Affogato

The Italian dessert, affogato, consists of ice cream and coffee, and it is indeed a dessert, not a drink. The thing is, the ratio of these two ingredients is approximately the same – for 50 grams of ice cream, you need 40-50 milliliters of espresso.

To truly enjoy this wonderful combination, the coffee and ice cream must be of top quality. The glassware in which the affogato will be served should be pre-cooled in the freezer so that the ice cream doesn't melt too quickly. Coffee should be taken in beans and brewed in a coffee machine or cezve. But instant coffee can also be used, and in both cases, the drink should be very concentrated and rich.

Yield: 2 servings.

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Calories: 60 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Cuisine: Italian.

Ingredients

• creamy ice cream – 150 g;
• coffee beans – a small handful for grinding in a coffee grinder;
• instant coffee – 2 teaspoons;
• filtered water – 140 ml;
• cocoa powder – 2 pinches.

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients for Affogato. Place glass dessert bowls or cups for affogato in the freezer to chill.

2. Grind the coffee beans into a fine powder.

3. Pour 2 teaspoons of ground coffee into the cezve.

4. Add 70 milliliters of water to it.

5. Brew the coffee and simultaneously boil a kettle with clean water.

6. In a separate cup, place 2 teaspoons of instant coffee.

7. Pour 70 milliliters of hot water into it.

8. Now that everything is prepared, you can take the first dessert bowl out of the freezer.

9. Place 3 scoops of ice cream (approximately 75 grams) into it.

10. Add hot coffee from the cezve (pour carefully to avoid getting grounds in).

11. In another chilled dessert bowl, place ice cream and pour in the instant coffee.

12. Sprinkle the top with cocoa powder.

The incredibly delicious affogato dessert, based on the contrast of temperatures, is ready. The hot coffee started to melt the cold ice cream, but not completely, just around the edges – this is the time to enjoy the taste of two opposites. Be sure to try it, enjoy your meal!