Did you see my yummy post a few days ago where I shared a barista-style homemade coffee drink made from International Delight Iced Coffee?
Well today I have a cool coffee dessert recipe to share with you: Mocha Gelato Affogato. It's delicious and would be the perfect ending at a summer dinner party. And it sounds kinda fun and fancy, doesn't it?
To make this dessert, I went to Walmart and bought International Delight Iced Coffee {mocha flavor}. I brought it home and poured it into my ice cream maker {I used the Iced Coffee by itself but I think it would also be really good if it was mixed with a flavored coffee creamer}. I have a really old school turn-the-handle ice cream maker so I cranked that handle 'round and 'round till I got the consistency I wanted.
The frozen coffee ended up with the texture of a gelato.
To turn the dessert into an affogato {which, in Italian, means "drowned"}, I poured hot espresso over the mocha gelato.
It obviously melts quickly, making it tricky to get a great photo, but it was so good! The combination of rich, robust espresso over the slightly sweet mocha gelato is delightful.
If you're serving this dessert for guests, I would recommend giving everyone a bowl of gelato and a tiny cup of espresso and allow them to pour the desired amount of coffee over their gelato. It's a light palate pleasing dessert!

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I have never heard of this but I am sure coffee ice cream-ish desserts are pretty popular! Great job!
ReplyDeleteoh Randi...that looks amazingly awesome!!! You really do rock the recipes!!! TY for sharing!!!
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