Guinness Float

Name: Guinness Float
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 floats
Cuisine: Europe, Irish
Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened if necessary; 2 cups Guinness or other stout beer; 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield 2 floats

Test Kitchen Approved

The perfect finale to a dinner party, this Guinness float is decadence in a pint glass. The rich, velvety and complex flavors of Guinness stout are complemented by a creamy scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce to create the ultimate adult milkshake.

Ingredients

1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened if necessary
2 cups Guinness or other stout beer
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Directions

Divide ice cream between 2 glasses. Slowly top with beer; drizzle with chocolate syrup. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 286 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 68mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

That very first sip of a Guinness is what inspired this quick and easy dessert. The rich, creamy foam that gathers on the top of a freshly poured draft made me think of vanilla ice cream. At that point, I knew I had to combine the two in a Guinness float. —James Schend, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

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