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    Home » Holidays » Father's Day

    Chocolate Guinness Float

    Published: Mar 9, 2022 · Modified: Oct 22, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This Chocolate Guinness Float is the perfect drink for chocolate on St. Patrick's Day, or any random day you are craving a delicious chocolate float.

    Guinness chocolate float served in a tall glass with a straw inside. Glass is on a wood board with a houndstooth patterned napkin in the background.

    I love chocolate. There, I said it. It's out there. I'm a serious chocolate fanatic.

    My Chocolate Guinness Float is the perfect way to combine chocolate and booze. It's utterly delicious and easy to make.

    Your Irish friends will love you for making this for them. So will all your non-Irish friends. It's a people pleaser no matter whether you're truly Irish or not.

    Technically, I'm Irish. My family has some serious Irish and Scottish roots. Don't let my last name fool you, that's my husband's family name, not mine.

    I'm technically a Mahaney. There you go, it's out there in the world. We also have "Price" blood. Irish through and through.

    The Doughty name is in our ancestry. My Mom was a Doughty. So, we have a little English blood mixed in there too.

    Basically we're mutts. Which is cool. I'm okay with that. Completely.

    I think it's fun to have a little this and that in my heritage. I'm most proud of the Irish blood though.

    I'd love to visit Ireland some day. It's on my bucket list. My bucket list is LONG though.

    I'll get there one day. I'm determined to check all those places and things off my bucket list.

    In the meantime, I'll sip this Chocolate Guinness Float. In fact, I may sip two.

    This recipe was also shared on Food Fanatic when I was their resident Chocolate Fanatic.

    Chocolate Guinness float in a tall glass set on a houndstooth fabric napkin.

    Ingredient Notes:

    • Ice Cream - Use good quality chocolate ice cream, preferably something plain with no chunky additions to it.
    • Extract - Chocolate extract is used in this recipe but you could omit it if you're using syrup.
    • Syrup - This recipe uses chocolate syrup for added chocolate flavour.
    • Guinness - Nothing beats Guinness for recipes, especially close to St. Patrick's Day.

    How to Make a Chocolate Guinness Float:

    1. Grab two tall glasses.
    2. Scoop 2 giant heaping scoops of chocolate ice cream into each glass.
    3. Pour the extract and syrup equally into each glass.
    4. Open the can of Guinness and pour evenly into each glass.
    5. Serve with spoons or straws!

    Chocolate Guinness float overhead image of glass, beer can, straws, all set on a houndstooth fabric napkin.

    Can these be made ahead of time?

    Honestly, no. Make them fresh when you are ready to drink them with your guests.

    Overhead image of Guinness beer being poured into a chocolate float.

    Can I substitute other alcohol in this recipe?

    Sure, but why would you want to?! It's perfect with Guinness.

    That said, yes you can easily use any stout beer with chocolate recipes. Also, alcohol like Baileys, Kahlua, or any rum, brandy or vodka work great with chocolate drinks or desserts.

    Collage image featuring 4 photos of Guinness being poured over ice cream in tall glass at different intervals of pouring it.

    More St. Patrick's Day recipes:

    • Shepherd's Pie in Jars
    • St. Patrick's Day Pistachio Mousse Cups
    • Green Grape Slushies
    • Mint Chocolate Chip Brownie Ice Cream Cake
    • B52 Layer Cake: Guest Post from my pal Nancy of Gotta Get Baked
    • Baileys Ice Cream with Baileys Caramel Sauce: Guest Post from my pal Donna of Cookistry

    Chocolate Guinness float in a tall glass with a straw, and drink dripping down the side of the glass.

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    Chocolate Guinness float served in a tall Guinness glass with a straw.
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    5 from 4 votes

    Chocolate Guinness Float

    This Chocolate Guinness Float is the perfect drink for chocolate on St. Patrick's Day, or any random day you are craving a delicious chocolate float. 
    Course Boozy Desserts, Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Keyword chocolate Guinness float, chocolate ice cream float, ice cream float
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    Servings 2
    Calories 48kcal

    Equipment

    • Guinness Glasses

    Ingredients

    • 4 heaping scoops good quality chocolate ice cream
    • 2 teaspoons chocolate extract
    • 2 teaspoons chocolate syrup
    • 6 ounces Guinness Draught Beer cold
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Grab two Guinness glasses, or tall glasses suitable for floats or milkshakes. If you want to pop the glasses in the freezer prior to making the floats, I highly recommend doing that.
    • Scoop 2 heaping scoops of chocolate ice cream into each glass.
    • Add 1 teaspoon of chocolate extract and 1 teaspoon of chocolate syrup to each glass.
    • Pour half a can of Guinness into each glass. Pour slowly when making floats or you will make a big chocolatey mess. Stir briefly.
    • Serve!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

    Chocolate Guinness Float served in a tall glass on a houndstooth fabric napkin

     

    Be sure to peruse my recipe index for more chocolate recipes. There's also tons of dessert recipes.

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    Thanks for visiting. Keep swinging by for more delicious recipes every week.

    Toodles! xx

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    Comments

    1. John / Kitchen Riffs

      February 22, 2020 at 12:51 pm

      Chocolate? Guinness? I'm in! We use chocolate and Guinness together when baking, but haven't tried that combo in a float. Sounds like a terrific idea! Thanks.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        April 06, 2020 at 3:51 pm

        Thanks so much John. Hope you and the family are staying safe right now.

        Reply
    2. Heer Shah

      February 26, 2020 at 4:34 am

      I like to try new recipes every day and chocolate will make everything yummy. So I will try your recipe for sure.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        April 06, 2020 at 3:53 pm

        Thanks so much.

        Reply
    3. Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen

      March 17, 2021 at 11:47 am

      Hubs and Mini Me would LOVE this!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        March 17, 2021 at 4:23 pm

        You need to try them asap!

        Reply
    4. Carrie f

      March 22, 2022 at 4:59 pm

      5 stars
      Simply delicious! We loved this so much. I’m making it again!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        March 24, 2022 at 7:07 pm

        Thank you. Happy you liked it.

        Reply
      • Eoin

        October 12, 2022 at 12:41 pm

        5 stars
        As an Irish man, I can tell you that this would be absolutely sacrilegious in Ireland. Guinness is meant to be consumed as Guinness. No float. But I'm not here to ruin your rating so have 5 starts for effort anyway. And do visit Ireland! You are always most welcome. With love from Cork, Ireland.

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        • Kim Beaulieu

          October 22, 2022 at 7:10 pm

          Ha, thanks for your honesty Eoin. I totally get it, I'm a purist with certain things too.

          I'm planning a trip to Ireland with my son once the whole Covid situation is completely over. We've been wanting to visit for years.

          Reply

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