Boozy Pumpkin Spice Affogato is an indulgent way to end any holiday meal this fall or winter. The no-churn pumpkin spice ice cream topped with vodka and creamy espresso is so easy to make, you have no excuse to skip over this one!
Today I’m bringing you one of my favorite desserts from my time over in Italy. If you’ve never had an affogato before, it’s basically ice cream drowned in espresso. Except this time I added vodka, because who doesn’t need a little extra booze in their dessert?
The weather is finally getting really chilly here in Denver and I am soaking it all up every time the temperature drops one degree. It’s that time of year where the weather goes between hot and cold randomly, so it’s kind of fitting that I made this pumpkin spice affogato, isn’t it?
The combination of hot and cold comes together in this creamy, dreamy, pumpkin spiced dessert with a hint of booze and caffeine. It’s just the right punch that you need at the end of a meal to really finish off your night the right way.
Making espresso at home is the one thing that’s always held me back from making an affogato at home. I’ve tried working with espresso machines before, but let’s just say the espresso is either off the mark or the machine is too dang complicated to figure out that I just give up and head out for dessert.
This gorgeous, red, glowing KitchenAid® Nespresso changed everything for me though. Rich, creamy espresso is right at my fingertips with the push of a button. No grinding beans, no messing with attachments, it’s just popping in a pod and pressing a button to pick what size cup I want. I honestly can’t believe just how good the espresso is that comes out of this KitchenAid® Nespresso – it actually rivals the deliciousness that I had in Rome (never tell anyone in Italy that I said that out loud, ok?).
Pouring this insanely good espresso over homemade no-churn pumpkin spice ice cream (with a touch of vodka) makes the flavors in the ice cream come out times ten.
So make sure that you add this to any dinner menu you have coming up for the holidays this season and end the meal with a BANG – trust me when I say you won’t regret it.
KitchenAid® is being oh-so incredibly generous so I’m giving away one of these killer Nespresso machines to one lucky reader! Be sure to enter the giveaway below the recipe so you can make this delicious affogato for yourself.
Disclosure: I received free product from KitchenAid® as part of this giveaway and post. As always, all opinions and recipe are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Cake ‘n Knife!
Boozy Pumpkin Spice Affogato
ingredients
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice
- 7 oz pumpkin puree
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups chilled heavy cream
- 2 Nespresso espresso pods I used Roma
- 3 oz vodka
instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, pumpkin spice, salt and pumpkin puree. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat whipped cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, approximately 2 minutes. Fold approximately 1 cup of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture until combined. Fold the pumpkin cream mixture back into the whipped cream until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into a metal loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for 5 hours.
- When ready to serve, brew desired Nespresso espresso in a small cup. Add one large scoop of pumpkin ice cream into large coffee mugs. Pour 1 1/2 oz vodka over the each scoop of ice cream, followed by one shot each of warm espresso. Serve immediately.
I love my expresso as strong possible, so it would be EXTRA STRONG! I love this recipie and can’t wait to try it.
I love expresso and I like it Extra Strong!
Strong is good for me.
We like it strong. Occassionally extra strong but typically strong.
I like my expresso strong.
I’m a strong coffee lover! And this is a gorgeous machine 🙂
I like my espresso strong, thanks
I would like it strong but there are days when extra strong would really be a help, thanks!
Just strong for me. Just enough to wake me up.
I love my expresso strong…
I just like it strong!
With a good kick, nice and strong
just strong for me, maybe even with a plop of sweet whipped cream on top…
Sometimes I need a double! This affogato looks incredible! <3
I love any and all coffee and espresso! And pumpkin…
Yummm. I like all espresso, but the stronger the better!
Depends on the day. Generally extra strong
Extra strong and very Hot!
I like it strong!
I like my espresso strong!
I like mine extra strong.
Just strong for my coffee 😉 I love nespresso!
I like mine extra strong!
like mine strong
I like my espresso just strong 🙂
Strong. If i get it extra i will be bouncing everywhere
I like it STRONG.
I like mine strong.
I like my espresso strong.
Strong!!!!
I love my espresso extra strong!
I like it strong.
Strong but not super strong would be my choice.
I prefer strong!
I like my espresso extra strong. So good!
I love my Nespresso strong with a little sweet cream on top.
I Love it extra strong!
extra strong!
Strong, with a wee bit of sugar and a splash of evaporated milk
Why no entries using Instagram or Pinterest? I use these, but I haven’t had a Twitter account in over three years, and I stopped using Facebook over four years ago. I just use Tumblr instead of them.
That’s just how the entries shook out for this particular giveaway. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind for future giveaways though!
I love mine Extra Strong!
I like it strong but not so strong it burns your tastebuds for two days.
Just strong is alright with me.
I like it strong
Extra strong for sure!
Oh My!!! That looks absolutely delicious!!
Extra strong.
Extra strong!
extra strong, extra sweet
I like mine strong most days but sometimes I’m in the mood for extra strong!
EXTRA strong! I love very strong coffee and espresso!
As strong as it can be!
Strong
I actually love a double expresso…strong!
I guess I am a strong espresso person… with lots of milk… and sugar… 😀
Strong for my days.
I usually like mine strong, unless I am tired then I like it extra strong!
I like it extra strong with sugar!
I like EXTRA strong.
I like mine strong but not extra strong.
I Like My Espresso Strong.
Can’t say I’ve tried “extra strong” espresso, which leads me to believe the normal strength is good enough for me!
Never extra strong. I’d rather tone it down a bit.
I love my nespresso strong. This would be great to win. My parents want this!!
Most days I prefer my espresso to be strong, but for today I need extra strong!
I like my espresso strong.
I like it regular strong.
Strong with almond milk.
EXTRA Strong for me!!
I like my espresso strong! Thanks for a great giveaway!
I like strong espresso.
Strong is good enough, especially in a dessert….I don’t need it to drown out other flavors. This recipe sounds great!
Thanks so much!! 🙂
I like it EXTRA Strong.
I prefer it strong as long as it tastes good
I take mine strong and my daughters like theirs extra strong.
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