Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink
St Patrick’s Day is coming! Full of droning bagpipes, bouncy dancers and everything green. Plus some things minty, like today’s Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink.
Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink
With festivities everywhere, two of my daughters set out in search of a mint shake and came back complaining. They had to go to two MacDonald’s to find a working shake machine. Fast food? No sympathies from me!
Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink
But their excursion put my husband and me in the mood for something sweet and minty ourselves–and so I made my very first Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink. I have always been a big lover of ice cream drinks, with their sweet richness and subtle depth of liqueur-based flavor. But I’d never made one myself.
A good ice cream drink should stand up in the glass
A good ice cream drink should stand up in the glass. This, I discovered, meant a lot of ice cream and not a lot of booze. But the sweet minty flavor came through. And homemade meant it could even be (mostly) organic. Ahem.
Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink
Satisfying and light, a Grasshopper Ice Cream Drink makes a perfect dessert–any time of the year! Always room for ice cream!
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
- 1 ounce crème de menthe
- 1 ounce crème de cacao (clear if possible)
- 4 cups ice cream
- whipped cream
- 1-2 teaspoons crème de menthe
- Blend ice cream and liqueurs until smooth. Adjust ice cream amount if needed so drink is thick.
- Pour into two large martini glasses, then top with whipped cream. Drizzle with creme de menthe.
- Serve with spoons and straws
- Tip: If you are prepping early, you can put the alcohol in the freezer ahead of time (it won't freeze, just get colder) for a slightly thicker drink.
Yes to this, it is an after dinner drink and dessert all rolled into one.
And just in time for summer!
What a fun drink – I would serve it for dessert for sure!
Thanks David. I am doing a lot more light(er) desserts now. This fit right in!
oooh, this looks amazing! what a delicious yet simple concoction!
It is easy, Grace! All it took was figuring out the right ratios–started with too much alcohol and had a giant drink the first time (poor me)!
soooo beautiful Inger !
Thanks Gloria!
That has always been my favorite ice cream drink! Yum! Have never made myself though.
I can’t believe I’d never done it either!
Hi Inger, what a delicious and creamy drink, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Homemade is so much better.
True–though I suppose the alcohol gives it an edge over MacDonalds 😉