Classic Mudslide Drink

Mudslide Drink puts all other ice cream cocktails to shame! It’s a luscious and creamy frozen combination of vodka, Baileys Irish Cream, coffee liqueur and ice cream!!  Your next party is screaming for this outrageously silky smooth, sweet, and scrumptious summer drink!!

Mudslide Drink

I just love ice cream cocktails, from fresh strawberry wine floats to the outrageous, over the top kind, like a Chocolate Caramel Milkshake cocktail.

If I haven’t made it obvious yet, I’m obsessed with frozen cocktails! Make a few for your next summer party, then let me know which you like best! 

FAQ

Kahlua Mudslide Ingredients

• Chocolate Ice Cream – If you prefer a thinner cocktail, use a bit less ice cream.
  
  Or, just gradually add it to the blender, stopping when you reach your desired consistency.
  
• Vodka – There are a lot of strong flavors in this recipe, between the cream and
  
  Kahlua and chocolate, so you don’t need to go all out and invest in top shelf vodka.
  
  But if you really want to take things up a notch, use a cake or icing flavored vodka!
  
• Irish Cream and Heavy Cream – You really can’t go wrong with Bailey’s, but any brand of Irish cream will do.
  
  And if you want a bit less alcohol, substitute half and half instead.
  
• Kahlua (Coffee Liqueur) – Again, any brand works, but Kahlua is the king of coffee liqueurs!
  
  Your best substitutes would be instant coffee, a coffee-flavored syrup, or espresso powder mixed with a bit of rum. 

Recipe Variations

• Make a Mudslide Shooter – Add ⅓ ounce of Irish cream, coffee liqueur, and vodka to a shooter.
  
  Mix in 1 ounce of chocolate ice cream till it’s nice and blended and top with Hershey’s syrup!
  
• Try a Thinner Drink – For a drink that’s smooth, silky, and totally sippable, leave out the ice cream and just add a few ice cubes to a glass.
  
  Stir the rest of the ingredients together and pour them into the glass for a cool, refreshing drink!
  
• Extra Creamy – Instead of ice cubes, fill a tray with cream, stick it in the freezer, and use those in your shake instead!
  
  Your frozen mudslide will be extra thick and super creamy!
  
• Fun Flavor Ideas – Replace the chocolate ice cream with coffee ice cream for a magnificent mocha mudslide, very similar to a Mississippi Mudslide!
  
  You can also use vanilla ice cream for a bit less chocolatey flavor.
  
• Great Garnishes – Whipped cream and chocolate shavings, chocolate sprinkles, or a cherry on top would tie the whole drink together.

Storing and Serving

A mudslide drink isn’t the type of recipe you can make ahead, because there’s ice cream involved. I mean, you don’t want your cocktail to melt!

I also don’t recommend freezing ice cream cocktails. While vodka doesn’t completely freeze, it can affect the overall creamy consistency of the mudslide.

Enjoy!
With love, from our simple kitchen to yours. 

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Originally published September 2011, updated and republished September 2022

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