Italy·Lighter version available
Affogato al caffè
Drowned gelato — dessert in 20 seconds
The one recipe where a slightly over-extracted shot is fine, because sugar and fat forgive everything.
Small glass
Gelato
2 scoops
Espresso
1 shot
Serve
Immediately
Servings
1
Ingredients
- fior di latte or vanilla gelato2 scoop
- espresso, very hot36 ml
Method
1
Freeze the glass
Cold glass buys you an extra minute before it turns into soup.
2
Scoop and pull
Gelato in the glass, then pull the shot directly over it at the table.
3
Take the coffee to the gelato
Not the other way round. Thirty seconds of carrying a shot across the kitchen is the difference between a dessert and a bowl of soup.
Notes
- Variations worth doing: pistachio gelato under a dark roast, or hazelnut gelato with a strip of orange zest.
- A scoop of frozen crema di caffè instead of gelato makes it richer and more Italian still.
Lighter version
Frozen banana blitzed with a splash of milk gives you a scoopable base that behaves like gelato under hot espresso. Not the same drink, but it is genuinely good and it is one ingredient.
What you need
- Espresso machine (pump) or Lever / piston machine or Moka pot