Homemade ice cream cocktails are a great treat. Children love him, but adults are also crazy about him. You can combine different ingredients and get a new taste. Someone picks fresh fruits and berries, while someone uses natural juices. In any case, ice cream cocktail recipes will come in handy for every sweet lover. Even those who are indifferent to such a taste, or, in particular, to ice cream, often cannot refuse a glass filled with such a cocktail and beautifully decorated with berries or mint. There are also special recipes for sour lovers. They contain lemon juice.
The simplest recipe with juice
In order to prepare the most basic cocktail of ice cream, you need a minimum amount of ingredients, namely:
- 200 grams of natural ice cream, with vanilla;
- 200 grams of sparkling water, not sweet;
- 200 grams of orange juice.
The advantage of this recipe is that you do not even need a blender to make a cocktail with ice cream at home.
It is better to choose transparent glasses for serving, having previously cooled them in the refrigerator. Ice cream is laid out at the bottom. Poured with juice. Soda water is poured from above, it helps the cocktail to acquire a beautiful foam.
This amount of ingredients is designed for two to three cocktails. You can also replace orange juice with pineapple or apple juice. Cherry is also great.
Dairy treat: riot of tastes
Another variant of this dessert contains two types of milk. It is also worth stocking up with berries. To prepare such a milkshake with ice cream at home, you need the following products:
- A glass of coconut milk.
- 100 grams of ice cream.
- A few berries of strawberries. You can use both fresh and frozen berries.
- A pair of tablespoons of milk with a fat content of about seven percent.
Strawberries are peeled from green leaves, wrinkled with a fork until gruel. Using a blender, beat ice cream, then add berries to it. Beat again. An ice cream cocktail at home is homogeneous if all the ingredients are poured in turn, mixing. Now you can pour both types of milk and beat again. If you wish, while serving cocktails to the table, you can additionally decorate the glasses with halves of berries. Other berries can also be used, such as blueberries or currants. Then the drink will be more acidic. It is not recommended to take raspberries, as in it small bones and a cocktail will have to be filtered.
Another easy option for a delicious drink.
In order to prepare a milkshake with the addition of ice cream, you do not need many ingredients. For example, for this recipe they need only three:
- One ripe banana.
- A glass of milk.
- 200 grams of ice cream. In order not to interrupt the taste of banana, it is better to take vanilla ice cream or even without additives.
Knead a banana with a fork, put in milk and beat until smooth. Now add ice cream and whisk again. You can also add strawberries to this ice cream shake. It goes well with a banana. Also, strawberries can be used as a decoration for a finished cocktail with a banana.
Cocktail "Lawyer": ingredients and recipe
This recipe is quite interesting and original. To surprise their guests, you need to take:
- Egg yolk.
- 100 grams of ice cream.
- 20 ml coconut cream.
- 20 ml of sugar syrup.
- Three tablespoons of milk.
Preparing such a cocktail is easy. All components are mixed using a blender and poured into glasses. At the bottom, you can put a circle of apple. You can also decorate the edge of the glass. To do this, peel the apple, cut into circles, and then cut the core. Half of the circle is put on the edge of the glass. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
Sweet and sour cocktails
Not everyone loves sweets. However, for such people there is a variant of making a cocktail with ice cream at home. For one of the recipes you need:
- 50 ml of milk from the refrigerator.
- 50 ml of lemon juice.
- 30 grams of black grapes.
- 50 grams of ice cream.
At the bottom of a chilled glass, spread grapes. At this time, lemon juice, ice cream and milk are mixed in a separate bowl. Pour the berries with the resulting drink. Enough for one serving of cocktail.
Dark Chocolate Drink
For such a cocktail should be prepared:
- A little more than half a glass of sparkling water.
- A pair of spoons of lemon juice.
- Three tablespoons of ice cream.
- Dark chocolate to taste.
First, soda is mixed with lemon juice. Ice cream is also sent here. All beat with a mixer. Bitter chocolate is rubbed on top. If desired, the amount of ingredients can be changed. For example, lovers of sour can put more lemon juice, add orange. Those who like bitterness in drinks can use grapefruit juice or add even more chocolate.
Alcoholic recipe: amaretto and milk
Amaretto is used to make many cocktails. This ice cream also goes well with ice cream. To prepare according to this recipe, you should take:
- 175 grams of amaretto.
- So much fat milk.
- A glass of vanilla ice cream.
The easiest option is to combine all the ingredients and beat with a blender. However, you can diversify this recipe. To do this, mix milk and an alcoholic drink. Put ice cream on the bottom of the glass and then pour in the liquid ingredients. Decorate such a cocktail is best with mint leaves.
Mint Coffee Cocktail
In order to prepare such an original drink, you need:
- Half a cup of brewed coffee. The strength depends on the taste of the cook.
- A pair of fresh mint leaves.
- 150 ml of cold milk.
- 400 grams of ice cream.
Mint is crushed with a knife. Combine all the ingredients and beat with a blender. If desired, you can increase the amount of some ingredients.
Chocolate milkshake
The combination of milk and chocolate has long been considered a classic. For cooking take:
- 50 grams of chocolate without additives.
- A third of a glass of milk.
- A pair of ice cream spoons.
To begin with, it is worth dissolving chocolate so that it mixes evenly with milk. To do this, heat the milk, add chopped chocolate, stir, not allowing to boil. When the mixture becomes homogeneous, remove from the stove and send to cool to room temperature. When everything is ready, combine the chocolate drink and ice cream, whisk. You can also garnish with grated chocolate. You can use both dark and milk chocolate.
Ice cream cocktails are easy to make at home. Even the absence of a blender can not prevent you from enjoying a tasty, sweet and interesting type of drink. Banana and strawberries, an apple and milk are perfectly combined with ice cream, and coconut cream can also be used. By the way, ice cream can also be supplemented with lemon juice or egg yolk. Each cocktail has its own unique taste. And many people like to experiment, discovering new recipes for themselves, trying them, leaving them as a keepsake.