters favorite dessert. It’s comprised of only 2 ingredients so I
feel funny calling it a recipe, but it is…and sooooo good. It’s (usually) vanilla gelato or ice cream in
a small dish or coffee cup, with hot espresso or strong coffee poured over the
top, and eaten with a spoon. It’s name
literally means “drowned” in Italian, and that’s exactly what it is: ice cream drowned in coffee. What could possibly be bad about that??
I’ve had affogato all over the country but my two
favorites live in the city of Chicago:
At “Avec”, where the coffee was so spot on, and at “The Purple Pig”,
where they used salted caramel ice cream.
Sometimes there’s biscotti served alongside, sometimes crushed coffeebean
powder on top, but always delicious, especially shared with someone you love :)
Make this for someone special—one cup, two spoons, two
smiles…
------------------------------------------------------------WHAT TO BUY:
vanilla gelato or ice cream
(I love the affogato at "The Purple Pig", so I use Talenti Salted Caramel gelato. It also has large chunks of chocolate bits in it that melt right in...mmmmmmm)
1 pot espresso or strong black coffee
biscotti, chocolate coffee beans (optional)
Put 2 or 3 large scoops of gelato in cup...
Pour hot coffee around the gelato...
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| see the chocolate bits melting in?? |
Serve with biscotti or coffee beans if desired...
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