The Recipe Room

Whilst there’s really very little to preparing this exquisitely simple ice cream and coffee dessert; it’s one that I absolutely must share with you. The Italian classic –Affogato, is ridiculously easy to make and holds the essence of Italian intensity in its heart. You can taste the love in lots of simple Italian recipes, and this is no exception.

Strong mocha coffee is poured over vanilla ice cream, drowning it (as the translation of affogato suggests) and melting it under intense aromas. It’s a fabulous summer pick up in the afternoons, or as a refreshing dessert. Serve and enjoy it whilst the coffee is warm for a gorgeous combination of heat and ice, light and dark, bitter and sweet. You can make mocha coffee, keep the coffee pure, or add a generous splash of amaretto liqueur for an extra lick of Italian love.  If you’re feeling really adventurous, you could also make and crumble these almond and chocolate orange biscotti over the top.

The secret to the pleasure here is to use top-notch ingredients. Quality over quantity every time, I say.

Tags: espresso coffee, Italian Classics – Affogato, Italian desserts, plain chocolate, vanilla ice cream

This entry was posted on Tuesday, 2 October, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Gianluca Dievole and is filed under Desserts, Less than 30 minutes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the feed RSS 2.0. You can leave a comment, or make a trackback from your own blog.