The coffee affogato is easy to prepare and excellent to be savored after a meal. A vanilla gelato to dip into a cup of coffee, for a delicate hot-cold mix full of flavour

How to make coffee affogato

The coffee affogato recipe is extremely simple. All you need to do is put a scoop of gelato in the cup, then pour the coffee, then serve immediately

What is an affogato?

Is it a dessert that uses coffee or a coffee drink with added gelato?

Well, let’s say that the main ingredient of the Italian dessert is espresso. It is considered more of a dessert than a drink.

As I said before, it is a very simple recipe and has been preserved over time. It is typical in restaurants and bars in Italy. It is found in its original preparation and with some variations

.How do you prepare affogato coffee?

Originally, to prepare an affogato you need the following:

• A cup or glass with a narrow base

• A spoon

• Fior di latte or vanilla gelato

• Espresso

Preparation:

Believe it or not, this preparation has its specifics.

Gelato & Espresso

In a narrow-bottomed, wide-mouthed glass, add a generous scoop of fior di latte or vanilla gelato.

Then add 20ml of espresso around the gelato scoop to prevent it from melting so quickly. The idea of ​​using this type of glass or container is that the gelato does not reach the bottom. So that with the addition layers of espresso are formed. The dark coffee is at the bottom, the gelato scoop swimming in the liquid and the espresso foam on top.We recommend freezing the glass or storing the gelato already in the glass in the refrigerator, thus reducing the effect of the heat of the coffee.

There are those who vary the taste of the gelato, even if the original recipe is with fior di latte  or vanilla.

How do you take the affogato?

Gelato and then Espresso

Affogato coffee is served with a spoon to eat the gelato before it melts mixed with the espresso. Then when everything melts you can drink normally. The important thing is that you can feel the contrasts in this presentation. The cold, the heat, the sweet and the bitter, together with the nuances of the perfect coffee. Nothing limits you to trying variations that highlight the flavor profile of the coffee. Like chocolate or caramel gelato.

Or try the so-called corrected affogato which goes well with brandy or grappa. That is, with the addition of liquor.

Not to forget,”affogato ” means drowned.A gelato drowned in coffee.