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Pouring coffee with Kahlua over vanilla ice cream

Affogato with Kahlua

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If you can get your hands on authentic Italian gelato, the better your affogato will be. Gelato is denser and richer than ice cream so, when it melts into the hot espresso, the mixture is thicker.
Do you drink affogato or do you serve it with a dessert spoon? If you're in Italy, you'd drink it straight up. What we do at home is drink the melted portion and use a dessert spoon for the unmelted ice cream.
Course Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine Italian Fusion
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 people
Author Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 4 medium scoops vanilla ice cream the best quality you can find if you can't get gelato
  • 4 tablespoons Kahlua
  • 4 shots espresso or very strong brewed coffee, about ⅔ cups

Instructions

  • Drop the ice cream into two glasses.
  • Stir the Kahlua into the espresso.
  • Pour the coffee-Kahlua mixture over the ice cream slowly
  • Serve immediately.