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May 28, 2015

Salted Caramel Affogatos (aka Coffee Floats)

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Finally – an excuse to have ice cream for breakfast! Salted Caramel Affogatos are coffee ice cream floats where cold and creamy ice cream meets hot and bitter coffee, complementing each other perfectly when you need a caffeine boost.


Salted Caramel Affogatos aka Coffee Ice Cream Floats

There’s a certain part of Pittsburgh that I love and often find myself shopping there, referred to as The Strip District. I used to only go once every few months when I moved away to cow country, but now that I’m living in the city, I’m there 1-2 times a month because it’s only 5 minutes away. It’s always funny explaining The Strip to non-Pittsburghers because almost every single person thinks it’s a bunch of strip clubs. I promise you it’s not! Rather it’s named for being a narrow strip of land confined by natural boundaries. The part that I visit is where a lot of the local businesses are set up in a row, almost like an outdoor strip mall. Here you can find ethnic-based grocery stores, produce stands, meat and fish markets, local artisan shops, restaurants, bakeries, and of course my favorite – coffee shops. Although I’ve been to all of the coffee shops, I keep going back to the same one. As I was waiting in line for my usual small latte this past weekend (their coffee is so good they don’t even offer flavorings!), I noticed they were offering a new seasonal drink – affogatos. Ah affogatos! I haven’t had one in a long time. An affogato, which translates into drowned as in drowned in coffee, is an Italian based drink where you pour espresso over ice cream, much like an ice cream float but with coffee. I didn’t order it, but as I was walking past another coffee shop, they too had affogatos on the menu. More affogatos! This is how you know summer has (unofficially) arrived.

The first time I had an affogato was when I was studying abroad in Ireland. My campus had a coffee shop that also sold ice cream and apparently you could order the two items together in one drink. This is quite genius if you think about it; instead of using sugar and regular milk or cream in your coffee, you use it in frozen form aka ice cream. With affogatos on my mind, I took my favorite latte flavor and made Salted Caramel Affogatos with vanilla ice cream. You can also use chocolate ice cream for mocha based or even coffee ice cream for double the buzz. Affogatos are meant to be served as dessert, but I look at it as probably the only excuse in the world where I can have ice cream for breakfast and still be totally legit. After all, I can’t go through a morning without coffee.


Salted Caramel Affogatos aka Coffee Ice Cream Floats

As much as I love hot coffee, it gets to be too much in the summer with the sun beating down with temperatures in the 80s or even 90s. I know you can make iced coffee, but I hate ice in my drinks. Yes, all drinks, ranging from water to pop to even lemonade. As long as the drink itself is cold, I don’t add ice. I can handle frappuccinos from a certain national coffee chain as it all gets blended together; I just hate drinks served over ice. I do, however, love drinks served over ice cream.


Salted Caramel Affogatos aka Coffee Ice Cream Floats

Traditionally, affogatos are served with espresso, but I used strong brewed coffee because 1. Not everyone owns an espresso machine and 2. my espresso machine is out of order, perhaps forever. Luckily, this happened around the same time I got my iCoffee machine for my Mexican Spiced Mochas, so I haven’t missed a morning without coffee at home. iCoffee is a single serve coffee maker, much like those Keurig machines you see everywhere. But here’s a little secret – not only is iCoffee compatible with all k-type cups (so you don’t have to buy special pods), it allows you to customize your brew strength. That’s something other single serve machines can’t do. In fact, I use my iCoffee so much I figured I would show you the different features in a video below rather than just list them plus a quick demo on assembling my salted caramel affogatos.



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Salted Caramel Affogatos (aka Coffee Floats)

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
You can also use chocolate ice cream for a mocha affogato or coffee ice cream for a double buzz of caffeine.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salted caramel plus more for drizzling (homemade or store bought)
  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream (homemade or store bought)
  • 6 ounces hot espresso or strongly brewed coffee

Instructions

  1. Put the caramel sauce in the bottom of a glass or coffee mug. Add the ice cream. Pour hot coffee over top. Drizzle with caramel and serve immediately.
© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

 

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by iCoffee. Thank you for supporting me and the companies I work with as sponsored posts help pay for the costs of running Chocolate Moosey, including website hosting and groceries for recipe development.

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Filed Under: Drinks, Ice Cream + Frozen Tagged With: caramel, coffee

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  1. Carolyn says

    May 28, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    If I could have one for breakfast, I would. These sound divine! I haven't heard of the iCoffee machine yet but now I am curious!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 28, 2015 at 9:47 AM

      You can find iCoffee at most Bed, Bath, and Beyonds if you want to check it out in person :)
      Reply
  2. Marye says

    May 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Coffee and ice cream sounds like heaven. These will be made at my house.... soon!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 29, 2015 at 8:49 AM

      They sure are a match made in heaven! :)
      Reply
  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    May 28, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    This looks fabulous!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 29, 2015 at 8:49 AM

      Thanks!
      Reply
  4. Lori @ RecipeGirl says

    May 28, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    This sounds incredibly delicious! I am adding it to my list to try soon!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 29, 2015 at 8:49 AM

      Yes you must try it! They are perfect for summer :)
      Reply
  5. Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons says

    May 28, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    A strip of coffee shops serving affogato? That's pretty much my personal version of heaven, I tell ya. I guess I never really considered how it's almost exactly like adding milk and sugar to your coffee, just in frozen form. Or so I'll be telling myself when I make one tomorrow morning. GREAT VIDEO, by the way. It's like you were a videographer in a past life ;)
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 29, 2015 at 8:43 AM

      Yes there's probably at least 5 different coffee shops in the same area! Six technically because the one company is set up in two different areas. And thanks! I know a thing or two about making videos ;)
      Reply
  6. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    May 28, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    I love a classic affogato so this salted caramel version is clearly something I need to try. Divine!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      May 29, 2015 at 8:49 AM

      The salted caramel really puts it over the top. Thanks, Thalia!
      Reply
  7. cheryl illinois says

    May 29, 2015 at 10:21 AM

    Don't know if I would like this as I do NO like sugar in my coffee. But it sounds so irresistible I might have to try it. We have been going to "THE STRIP" since there were only about 5 or 6 businesses there and none of the trendy stuff. Love it! The Strip now has a spice house . I buy all of my spices at a Spice House in Geneva Illinois.If you are going there once or twice a month you can keep spices fresh by buying small amounts at a time.
    Reply
    • Carla says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:30 PM

      Oh are you talking about Penzey's? They are the reason I started going to The Strip in the first place! I remember reading about it and had to go check it out then I just fell in love with the whole area.
      Reply
  8. Stephie says

    May 29, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    These look divine! I love the video, too. Gorgeous!
    Reply
    • Carla says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:31 PM

      Thanks, Stephie!
      Reply
  9. Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    I am strictly an iced coffee gal, so these are perfect for me!
    Reply
  10. Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says

    June 16, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    I could go for this any time of day. I gotta have my coffee and this is perfect for summer!
    Reply
  11. sue|theviewfromgreatisland says

    June 20, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    this has to be the ultimate summer dessert - and the video is fabulous :)
    Reply
  12. Jennie @onesweetmess says

    June 24, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    Love this recipe! Great video post.
    Reply
  13. Chicory App says

    July 1, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    Carla, this looks amazing! It's like a cross between Caramel machiato and Affogato, absolutely drooling right now! I love your blog, are you interested in becoming a Chicory recipe partner?
    Reply

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