The Dubai Chocolate Affogato Float: Your New Favorite Coffee Dessert

Dubai chocolate affogato float — vanilla ice cream with happy products Dubai chocolatey style latte poured over, garnished with pistachios and chocolate syrup

Some recipes are worth turning on the oven for.

This isn't one of them.

If you're looking for an easy dessert that feels a little indulgent, this Dubai chocolate affogato float comes together in just a few minutes with only a handful of ingredients. Creamy vanilla ice cream meets the rich pistachio and chocolate notes of the happy® Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte for a café-worthy treat that's equal parts dessert and afternoon pick-me-up.

The chocolate-and-pistachio rim is optional — but highly recommended. It makes the whole thing feel a little extra without adding much work.

Big thanks to our pal @chefsarahmick for the inspo.

What Is an Affogato?

Traditionally, an affogato ("drowned" in Italian) is a scoop of vanilla ice cream drowned in a shot of hot espresso. Simple, elegant, satisfying. This version takes the affogato idea and turns it into a summer-ready coffee float — using a chilled can of Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte instead of hot espresso, and adding a pistachio-chocolate rim inspired by the viral Dubai chocolate dessert trend that took over social media in 2024.

The result: creamy, cold, crunchy, and rich all at once. It's café-worthy without being complicated.

Dubai Chocolate Affogato Float Recipe

Serves: 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 can happy® Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte, chilled
2 generous scoops vanilla ice cream (or more, for extra protein)
Chocolate syrup
Finely chopped pistachios

To garnish (optional):

Extra chopped pistachios
Chocolate shavings or a drizzle of chocolate syrup

Directions

Spread a little chocolate syrup onto a small plate. Place the chopped pistachios on a second plate.
Dip the rim of a glass into the chocolate syrup, then into the pistachios until coated.
Add two scoops of vanilla ice cream to the glass.
Slowly pour the chilled happy® Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte over the ice cream.
Finish with a sprinkle of chopped pistachios and an extra drizzle of chocolate syrup, if you'd like.
Grab a spoon, then sip as the ice cream slowly melts into the latte.

Tips for the Perfect Affogato Float

Chill the latte thoroughly before pouring — the colder it is, the longer the ice cream stays creamy instead of turning into a soupy mess
Use a clear glass to show off the layers — this dessert is as beautiful as it is easy
Serve immediately — the best moment is watching the ice cream slowly melt into the coffee, so don't let it sit
Try different ice cream flavors — pistachio ice cream doubles down on the Dubai vibe; chocolate ice cream makes it a whole mocha situation

About the happy® Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte

Our Dubai Chocolatey Style Latte was our love letter to the viral Dubai chocolate trend that took over dessert menus and social feeds worldwide. We infused rich pistachio notes and dessert-forward chocolatey flavor into an 11 oz canned latte made with 100% arabica coffee, real milk, and real sugar. 70-80 mg of caffeine per can — enough for an actual afternoon lift, small enough to double as dessert.

More Dubai chocolatey style? See our full limited-edition collab archive — where Dubai lives alongside every other viral flavor and microlot we've released.