Chocolate Peppermint Vegan Affogato
This Chocolate Peppermint Vegan Affogato is the perfect dessert for everything from your holiday dinner table to your brunch table. Simple to make but hard to resist, this chocolate and peppermint affogato will wow your guests.
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When B said she wanted to make a Vegan Affogato, I said “ vegan of a what now?”
I thought I just missed what she said. I had never heard of this long-standing Italian tradition.
When B explained to me what it was, my coffee and ice cream loving self couldn’t believe what I was hearing. How had I never heard of this?
“And it’s just espresso and ice cream? Together? And you just eat it? Like with a spoon?” I felt like Susie Meyerson and her bowl of whipped cream, IYKYK.
I loved every last delicious sip of this amazing Italian dessert, and I may have made multiple since being introduced.
This vegan variation of the super easy Italian dessert Affogato is still super easy, but our Chocolate Peppermint Affogato is also the perfect festive drink for your holiday season!
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What is Affogato?
Affogato is a traditional Italian dessert of ice cream or gelato topped with fresh, hot espresso. The word “affogato” is Italian for “drowned”, and the full name of the dessert is gelato affogato al caffè or “gelato drowned in coffee”.
Chocolate Affogato Ingredients
This easy chocolate affogato recipe is made with just a few simple ingredients.
Vegan-friendly chocolate sauce – Hershey’s is suitable for vegans. Just check the ingredients label. Melted vegan-friendly chocolate chips also work!
Non-dairy vanilla ice cream – We like Oatly, but Breyer’s also makes a good dairy free vanilla ice cream. Feel free to mix it up with different ice cream flavors as you wish!
Fresh-brewed espresso – Use your favorite brand. Strong coffee is a decent substitute in a pinch!
Peppermint candy – Or candy canes, crushed.
How to Make Vegan Affogato
This easy affogato comes together in 1, 2, 3.
Step 1: Drizzle
Get out a medium-sized glass, small bowl, or mug.
Drizzle the chocolate sauce on the inside of the glass. We used a small spoon for this.
Step 2: Scoop
Scoop the vegan ice cream into the glass. Two scoops is standard.
Step 3: Pour
Pour espresso on top of ice cream scoops.
If serving to a crowd, it’s fun to do this at the table in front of your guest. You can also serve the espresso in a separate glass, so each guest can pour their own!
Top your affogato with crushed peppermint candy and serve immediately!
Salton Heated Ice Cream Scoop Instructions
We love using the Salton Heated Ice Cream Scoop to make this vegan affogato because you can scoop this ice cream right out of the freezer and avoid all that wrist pain that comes along with scooping hard ice cream!
- Drizzle 2 T vegan-friendly chocolate sauce on the inside of a glass.
- Press + hold the power button on the Salton Heated Ice Cream scoop for 2-3 sec until you see the green light. When the green light is on, the scoop will gradually heat to 113F. If you want to use the higher 140F, press the button again + the light will turn red.
- Scoop 2 scoops non-dairy vanilla ice cream into glass.
- When you are finished using the scoop, hold the power button for a couple seconds until the light goes off, then turn the on/off switch to off.
- Pour 1 shot espresso on top of ice cream.
- Top w 1 crushed peppermint candy.
How to Serve Affogato
Affogato is best enjoyed first with a spoon and then sipped when only the creamy espresso liquid remains.
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If you make this amazing affogato with peppermint and chocolate sauce, we’d love to hear about it!
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Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Affogato
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp vegan-friendly chocolate sauce
- 2 scoops non-dairy vanilla ice cream
- 1 shot espresso
- 1 peppermint candy crushed
Instructions
- Get out a medium-sized glass, small bowl, or mug.
- Drizzle the chocolate sauce on the inside of the glass.
- Scoop ice cream into the glass.
- Pour espresso on top of ice cream scoops.
- Top with crushed peppermint candy and serve immediately!
- Affogato is best enjoyed with a spoon and then sipped when only the creamy espresso liquid remains.
Notes
Salton Heated Ice Cream Scoop Instructions
We love using the Salton Heated Ice Cream Scoop to make this affogato because you can scoop this ice cream right out of the freezer and avoid all that wrist pain that comes along with scooping hard ice cream!- Drizzle 2 T vegan-friendly chocolate sauce on the inside of a glass.
- Press + hold the power button on the Salton Heated Ice Cream scoop for 2-3 sec until you see the green light. When the green light is on, the scoop will gradually heat to 113F. If you want to use the higher 140F, press the button again + the light will turn red.
- Scoop 2 scoops non-dairy vanilla ice cream into glass.
- When you are finished using the scoop, hold the power button for a couple seconds until the light goes off, then turn the on/off switch to off.
- Pour 1 shot espresso on top of ice cream.
- Top w 1 crushed peppermint candy.
