Italian Affogato: Vanilla Ice Cream Drowned in Espresso
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Daniel Gritzer, Affogato (Espresso-Topped Gelato).
A affogato (espresso-topped gelato) recipe for 1 serving, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Get started. Spoon hot espresso over the ice cream and eat at once with a spoon in a little glass or cappuccino cup.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 127 mg caffeine (serving: 1 bowl (60 ml espresso)). Source: 60 ml espresso × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171891 (espresso, 212 mg/100 g) (moka-pot coffee counted like espresso).
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 127 mg · 2 servings: 254 mg (above EFSA 200 mg at once) · 3 servings: 381 mg (above EFSA 200 mg at once) · 4 servings: 508 mg (above EFSA 400 mg a day).
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 32 % of 400 mg. EFSA
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Approximate: the ingredient list has only the espresso, not the ice cream the title names. No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 4 kcal |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.7 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.01 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
