Coconut Affogato Recipe
A tropical twist on a classic Italian dessert that tastes like you're on holiday. Just add a vivid imagination.
Nothing transports you into summer like the flavour of coconut. Its toasty sweetness is iconic, and it tastes incredible when it's combined with the rich flavours of speciality coffee.
It's why we created our Coconut Coffee Pods, and why we're inevitably using them to make a coconut affogato.
With the sweet and tropical flavour of coconut, the rich chocolatey flavours of our speciality-grade coffee, and the creaminess of ice cream, this summer dessert recipe has it all.
It's also really easy to make and completely mess-free: you can prepare your coconut affogato in your favourite cappuccino mug or a shallow glass and it will be ready to enjoy in seconds.
What Is an Affogato?
A traditional affogato includes vanilla gelato or ice cream served with a shot of espresso. It’s often found on the coffee menu at Italian restaurants, so we personally don’t think it counts as a full dessert. Which means we can have 4 of them a day.
“Affogato” means “drowning” in Italian: the word is used to describe when a liquid is poured over food.
Coconut Affogato Ingredients
What You'll Need for One Serving:
- x1 Grind Coconut Coffee Pod
- 1 scoop coconut or vanilla ice cream, depending on how coconutty you want this affogato to be
- 50g chopped white chocolate (optional)
- 1 tbsp coconut flakes (optional)
How to Make a Coconut Affogato
Three simple steps to making this toasty, tropical, and sweet coconut affogato at home.
Step 1
Put a generous scoop of coconut ice cream (or the flavour of your choice) into a wide shallow glass or cappuccino mug.
Step 2
Place the glass underneath the spout of your coffee pod machine and extract a short shot of coconut coffee directly on top of the ice cream.
Step 3
Sprinkle the ice cream with chopped white chocolate and coconut flakes to finish.
Ready to Start Making Coconut Affogatos at Home?
Shop our new Coconut Coffee Pods, filled with speciality-grade coffee and just the right amount of flavour. All Grind coffee pods are 100% home-compostable and compatible with original style Nespresso® pod machines.
For the ultimate at-home coffee experience, get your hands on our sleek and powerful Grind Coffee Pod Machine, made to get the very best from your coffee pods for a fuller-bodied, barista-style coffee every time.
If you’re looking for more coffee recipes to try at home, we’ve got loads on our blog. From tiramisu iced coffee (in case this affogato recipe has you craving more coffee desserts) to cold brew martinis.
