Desserts
Italian
ItalianAffogato
Espresso poured over cold ice cream, three ways. Basic uses instant coffee and value vanilla; Better steps up to good ice cream and real espresso; Ultimate adds a shot of liqueur, homemade-quality gelato and a praline crunch.
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Budget version
Strong instant coffee over a scoop of value vanilla.
Per serving£0.80
Total cost£1.60
Time5 min
Ingredients for 2
- 4 scoops value vanilla ice cream
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 120 ml boiling water
- 1 tsp sugar , optional
Method
- Chill two glasses or small bowls.
- Stir the instant coffee and sugar with the boiling water until dissolved.
- Place two scoops of ice cream into each glass.
- Pour the hot coffee over the ice cream and serve at once.
Equipment
- mug
- ice cream scoop
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Strong instant coffee over a scoop of value vanilla.
Better
Fresh espresso over good dairy vanilla, with a biscuit on the side.
Ultimate
Vanilla bean gelato, single-origin espresso, amaretto and a hazelnut praline crunch.
