Caffè Coretto, Granita, Espresso Gelato

Caffè Coretto

The perfect closer.

Makes 1 serving

2illy® iperEspresso® capsules

1ounce sambuca

1.Put an espresso cup on the espresso cup tray.

2.Using the lever, open the brew head, insert one capsule, close the brew head and press the Short button. Repeat with the second capsule.

3.Pour the sambuca into a brandy snifter.

3.Pour espresso into sambuca and serve before drinking.

Granita

A light and simple dessert.

Makes 4 servings

1½ 2 cups brewed espresso, chilled

2tablespoons granulated sugar

1cup whipped cream

1teaspoon shaved bittersweet or semisweet chocolate for garnish

1.Put a tall 16-ounce glass on the latte/ cappuccino or travel cup tray. Using the lever, open the brew head, insert the capsule and close the brew head. Press the Long button to brew espresso. Repeat with remaining capsules.

2.Stir sugar into the hot espresso to dissolve and pour mixture into a freezer-safe container. Leave to cool to room temperature.

3.Once cool, cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer. Every hour, for about 5 hours total, scrape the mixture with a fork to allow crystals to form.

4.To serve, layer equal amounts of granita and whipped cream in a parfait glass. Garnish with shaved chocolate.

	Affogato
	Dessert for two. Scoop your ice cream in
	advance and save in the freezer until
	ready to serve.
2	scoops vanilla ice cream
2	illy® iperEspresso® capsules

1.Scoop ice cream into two individual bowls. Put an espresso cup on the espresso cup tray. Have an additional espresso cup ready.

2.Using the lever, open the brew head, insert the capsule, close the brew head and press the Short button to brew espresso.

3.When the brewing process is complete, repeat. Pour each espresso over the ice cream and serve immediately.

Espresso Gelato

For an extra jolt, add some dark chocolate-covered espresso beans toward the end of freezing.

Makes about 4 cups (eight ½/2-cup servings)

1cup heavy cream

2cups whole milk, divided

1cup brewed espresso

1cup granulated sugar

2tablespoons cornstarch pinch kosher salt

1tablespoon liquid pectin

1.In a medium saucepan, combine cream and 1½/2 cups of the milk. Set over medium/ medium-low heat and bring to a simmer.

2.While cream/milk mixture is heating, put the remaining milk, espresso, sugar, cornstarch and salt into a small/medium mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.

3.Once milk/cream mixture comes to a simmer, add the milk/sugar mixture and stir until fully combined. While still set over medium/medium-low heat, stir continuously until mixture boils and thickens so that it can coat the back of a spoon (this will take about 15 minutes,

EM-350 specifications

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