Chill a small glass or bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Chill10:00
2
Put one scoop of vanilla ice cream in the chilled glass.
3
Pull a double espresso, 36 g in 25 to 30 seconds, into a small jug.
Shot0:28
4
Pour the hot espresso over the ice cream and serve straight away with a spoon.
1 cup
Tips
Use a dense vanilla ice cream or gelato; light, airy ice cream melts into a thin puddle.
It carries a full double shot, about 125 mg of caffeine; for a late evening, use a single shot.
About this drink
Affogato means drowned in Italian: a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream with a hot shot of espresso poured over it. It is served as a dessert and eaten with a spoon, and the espresso melts into the ice cream as a bitter, sweet, hot and cold sauce.
