Chocolate-Guinness Shake

Directions

1. 1
   Place the Guinness, vanilla extract, ice cream, and sorbet in a blender and pulse several times to begin breaking up the ice cream and sorbet.
2. 2
   With the blender motor off, use a flexible spatula to mash the mixture down onto the blender blades.
3. 3
   Continue pulsing, stopping, and mashing until the mixture is well blended, thick, and moves easily in the blender jar, roughly 30 to 90 seconds.
4. 4
   Pour into a chilled glass or glasses, and serve at once.
5. 5
   Molasses Variation:
6. 6
   Follow the recipe for the Chocolate-Guinness Shake, adding 1 tablespoon of molasses (about 1/2 ounce/22 grams) to the blender along with the other ingredients.
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   Malted Variation:
8. 8
   Follow the recipe for the Chocolate-Guinness Shake, adding 1 tablespoon of malted milk powder (about 1/2 ounce/15 grams) to the blender with the Guinness and the vanilla extract, and blending for a moment before adding the ice cream and sorbet.
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   Espresso Variation:
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    Follow the recipe for the Chocolate-Guinness Shake, adding 1 shot of room temperature espresso (about 2 tablespoons/1 ounce/30 milliliters) to the blender along with the other ingredients.