Guinness Float with Irish Cream Liqueur
For a fun but delicious treat this St. Paddy’s Day, try this combination of vanilla ice cream, Irish Cream Liqueur and some super chilled Guinness. Sounds crazy I know but there is malt in that beer; it’s perfect!
Ready to get your Irish on? This Guinness Float with Irish Cream Liqueur is a fun twist that will liven up any party! If you’ve never had a Guinness Float well, I was with you until the other day. It’s been something I’ve wanted to try but still had a bit of trepidation about mixing beer, chocolate and ice cream.
I’m not typically a beer drinker; using beer more often to cook then to sip but I developed a fondness for Guinness after participating in a beer tasting a couple of years ago so if the situation is right and the beer is ice cold, then I’m game. How much colder could it get than blending it with ice cream?
I wanted to try something more than plain vanilla so added a bit of chocolate and Irish cream and voila…a Guinness Float with Irish Cream Ice Cream. Oh my.
I know, it sounds weird but beer and chocolate are a great pairing and the malt characteristics of the beer only elevated that match. I was hoping the beer in this float might remind me of using Coors Beer in a favorite bread; evident but not overwhelming.
The end result was a very adult float, not too sweet and a really nice combination. Was it unique? Yes. But also so amazingly good. Take your favorite float and kick it up a notch…or two!
I had originally planned to make this using some Irish Cream ice cream; I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it available this time of year. Of course it was nowhere to be found but that wasn’t going to stop me; I simply mixed it with some vanilla bean ice cream and a bit of Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur.
If you don’t have the Irish Cream Liqueur and want it just for this treat; take a peek at the smaller bottles but really no biggie, just plain vanilla ice cream would be fine too.
I made my own chocolate sauce but certainly use what you have on hand if you prefer. I do like a sauce that blends milk and dark chocolates but change those quantities if you prefer all dark or all milk chocolate. A bit of half and half will help it melt and thin it a bit and a dash of Irish Whiskey will make it…GOOD!!
Let’s be Irish; this is such a fun dessert cocktail. Try a Guinness Float with Irish Cream Liqueur, bet you like it too!
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Guinness Float with Irish Cream Liqueur
Ingredients
For the Irish Whiskey Chocolate Sauce
- 2 oz dark chocolate
- 6 oz milk chocolate
- ¼ cup half and half
- 2 Tbsp Irish Whiskey
For the Bailey's Irish Cream Ice Cream
- 24 oz 1/2 container vanilla bean ice cream softened
- 3 Tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream
To Make the Float:
- Chilled Guinness Stout
Instructions
- To Make the Chocolate Sauce
- Combine chocolate and half and half in a small saucepan over low heat. Warm and stir until the chocolate has melted.
- Stir in the Irish Whiskey and cook on low for 1 minute.Turn off heat but keep covered to keep warm.
- To Make Irish Cream Ice Cream
- Stir the ice cream until smooth, add the Bailey's Irish Cream and stir in thoroughly. Freeze in container until solid (several hours or overnight).
- To Make the Float
- Drizzle some chocolate sauce onto the inside of the glass.
- Put 2 scoops of the ice cream into a chilled glass or mug.
- Top with the chilled beer and drizzle top with additional chocolate sauce.
I’m not a beer drinker either, but I bet I’d like this St. Paddy’s Day treat! Brilliant recipe!
Almost has to be tried to be believed Bill; there is something about Guinness; for me it already has something of a sweetness in it; not saying it’s sweet but it’s no Bud that’s for sure. 🙂
Just the thought of beer, chocolate and ice cream sends shivers down my back but I think this looks amazing!
Good shivers I hope; I likened to being somewhat like beer bread; you know it’s there but it’s still a nice, sweet, frothy treat with chocolate and ice cream. Like a grown up float! Loved it a lot.
Guinness always floats my boat! Haven’t made an actual float out of it, however — what a fun idea! Great idea for St. Pat’s. And definitely some Irish whiskey for me. 🙂 Really creative stuff — thanks.
I’ve heard of them but not with the chocolate sauce or Irish Whiskey ice cream…and now can’t imagine one any other way John. If you like Guinness you would love this!
I love Guinness and I love ice cream, so why have I never tried anything like this? I have no idea, but I’m on it. Thanks for sharing your recipe.