Heck Yes to This Boozy Ice Cream Recipe!
You're enjoying a night out, and you want to have fun, but keep your summer body in tact. You are questioning: should I have dessert or a drink? If you're like most of us, you don't want to choose. If you're like the best of us, you don't even have to. Yes, you can have your booze and eat it too! Read on to discover some ice cream recipes that are double the trouble, perhaps with a double shot.
1. Rum ice cream and chocolate sauce, from Liquor.com.
Rum ice cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
Combine first 5 ingredients until smooth, then chill for 2+ hours. Combine the rest of the ingredients and churn until thick, then insert into freezer friendly container, and freeze for 4+ hours.
Chocolate sauce:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat first 2 ingredients until they slightly bubble and dissolve. Pour hot cream mixture over chocolate chips, then whisk in the last 2 ingredients. Set in freezer safe enclosed container to cool.
2. Vodka Lemon Cake, from JustAPinch.com.
Lemon Vodka cake:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and lemon rind
- 1 3/4 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup lemon or regular vodka
- 2 cups cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Combine all ingredients but yogurt and vodka, which will be combined in another bowl. Then mix the two and heat at 350 for 30 minutes in a greased 10-inch pan.
Lemon Vodka Sauce:
- 1 cup vodka
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 pinch cloves, cinnamon, and coconut flakes
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Cool completely before pouring evenly over cooled cake.
And there's proof that you can in fact have your booze and eat 'em too! Check sites like Yummly, CookingLight, and more for other variations of delectable boozy-laden bites!