Christmas Affogato Recipe

[grindditt]

Help!

I am looking for a knockout Affogato to impress the ultimate coffee snob family. Something over the top and yummy.

Any Ideas for the ultimate affagoto

Thanks in advance

[A_M]

Re: Christmas Affogato Recipe

Help!

I am looking for a knockout Affogato to impress the ultimate coffee snob family.  Something over the top and yummy.

Any Ideas for the ultimate affagoto

Thanks in advance

2 Components and the Espresso is up to you !!!

That leaves teh ice cream...

I tend to like a Speciality Vanilla with roasted coconut slivers 8-)

[Justin_Boyle]

Re: Christmas Affogato Recipe

Ditto. No need to do anything special. Coffee and vanilla ice cream. The tastier the ice cream the tastier the affogato. Real vanilla bean ice cream is great. Got an affogato at gelato a month ago. Coffee was crap icecream amazing!!!!

[sidewayss]

Re: Christmas Affogato Recipe

Tried this one at home when i was bored. If you cant manage to make your own ice cream, buy a premium vanilla ice cream from a supermarket. (usually those 1 litre things)

This recipe is great if shared with others.

Divide the ice cream into 3 separate containers.
Leave for 5-7 minutes to slightly soften.
In one, blend in a blender the ice cream with Kahlua to your taste.
In the second, blend with Baileys to your taste.
In the third, blend with Frangelico to your taste.

Using martini glasses (failing that, use a wine glass) put one scoops of each into the glass, then offer espresso in separate espresso cups by the side of the glasss and let guests pour it in themselves.

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.

Gary.

[grindditt]

Re: Christmas Affogato Recipe

Thanks to everyone.

I kept it simple as most of you recommended for the first course.

I snuck of and made Garys one with the Kahlua ... towards the end of the night.

Thanks all

[sidewayss]

Re: Christmas Affogato Recipe

Hopefully that Kahlua would counteract the effects of the caffeine hit at that end of the night GrindIT, or ease you into a state of euphoria to induce sleep.
The great things about affogatos is that you can serve it up as a dessert if you want to keep it simple. Perhaps an extra scoop to make it a bit more substantial.

Gary