Affogato means ‘drowned’, which is exactly what you do to a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a strong shot of hot espresso. The pleasure of this classic dessert is the immediacy – the hot meeting the cold and tasting at all stages of melting, first with a spoon and then drinking the last drops straight from the bowl. It’s fun for everyone to count down ‘3, 2, 1’, then drown the four scoops of vanilla ice cream with the espressos.
Ingredients
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 4 shots of espresso coffee
Method
- Put a scoop of ice cream in four bowls, bearing in mind that the bowls should be small enough for the espresso to form a pool around the ice cream. Give each person a bowl and a freshly-made espresso. Pour the espressos over the ice cream and eat quickly.
