Beer Float
Made with Guinness and ice cream, this beer float is the ultimate frosty dessert cocktail. Creamy vanilla ice cream, studded with chocolate chips, is immersed into a thick, frothy stout drizzled with chocolate sauce to make this one of a kind, creamy beverage.
Why we love these beer and ice cream floats
- This ice cream float with Guinness is creamy and refreshing, plus its served with some nostalgia.
- Make this for dessert the next time you make and Irish feast for St. Paddy’s Day. It makes the perfect finalé for corned beef and cabbage.
- Try serving your guinness beer float in a frosted mug for an extra icy float.
Here’s what you’ll need to make it
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- Guinness – Using the extra stout gives the float an extra thick
- Ice cream – We used vanilla with chocolate chip ice cream.
How to make a Guinness beer float
Scoop ice cream. Add 2-3 scoops of ice cream to the bottom of a tall glass. We used vanilla with chocolate chips, though plain vanilla would be great in this.
Pour beer. Slowly pour stout beer over ice cream. Allow for some of the fizz to settle, then top it off with a bit more beer and a drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Enjoy your float.
Everything you need to know about a beer and ice cream float
We chose to use guinness for this, but really any stout would work great. Any chocolate or coffee stouts pair great with ice cream. A porter would also work great for this recipe!
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Beer Float
Made with Guinness and ice cream, this beer float is the ultimate frosty dessert cocktail. Creamy vanilla ice cream, studded with chocolate chips, is immersed into a thick, frothy stout drizzled with chocolate sauce to make this one of a kind, creamy beverage.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Beer
- Method: Mixing
Ingredients
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2-3 scoops chocolate chip ice cream
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5 – 6 ounces Stout beer, such as Guinness
- Chocolate sauce, for garnish
Instructions
- Add ice cream to a tall glass.
- Pour stout beer over ice cream.
- Drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 12.4 g
- Sodium: 42.8 mg
- Fat: 9.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.2 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 13.8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 55.2 mg
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Last Updated on January 26, 2024 by Melissa Belanger
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