How to Mix an Ice Cream Cricket Drink (4 Steps)

The cocktail christened the cricket, kin to the much more widely ordered and mixed grasshopper, a mint chocolate libation, has a few recipe variations. The classic cricket drink does not list ice cream as an ingredient; instead, it settles for liquid cream and ice cubes or crushed ice. Mixing the cricket cocktail with ice cream makes for a refreshing change and results in a delicious adult milkshake.

Things You'll Need

  • Blender
  • Milk
  • Chocolate mint liqueur
  • White creme de cacao liqueur
  • Vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  1. Pour equal parts of chocolate mint and white creme de cacao liqueurs into the blender.

  2. Add the vanilla ice cream at a 3:2 ratio with the liqueurs.

  3. Secure the lid of the blender and blend on a low to medium speed for about 10 to 15 seconds, enough time for the contents to become a thick liquid.

  4. Pour into a highball or martini glass.