This Frozen Mudslide is my new favorite cocktail! Made with a mix of Kahlúa, Irish cream, vanilla ice cream and vodka. It’s a delicious boozy milkshake that you’ll want to tuck into!
Mudslide Cocktail
This frozen cocktail is a wonderful cross between a milkshake and a dessert. It’s lusciously thick, creamy, and chocolatey, with notes of coffee and vanilla. Easy to make, you can whip this up for parties, BBQ’s, or whenever you need a delicious boozy chocolate treat.
Frozen Mudslide Recipe
Equipment
- High Powered Blender
Ingredients
- 1 ½ quarts vanilla ice cream (1 standard half-gallon carton)
- 2 ounces Irish cream
- 2 ounces Kahlúa coffee liqueur
- 1 ounce vodka
- chocolate syrup to taste
- whipped cream to taste
Instructions
- Place the ice cream, Irish cream, Kahlúa, and vodka in a blender. Blend the mixture until it’s smooth.1 ½ quarts vanilla ice cream, 2 ounces Irish cream, 2 ounces Kahlúa coffee liqueur, 1 ounce vodka
- Drizzle the inside of two glasses with some chocolate syrup.chocolate syrup
- Add the mudslide mixture to the glasses.
- Top with some whipped cream and chocolate syrup.whipped cream
Becky’s Tips
- Pre-chill the glasses for 30 minutes in the freezer to keep your mudslides from melting too quickly. This will also allow the chocolate drizzle to set up quickly, making beautiful drizzles that stay once the drinks have been poured.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
How to Make Frozen Mudslides Step by Step
Place the ingredients in the blender: Place 1 1/2 quarts of vanilla ice cream, 2 ounces Irish cream, 2 ounces Kahlúa, and 1 ounce of vodka in a blender. Blend the mixture until it’s smooth.
Prepare your glasses: Drizzle the inside of two glasses with chocolate syrup.
Pour the ice cream mixture into the drinking glasses: Add the mudslide mixture to the glasses.
Top with whipped cream and chocolate syrup: Layer the top with whipped cream and more chocolate syrup.
Serve and enjoy: Whether you want your mudslide on the rocks or frozen, this makes for a perfect summer cocktail!
How to Store
This frozen mudslide is best eaten right away, but if you have leftovers, place them in a freezer-safe container in the freezer.
Variations
- Use different flavors of ice cream to make unique mudslide flavors. I recommend chocolate or peanut butter!
- Make it minty with a Peppermint Mudslide for the holidays! Adding ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract or use peppermint vodka. Garnish with crushed peppermints.
- Make it malty by adding 3 tablespoons of malted milk powder.
- Make it a slushy and use 2 cups of crushed ice and 4-6 ounces of milk in place of the ice cream. This will yield a mudslide with a more slushy-like texture.
- Make it on the rocks for the lowest calorie option. Combine the vodka, Kahlúa, and Irish cream in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker becomes frosty on the outside. Drizzle chocolate syrup inside a martini glass, then pour the contents of the shaker over and enjoy!
- To make a virgin mudslide, combine the ice cream with ½ cup cold coffee, ¼ cup chocolate syrup, and an optional 1 teaspoon of hazelnut syrup.
The ratio of alcohol to ice cream is pretty crazy. 5 oz of liquor to 1.5 quarts of ice cream? How many is this supposed to serve? I halved the ice cream and doubled the liquor and it barely served two people. Can’t imagine 1.5 quarts of ice cream and 5 oz of liquor per person or for two people. One would be way too much ice cream and the other would be way too little liquor.
Hi Bobby, this recipe is designed to serve 4 people. It is a relatively low-ABV dessert cocktail, but you can of course add more alcohol if you prefer.
Christmas will be complete with this awsome, yummy drink.The family with love this!
Thank you!!!
Becky, any suggestions for a substitution for the Irish Cream? Not a fan, however, love Kailua. Maybe Myers’s Rum? Thanks
You can leave the Irish Cream out or substitute with another alcohol!
love it! Thank you Becky Hardin