Looking for a festive new drink to wow your guests at this year’s New Year Eve party? Surprise them with scrumptious ice cream-based Vanilla Mocha Latte Shooters. Developed by our friends at Nielsen-Massey, makers of fine extracts, these drinks are infused with flavor and garnished with vanilla sugar.
For these Vanilla Mocha Latte Shooters, the extracts are added to vodka, then chilled in the freezer. Pure Chocolate Extract imparts dark chocolate flavor and subtle, cocoa distinction while Pure Coffee Extract enhances the drink with full-bodied flavor from fine coffee beans. Rounding out these stronger flavors is Tahitian Pure Vanilla Extract, a delicate vanilla featuring floral, fruity, cherry-like notes. Nielsen-Massey makes all of the extracts and sugar called for in this recipe (you can, of course, use other brands).
This festive punch is served in single shot glasses for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve drink that’s sure to impress your guests.
Recipe courtesy Nielsen-Massey www.nielsenmassey.com
(Serves 8)
Ingredients
½ teaspoon Chocolate Extract
½ teaspoon Coffee Extract
½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ cup chilled vodka
2 tablespoons Vanilla Sugar (for rimming glasses) (They recommend Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Sugar. You can also make your own vanilla sugar by putting a whole vanilla bean in a jar of white sugar for a few days.)
½ cup heavy cream
3 cups firmly packed vanilla ice cream (about 6 large scoops)
Directions
In a small bowl, combine chocolate, coffee and vanilla extracts and vodka; cover and place in freezer until chilled.
In a small shallow bowl, add just enough water to moisten glass rims. In an additional small shallow bowl, add vanilla sugar. Dip each shooter glass rim into water and then into sugar; set aside.
Add cream and ice cream to an electric blender container, cover and blend on high, about 10 seconds. Add chilled vodka-mixture, cover and blend until smooth. Pour milkshake mixture into a piping bag or a large glass measuring cup and carefully fill 8 (2.5-ounce) glasses. Serve.
Once chilled, the unique vodka and extract mixture is combined with heavy cream and ice cream for milkshake-like body and texture. To serve, shot glasses are rimmed with vanilla sugar, which offers a sweet vanilla flavor. Divide the milkshake mixture among eight shot glasses, and you have perfect drink to ring in the New Year.
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