Affogato Is a Delicious Winter Dessert

Ice cream is a dessert that can be enjoy at any time of the year. Make your ice cream special this winter by turning it into affogato.

Affogato is an Italian dessert that consists of just two ingredients: gelato and espresso. Even though it couldn’t be easier to make, it is delicious and sure to delight guests at a party. The combination of cold gelato and hot espresso plays with temperature and texture. The hot and bitter espresso melts the gelato, creating a delicious café crème-colored dessert.

You can easily make affogato at home for guests at a holiday dinner or as a quick dessert any night of the week. Here are some tips to make the delicious treat.

For each scoop of ice cream, use about an ounce of hot espresso. You don’t want to use too much espresso because it will drown the gelato.

Chill the glass, bowl, or mug that you are going to use for the affogato. The scoop of ice cream should be large and extremely cold. This will prevent it all from melting when you pour the hot espresso over it.

Affogato is a last-minute dessert. Prepare the espresso right before you want to serve the affogato. You want the espresso to be as fresh and hot as possible.

You can experiment with a variety of flavors and textures. Try chocolate or coffee-flavored ice cream, straciatella (vanilla gelato with bits of chocolate), or dulce de leche. You can crumble biscotti or amoretti cookies on top of your affogato or top it with shaved dark chocolate, chopped hazelnuts, or whipped cream.