If you are looking for a festive cocktail to impress your chocolate loving friends this holiday season, look no further than this Godiva Mini Mudslide recipe. Fun, festive and perfect to spread the holiday cheer!
This post was originally shared on December 6th, 2011. Since it’s one of my favorite holiday cocktail recipes, I wanted to share it with you again!
So, I kind of made a cocktail for a BRUNCH party! It was an innocent mistake, honestly. When I signed up to participate in the Virtual Holiday Potluck with some blogger friends, I failed to notice the word “BRUNCH” in the title. I just was thinking holiday, friends, chocolate, cocktails! What’s more fun than sharing a Godiva Mudslide Recipe for a festive holiday occasion? Not much, I say…not much.
I’m going to just pretend that our holiday brunch was so much fun that everyone stayed until late in the afternoon, and it was THEN that I served the cocktails. Not at normal brunch time. That’s it. That’s what happened.
Plus, mimosa’s shouldn’t get all the brunch time fun, right? Why can’t a mudslide, margarita, pina colada or martini be an acceptable brunch time cocktail? I think it’s time right now to change what cocktails are acceptable at brunch, starting with this Godiva Mudslide Recipe!
We have a great lineup of brunch recipes for you to check out! You can see all the submissions below the recipe. Most of them are very holiday BRUNCH appropriate. I hope you’ll visit all the blogs and see what tasty treats they contributed.
In the meantime, here is my Godiva Mini Mudslide Recipe. If you are feeling guilty for serving a mudslide recipe at brunch, don’t worry. You can go ahead and serve the cocktails in tiny martini glasses to make you feel better. However, since I think mudslides are perfectly acceptable for a brunch cocktail, I say serve ’em big! Enjoy!
Keys to Perfecting This Godiva Mudslide Recipe
First things first…you’ve got to use quality ingredients for this mudslide recipe to be the absolute best. Godiva has a chocolate vodka that’s perfect for this cocktail. I wouldn’t stray away from it, to be honest. Also, you can’t go wrong with Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur for that dreamy creamy flavor.
For the chocolate syrup, you can definitely use traditional Hershey’s syrup. However, if you want truly decadent flavor, I can’t recommend this Ghiradelli Chocolate Sauce enough. This sauce adds a dimension of richness that really takes this mudslide recipe up a notch. If you prefer a homemade recipe, I believe Annetta’s Hot Fudge Sauce is the best there is.
Now, for the vanilla ice cream, choose a brand that uses real vanilla beans vs vanilla flavor. You may not think there’s a difference, but the end result will prove there is.
Finally, this mudslide recipe is slightly different than a traditional, fully frozen mudslide. It’s creamier and sip-able. No straw needed! Because of this, you’ll want to make sure the cocktail is well blended until smooth. This may require you to do a “double blend” for perfect results.
Edible glitter is a fun and festive garnish, but a dollop of whipped cream will do as well. Or heck, try both! This edible glitter in Ruby Red is an excellent choice for your holiday cocktails.
OK friends, that’s it for my tips for nailing this Godiva Mudslide Recipe! I hope you enjoy sipping on these and sharing them with friends over the holiday season. While you are here, make sure to check out the Virtual Holiday Brunch Potluck recipes below. There’s definitely something for everyone! Happy Holidays!
Godiva Mini Mudslide Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ounces chillded Godiva Chocolate Vodka
- 2 ounces chilled Bailey's Irish Cream liquor
- 1 ounce cold milk
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 2 Tablespoons Chocolate Syrup
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into mini martini glasses. If desired, dust rim with edible glitter (found at most baking supply stores)
Here’s the full menu for our Virtual Holiday Brunch Potluck!
The Drink
- Godiva Mini Mudslide Recipe – Kristen from Dine & Dish
Main Dishes
- Gingerbread French Toast – Diane from Created by Diane
- Asian Fusion Omelette/Frittata – Jeanette from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
- Macaroni & Cheese – Naomi from Bakers Royale
Side Dishes
- Potato Casserole – Julie from The Little Kitchen
- Hazelnut Roasted Brussel Sprouts – Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food
Dessert
- Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle with Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce – Sommer from A Spicy Perspective
- Almond Brickle Coffee Cake – Kathy from Cooking On the Side
- Gingerbread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream – Cheryl from TidyMom
Party Favor/Hostess Gift
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I am not sure what I am in love with most – those beautiful pictures or the thought of having that delicious drink at a brunch. 🙂
“So…I kind of made a cocktail for a BRUNCH party! “………..this is why I love you! haha
this looks AMAZING!
Love how festive your martini picture looks! I think we might all need one of these by the afternoon after our brunch 😉
I’ll take one. Or three.
AMAZING
Love Godiva, Baileys, and choc!
I would love to go to THIS dinner party 🙂
Oh my. Why am I never invited to real life dinner parties with this kind of menu? Amazing! 🙂
I think this is perfect for a brunch!! Way better than a mimosa! I love the pictures, Kristen! Feels so festive and makes me look forward to the holiday season!
So I kind of think this was the perfect mistake. So much more up my alley than tomato juice and vodka and that’s standard brunch fare right?
Omgosh, this looks so incredible. I don’t think anyone cares that this was supposed to be brunch. I’d drink this at a brunch, for sure 😉
why didn’t we really get together, I need one of these 🙂 Oh yea many miles between us. Really not fair, this would start my day off the RIGHT way! Beautiful photos 🙂
What a divinely decadent mistake. I just love it when that happens, don’t you? 🙂
If mimosas and bloody marys are acceptable for brunch then I don’t see why this wouldn’t be! Cheers!
As we say down here in the valley, “It’s 4:00 somewhere!” I could almost not listen to the Dr. and drink one of those. Yum!
All I can say is…I wish it were brunchtime right now – I could sure use this! Lol, tis the busy holiday season. 🙂
OMG!!really amazing!!!BUNCH PARTY….perfect!!even i’m on diet now if that in my front…i hate dieting:D…
Ummmm… Yes please!
woah woah whoah, I would love to have one of these in my hand as I go about my blogging work this evening!
Booze is completely brunch-appropriate.
Ask anyone. 🙂
I’m all for cocktails at brunch…especially if it involves mudslide mintinis!
Oh my Yum!!!!!
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this looks great. I think it will be dinner tonight as have all ingredients in stock!
nice job,i like this site.
I’m sad that you live in a world without cocktails at brunch! Although yes, typically bloody Mary’s and mimosas. Haha!
This sounds fabulous!
This martini actually looks creamy. I’m so curious to try it!
Ah it’s sooooo good! Enjoy!
This is visually striking! The result looks so powerful. Absolutely fab! These cocktails would definitely attract attention and look so impressive on the table.
Kristen, thank you for such an amazing recipe and sharing the keys to perfecting this! All of your tips will surely help me a lot. I’m saving this for later. Such treasure. Dying to give these cocktails a try and share these with my friends. I’ll probably make these for our next party. Hope everyone will enjoy sipping on these. Look forward to your new ideas.
p.s. I’d be grateful if you’d share with me a few similar recipes for nice cocktails. Can I find anything like these on your blog?
They are a definite favorite for the holidays!