Fancy Pants Coffee and Ice Cream Sundae
Traditional Italian Affogato
Once you’ve discovered the Italian treat affogato—a grown-up sundae in which vanilla ice cream is covered with espresso and, if you’re interested, liqueur—it’ll become your go-to dessert for dinner parties. Chilling the espresso requires a little forethought, but once that’s done the rest is molto facile.
1 pint vanilla or hazelnut ice cream (or gelato)
½ cup brewed espresso, cooled to room temperature or chilled
Liqueur, such as Grand Marnier, crème de cacao, or Kahlùa (optional)
Roughly ground espresso beans, for garnish (optional)
1. Fill four bowls or parfait cups with 2 to 3 scoops each of ice cream, and drizzle each with a quarter of the espresso.
2. Drizzle with liqueur, if using.
3. Garnish with crushed espresso beans, if using.
glamour girl tip
If you don’t have an electric espresso maker, you can brew espresso in a stovetop espresso maker or use an electric drip coffee machine: Brew ½ cup ground espresso beans with 3 cups water.
Traditional Italian Affogato
Once you’ve discovered the Italian treat affogato—a grown-up sundae in which vanilla ice cream is covered with espresso and, if you’re interested, liqueur—it’ll become your go-to dessert for dinner parties. Chilling the espresso requires a little forethought, but once that’s done the rest is molto facile.
1 pint vanilla or hazelnut ice cream (or gelato)
½ cup brewed espresso, cooled to room temperature or chilled
Liqueur, such as Grand Marnier, crème de cacao, or Kahlùa (optional)
Roughly ground espresso beans, for garnish (optional)
1. Fill four bowls or parfait cups with 2 to 3 scoops each of ice cream, and drizzle each with a quarter of the espresso.
2. Drizzle with liqueur, if using.
3. Garnish with crushed espresso beans, if using.
glamour girl tip
If you don’t have an electric espresso maker, you can brew espresso in a stovetop espresso maker or use an electric drip coffee machine: Brew ½ cup ground espresso beans with 3 cups water.
From 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know
By The Editors Of Glamour
