# Ice cream cocktails? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213 "2008-06-25T19:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/1 "2008-06-25T19:24:35Z")
I’m starting to ponder what ice cream I’ll make for the 4th of July weekend. I’d like to make ice cream that’s a good, yummy flavor, which can be eaten alone (by kids) and added into a cocktail (for adults). So far I have: Coconut (can be mixed with a Pina Colada) Coffee (can be mixed into a White Russian) Has anybody ever done this before? Did you blend it with ice? What flavors would be good? And what other cream-based cocktails are there? ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/2 "2008-06-25T20:03:23Z")
How about a rich, creamy vanilla? Blends really well with just about any liqueur. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/3 "2008-06-25T20:07:58Z")
I would think a sherbert would go well into a margarita or the like. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/4 "2008-06-25T20:10:56Z")
Chocolate ice cream plus Baileys, creme de menthe, or rum is excellent. The way I’ve made alcoholic milk shakes is to add ice cream, liqueur, and maybe a little milk. That makes a nice, creamy, delicious milkshake with a kick. I’ve never added ice, since there’s no call for ice in a regular milkshake. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/5 "2008-06-25T20:13:31Z")
Mint Chocolate Chip / Grasshopper Bailey’s, Amaretto and Kaluha with vanilla ice cream. For a virgin version use coffee ice cream and butter pecan or something nutty. Speaking of nutty, one of my favorite obscure mixed drinks is Nuts & Berries, mix Frangelico’s and Chambord and shake with cream. Serve up or in a rocks glass over ice. You could make an ice cream version. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/6 "2008-06-25T20:17:37Z")
What about mint? I don’t mean the mint-chip flavor – I mean fresh mint, like you grow in your garden. That’s next up on my homemade ice cream list. You could fashion some sort of mojito-like drink for the adults. Speaking of mojitos - what about lime ice cream or sorbet? That would be good! Or lemon. Seems to me those could go into a variety of cocktails, and you could mix them with fresh berries for the kids. Hm, maybe I’ll do lime next instead of mint! Since the weather’s finally cooperating… ---
**Author:** ![Offkenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Offkenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Offkenter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/7 "2008-06-25T21:13:52Z")
Chocolate is great with almost any liqueur. The mint ice cream also sounds like a good idea ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/8 "2008-06-25T21:20:30Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] Chocolate ice cream plus Baileys, creme de menthe, or rum is excellent. [/QUOTE] I prefer St Brendan’s: it says the caramel is for flavoring but I think it makes it smoother and tastier. I’ve never tried this recipe (I have, but with only the first two ingredients,) but how about this: 1 part St Brendans’ (or Baileys) 1 part chocolate milk add ice cream on top (Vanilla or mint) If you try it, tell me how it works out. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/9 "2008-06-25T22:55:10Z")
I’d try tossing some vodka into a Jamba Juice smoothie (they’re pretty easy to eyeball once you know the ingredients). ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/10 "2008-06-26T01:23:42Z")
When hubby and I lived in a suburb of Baltimore, we frequented a bar that would make _any_ drink that featured cream with vanilla ice cream instead, on request. A White Russian, made with vanilla ice cream instead of cream or half and half, is delightful. I’m going to guess the new wave of flavored vodkas make it even easier. . Vanilla vodka, strawberry vodka, chocolate vodka, all would blend delightfully with vanilla ice cream to make a yummy cocktail! ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/11 "2008-06-26T01:49:59Z")
Mint! I’ve made mint ice cream before, and it’s came out lovely! Perhaps double the amount of flavoring if you’re going to use most of the batch with booze. ---
**Author:** ![vintageloveletter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@vintageloveletter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vintageloveletter)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/12 "2008-06-26T04:33:15Z")
I did this a while ago with mint chocolate chip and Baileys. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/13 "2008-06-26T04:42:05Z")
My friend said that someone made him a beer float one time and it was excellent. They used a high-quality vanilla ice cream in a very dark beer (Guinness stout?) I don’t drink beer so I don’t know if it would be good, but he swears it was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/14 "2008-06-27T00:11:19Z")
So far my ice cream list will be: Coconut Pineapple (to make piña coladas) Chocolate Coffee Almond (to make Irish Cream) Coffee Kahlua (to make White Russians) and Butterscotch …just because. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/15 "2008-06-27T00:16:47Z")
Vanilla ice cream, apple cider and white rum! My “piece de resistance” for a desert while in college 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/16 "2008-06-27T10:31:39Z")
Just FYI - in South Africa, ice cream and liqueur cocktail has a name - it is called a “Dom Pedro”. The “standard” is vanilla ice cream + Kahlua, but vanilla + Amarula (local marula fruit cream - a liiiiitle like Bailey’s) is popular, as is peppermint liqueur and choc-mint ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/17 "2008-06-27T17:35:13Z")
I was going to recommend a frozen Velvet Hammer, which I remember my parents serving when I was a kid, but I looked it up and realized it’s all booze and vanilla ice cream- not so much fun for a kid! ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/18 "2008-06-27T18:25:36Z")
There are no kids on the RSVP list that I know of; the youngest will be 19. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/19 "2008-06-27T20:23:02Z")
[QUOTE=xanthous] I was going to recommend a frozen Velvet Hammer, which I remember my parents serving when I was a kid, but I looked it up and realized it’s all booze and vanilla ice cream- not so much fun for a kid! [/QUOTE] Ok, I am intrigued! There are a ton of recipes for this out there, all of which look pretty damned tasty…what’s your recipe? Thanks! Also, the Grasshopper is hard to beat for a refreshing ice cream drink! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/20 "2008-06-27T20:25:28Z")
I used to make a poor boy Brandy Alexander with brandy and vanilla ice cream ( and a little milk to get it going). Great stuff, though it sneaks up on you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213.md?page=2)