Vanilla Ice Cream with Coffee

Name: Vanilla Ice Cream with Coffee (Gelato alla Crema, Affogato al Caffè)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ vanilla pod, sliced and seeds removed (or 4 drops of vanilla extract); 100 g plain flour, sifted; 4 shots espresso (about 120 ml); 100 g egg whites; 100 g icing sugar; 100 g unsalted butter, softened; 60 ml amaretto or brandy (optional); 170 g sugar; 6 egg yolks; 500 ml whole milk

Gelato alla Crema, Affogato al Caffè

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Better Than Nonna

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2024

About

This classic dessert has been reinvented and restyled over the years, but it never fails to impress. There’s something delightfully indulgent about pouring a shot of hot coffee over your favourite gelato. For the ultimate coffee treat, connoisseurs should add a shot of liqueur like amaretto and garnish with crunchy biscotti.

Ingredients

For the lingue di gatto (biscotti)

100 g unsalted butter, softened
100 g icing sugar

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
ice cream
Mediterranean

Method

For the biscotti

To make the biscotti (which you can do in advance), beat the softened butter and icing sugar together, then add the egg whites and sifted flour. Mix until smooth and refrigerate for 30 minutes before transferring to a piping bag. The mixture should resemble a paste.

Preheat the oven to