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Ingredients

• 4 generous scoops of vanilla gelato or ice cream
• 120 ml freshly brewed espresso (4 shots), piping hot
• 20 g dark chocolate, shaved (optional)

Method

1. Put four small glasses or cups in the freezer for 10 min so the gelato does not melt too fast.
2. Brew the espresso just before serving.
3. Place a scoop of gelato in each chilled glass and pour a shot of hot espresso over the top at the table.
4. Scatter with chocolate shavings if you like and eat at once with a spoon, while it is half melted and half frozen.

Tips

• Strong cafetière or moka-pot coffee works if you do not have an espresso machine.
• A spoonful of amaretto or hazelnut liqueur makes a grown-up version (it adds alcohol, and hazelnut for nut allergies).

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

RecipeTin Eats Cooking with Manuela