Have you heard of affogato? It’s an Italian word meaning “drowned” — usually referring to a dessert of ice cream drowned in hot espresso. It’s simplicity at its finest – and also one of my favorite ways to end a meal. So you can imagine my delight when I saw on one of my favorite local restaurant’s menus (R bistro) — hot cocoa peppermint ice cream affogato. Peppermint ice cream drowned in hot chocolate? Oh, yes!
Affogato with peppermint ice cream
We decided to re-create the recipe using two of our existing recipes: peppermint ice cream and hot chocolate, and couldn’t be more pleased with the result! If you know us well, you know we’re still working on expanding our repertoire in the sweets area, so this was a big win for us. The dessert is delicious and festive — truly, a perfect wintery treat! And, this peppermint ice cream happens to be naturally sweetened with either maple syrup or honey! Make sure to find local honey in your area if you can. It’s also dairy-free or vegan, and a good gluten-free option for those of you looking for desserts sans gluten. While we’re not dairy-free or vegan ourselves, we love making ice cream with coconut milk since it’s quick and easy — you don’t need to make a custard on the stove. Or, you can make it with our classic Peppermint Ice Cream. We were so excited about this peppermint ice cream affogato — we can’t wait for any excuse to make it again.
Looking for Christmas cookie recipes?
Aside from this peppermint ice cream affogato, here are a few of our favorite Christmas recipes — including a lot of Christmas cookies!
Christmas Cranberry PuddingSoft Gingerbread CookiesPeppermint MeringuesChai Spiced Snowball CookiesGinger Cookie Ice Cream SandwichesThe Best Soft Ginger Molasses CookiesShortbread Cookies with Chocolate DrizzleCherry Quinoa Chocolate BarkHealthy Peanut Butter Buckeye BallsGingersnap Sandwich CookiesCranberry Pistachio Chocolate ClustersEasy Peppermint Bark
This recipe is…
This peppermint ice cream and hot cocoa affogato recipe is vegetarian, gluten free, and vegan, dairy free and plant-based using the vegan options. 5 from 1 review
14-ounce can regular coconut milk 14-ounce can light coconut milk ½ cup maple syrup or honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
For the hot cocoa
6 tablespoons cocoa powder ¼ cup maple syrup or honey ½ cup water ½ teaspoon cinnamon 4 cups soy milk (or milk) Several peppermint candies, for garnish
