The literal translation for 'affogato' is drowned. Generous scoops of vanilla ice-cream drowned in espresso coffee....hmmmmm. This is so simple to prepare yet it feels so decadent. I always hover over my bowl trying to savour every mouthful before the hot coffee melts away my ice-cream. My favourite part is the tiny crystallised pieces of concentrated coffee that form on the outer edges. I also love the steam that arises as the hot coffee hits the cold ice-cream. It is also common to add a shot of liquor such as amaretto.
If you have a espresso machine at home, simply pour a shot over balls of vanilla ice-cream. If not, use a coffee pot as shown above. There are three balls of ice-cream with 1/4 cup of coffee in the opening photograph.
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