Black Tea Affogato Recipe

The recipe

Exact quantities, then the method.

This is an affogato made with strong Black Tea instead of espresso: a small, very concentrated shot of Teapigs Everyday Brew poured hot over cold vanilla ice cream, so it half-melts into a malty, creamy pool. The maltiness of a good builder's tea sits surprisingly well against vanilla, a bit like tea and Biscuits turned into pudding.

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It takes two minutes, has no coffee in it, and makes a proper grown-up dessert for tea drinkers. One serving.

⏱ 5 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Black Tea Recipes

You'll need

2 Teapigs Everyday Brew tea temples
60ml just boiled water, for a very strong shot
2 small scoops good vanilla ice cream
1 teaspoon demerara sugar, optional
A little grated dark chocolate or a biscuit, to serve

Method

Steep the 2 tea temples in just 60ml of just-boiled water for 4 minutes, for an intense, espresso-strength shot. Little water and two bags is the key to enough punch to stand up to the ice cream.
Squeeze out the bags and stir in the demerara, if using, while the shot is piping hot.
Put two scoops of cold vanilla ice cream into a small glass, straight from the freezer so it is firm.
Pour the hot tea shot over the ice cream at the table, so it starts melting on contact.
Finish with grated dark chocolate or a crisp biscuit, and eat at once, while it is hot and cold together.

What you'll end up with: A hot-and-cold dessert where strong, malty tea melts into vanilla ice cream into a creamy, lightly bitter pool. Two minutes, no coffee, properly grown up.

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