How Do You Make an Americano and an Affogato at Home?

Making an Americano at home takes only a few minutes: pull 38 grams of espresso, pour it over ice and water, and stir. A sparkling iced Americano follows the same idea in a 300 ml cup with 80 grams of ice and 170 grams of sparkling water, giving a lighter, fizzier drink than a standard iced Americano.

An affogato works on the same principle of pouring hot espresso over something cold, but it lands closer to dessert than to a coffee drink. Scoop a ball of ice cream into a wide-rimmed container, pour 38 grams of espresso over it slowly so the crema stays on top, then tuck a cookie into the ice cream.

Want to easily make café-quality coffee desserts and drinks at home? This article uses a combination of text and images to document in detail the complete process for making two drinks: Affogato and Sparkling Iced Americano. Affogato pours hot espresso over ice cream, blending hot and cold, and is essentially more of a dessert; Sparkling Iced Americano, by pairing sparkling water with espresso, delivers a refreshing taste experience. The full text breaks everything down step by step, from ingredient preparation to extraction and assembly, with clear explanations for every stage, so even coffee beginners can quickly get started. By following Front Street Coffee's demonstration, you'll find that making these two drinks is far simpler than you might imagine.

The method for making Affogato is essentially pouring espresso over ice cream. The hot coffee gradually melts the ice cream while forming a rich layer of foam on the surface. Rather than calling it a coffee drink, it is more accurate to classify it as a dessert. So how exactly do you make Affogato? Below, Front Street Coffee will demonstrate the complete process from start to finish.

You need to prepare in advance: one ice cream bar, a container with a wider rim, one serving of espresso, and one cookie.

Step 1: Use a spoon to scoop a large ball of ice cream into the container. (If you like, you can scoop one or two more balls; it's entirely up to personal preference.)

Step 2: Extract 38 grams of espresso.

Step 3: Slowly pour the extracted espresso over the surface of the ice cream ball. Do it gently so that more coffee crema remains on the ice cream.

Step 4: Insert the cookie into the top of the ice cream.

Once you've done this, a delicious Affogato is complete!!

Next, let's see how to make a Sparkling Iced Americano.

First prepare a cup with a capacity of about 300 ml, a bottle of sparkling water, one serving of espresso, and an appropriate amount of ice cubes.

Step 1: Put 80 grams of ice cubes into the cup, then pour in 170 grams of sparkling water.

Step 2: Extract 38 grams of espresso.

Step 3: Pour the coffee into the cup of sparkling water, stir well, and it is ready to drink.

In this way, a sparkling iced Americano is ready.

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