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Affogato al caffè with Warninks advocaat

Affogato al caffè with Warninks advocaat is a quick and simple upgrade to the classic Italian dessert of espresso with ice cream. It's essentially espresso affogato with alcohol and it makes a fantastic finale to special dinners all through the year, not just Christmas.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 1
Calories: 361kcal
Author: Jane Coupland

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Espresso coffee made with 10g ground espresso coffee
  • 30 ml Warninks advocaat
  • 2 Scoops Vanilla ice cream

Optional extras - choose 1-2 of the following:

  • Grated chocolate
  • Chocolate Flake
  • Mini Stroopwafel cookies
  • Shortbread finger
  • Biscotti
  • Chocolate brownie cubed
  • Wafers

Instructions

  • Brew the espresso coffee.
  • In a heatproof jug mix the espresso and Warninks advocaat together.
  • Reheat on full power in the microwave for 10-15 seconds (but make sure it does not boil).
  • Put the ice cream into a heatproof glass or mug.
  • Pour the coffee mixture over the ice cream.
  • Garnish as desired and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Ensure that your serving cup or glass is large enough to hold two scoops of ice cream and 60ml of liquid.
  • If you are using glasses, make sure that they are heatproof. Hot coffee can shatter glassware that is not designed to hold hot liquid.
  • Time is of the essence when serving caffè affogato. Be quick in serving this dessert so that the ice cream is not entirely melted. There should still be plenty to scoop up with a spoon at the point of serving.
  • An authentic affogato would have only one scoop of vanilla ice cream with espresso poured over the top. However, since this recipe for affogato with alcohol is not entirely authentic, feel free to add an extra scoop of ice cream.
  • Play around with the flavour of the ice cream. Again, since this is not an authentic affogato recipe vanilla could be replaced with pistachio, coffee, hazelnut or chocolate quite easily... and deliciously.
  • To turn your affogato al caffè dairy-free simply swap the ice cream for your favourite non-dairy alternative.
  • It's also fine to use decaffeinated coffee.

Nutrition

Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 556IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 0.2mg