Chocolate And Cinnamon Affogato Shots

Have your dessert and drink in one sitting with an affogato featuring chocolate, cinnamon, and aromatic coffee. That combined with vanilla ice-cream makes it simply irresistible, all in a quick and easy recipe.

Yield: Serves 4
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Difficulty Level: 3/5

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp instant espresso coffee granules
• 2 tbsps caster (superfine) sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ¼ cup (60 ml) water
• 2 tbsps coffee-flavoured liqueur
• 50 g (1½ ounces) dark (semi-sweet) chocolate, grated finely
• 4 scoops vanilla or chocolate ice-cream

Steps

01. Stir coffee, sugar, cinnamon and the water in a small saucepan over medium heat, without boiling, until coffee and sugar dissolve. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat; stand, covered, 10 mins. Discard cinnamon stick.

02. Return coffee syrup to the boil. Remove from heat; stir in liqueur and half the grated chocolate.

03. Scoop ice-cream into four ½-cup (125 ml) serving glasses; sprinkle with remaining chocolate. Pour hot coffee syrup over ice-cream. Serve coffee shots immediately.

TIP We used Tia Maria for this recipe, but you can use your favourite coffee-flavoured liqueur.Photo: bauersyndication.com.au