The right way to Make Tea Affogato

This affogato recipe is an easy but subtle dessert that may be a tea lover’s twist on the traditional. Pour a tea of your selection over a scoop of ice cream for a pleasant hot-and-cold deal with.

What’s Affogato?

Affogato might be probably the most easy desserts. Historically, it’s a scoop or two of chilly ice cream served with scorching espresso poured over it. That’s it!

The Italian phrase affogato means drowned. So, basically ice cream drowns in espresso on this well-liked deal with. It’s the proper mixture of cold and warm and the simplicity makes it much more interesting. 

For a twist on this traditional Italian dessert, tea can be utilized as a substitute of espresso! Much like the unique model, scorching tea can provide a singular flavour and stability to the candy and creamy gelato.

Tea Affogato Variations

The perfect half about making affogato with tea is which you can attempt it with so many several types of teas – pure teas, tea blends, natural teas, and many others.

The listing beneath is only the start of many tea affogato recipes you may make!

• Earl Gray Affogato 
• Chai Affogato
• Matcha Affogato (the recipe for that is barely completely different since it’s a tea powder, test it out right here)
• Hojicha Affogato
• Roasted Oolong Affogato
• Jasmine Inexperienced Tea Affogato

Tea and Ice Cream Combos

Vanilla gelato or ice cream is the standard selection for affogato, however don’t let that cease you from utilizing one other ice cream flavour. It’s enjoyable to attempt completely different tea and ice cream combos!

For this how-to information I used vanilla ice cream with a black tea, however listed below are another combos so as to add to your listing.

• Chocolate Ice Cream with Earl Gray black tea
• French Vanilla Ice Cream with Roasted oolong
• Butterscotch Ice Cream with Hojicha
• Cookies and Cream Ice Cream with Chai

Tea Affogato Recipe 

Discover the printable recipe card beneath for the total instructions and ingredient measurements!

Warmth water to the temperature wanted for the kind of tea you’re utilizing for this recipe.

Instance: In case you are utilizing a black tea, you might want to make use of freshly boiled water (100°C/212°F). However, in case you are utilizing a inexperienced tea, you might want to make use of below boiling water (80°C/175°F).

Steep the tea of selection in scorching water for the time really helpful. Cowl the tea whereas steeping. 

When the time is up, pressure the free leaf tea leaves or take away the tea bag. 

Add a scoop of ice cream or gelato to a small bowl, teacup, mug or glass.

Pour the tea whereas it’s nonetheless scorching over the chilly ice cream or gelato. The ice cream will slowly soften and merge with the tea. Get pleasure from instantly!

The right way to Eat Tea Affogato 

Tea affogato might be consumed the identical manner because the espresso model. Utilizing a spoon, eat the ice cream after which drink the remaining tea with the melted ice cream. 

Prime Ideas & Methods

• The tea ought to nonetheless be pretty scorching when pouring on the ice cream. Make sure that the ice cream may be very chilly (hasn’t been sitting out for lengthy) or else it can soften instantly when the two substances are mixed. 
• For extra texture, add toppings! Some concepts embrace: crushed cookies, sprinkles, citrus zest, shaved chocolate, nuts and/or fruit. There aren’t any toppings on a conventional affogato, however since it is a tea model you are able to do no matter you want.
• The serving bowl/glass must be small in order that the ice cream correctly drowns within the tea.

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Which tea would you like to attempt as an affogato? Let me know within the feedback!