Late Night Affogato

Late Night Affogato

Affogato:  "Something is about to happen"

Mint-filled wafers, pralines and candies are holiday staples in which spearmint and chocolate often combine to form one of the dessert world’s greatest flavor hits. This affogato variation uses festive green mint-chip ice cream or gelato as its base, topped with a coffee-and-chocolate elixir. If you’re serving it at the end of a late evening, consider using decaffeinated coffee or espresso.

Ingredients:

Use an espresso machine to make a 1-oz (30‑mL) shot for each serving of affogato. Alternatively, set your pod-machine coffee maker on the strongest, shortest brew setting, or make a strong French-press coffee using 4 tbsp (60 mL) of fine-ground espresso beans to every cup (250 mL) of hot water, steeping for 1 minute before plunging. 

Add ½ oz (15 mL) chocolate liqueur to each oz (30 mL) of espresso or coffee. 

At the table, pour approximately 1½ oz (45 mL) of hot liquid around scoops of mint-chip ice cream or gelato in individual serving dishes.