Description
Rich chocolate affogato combines Italian espresso magic with creamy gelato for an elegant dessert. Silky chocolate and warm espresso create an indulgent experience that delights your senses with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 scoops chocolate gelato
- 1.7 fl oz (50 ml) hot espresso
- 0.7 oz (20 g) dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preparation: Brew espresso at optimal temperature (195-205°F) using freshly ground coffee beans, ensuring a robust and aromatic extraction.
- Chocolate Fusion: Delicately melt chocolate into the hot espresso, whisking continuously to create a glossy, uniform chocolate-coffee emulsion with a silky smooth consistency.
- Gelato Placement: Strategically position a generous scoop of gelato in each serving vessel, selecting elegant espresso cups that showcase the dessert’s visual appeal.
- Final Composition: Gracefully pour the warm chocolate-espresso mixture over the gelato, allowing the hot liquid to gently caress and partially melt the cold dessert, creating a tantalizing temperature contrast.
- Presentation: Immediately serve the affogato, ensuring the interplay between the steaming espresso and cool gelato is at its peak dramatic moment, and optionally dust with cocoa powder or delicate chocolate shavings for an elevated aesthetic touch.
Notes
- Chocolate Melting Technique: Use low, gentle heat when melting chocolate into espresso to prevent scorching and maintain a smooth, glossy texture.
- Temperature Timing: Work quickly when pouring hot chocolate-espresso mixture over gelato to create the perfect balance between melting and maintaining gelato’s structure.
- Quality Ingredient Impact: Choose high-quality dark chocolate and freshly brewed espresso for a more refined and intense flavor profile.
- Serving Precision: Serve immediately after preparation to experience the dramatic temperature contrast and prevent complete gelato melting.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg