Spiced Coffee Affogato With Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe | Epicurious

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Overhead shot of a glass filled with a spiced coffee and vanilla ice cream affogato.

Photo by Alex Lau

This clever pour-over dessert proves that, yes, it will affogato.

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