What’s new at Häagen-Daz?

The company is rolling out a line of alcohol-infused ice cream treats this month, called Häagen-Dazs Spirits Collection (photo #1).

With flavors made variously with bourbon, rum and liqueurs, each pint contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.

Federal law does not consider any beverage that contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume to be alcoholic. But laws regulating alcohol in food can vary state by state.

Thus, it’s unclear if the collection will be available in all 50 states, but ask your grocer. Or better yet, see our tip below.

The boozy ice cream flavors include:

 
Boozy milkshake, anyone?

There are also Irish Cream Cookie Squares, chocolate cookies topped with Irish Cream ice cream and dipped in dark chocolate (photo #3). Here’s more information about all the flavors.
 
Häagen-Dazs isn’t the first national brand to add alcohol to its ice creams.

 
 
HERE’S THE TIP: MAKE YOUR OWN

Each pint in the Spirits Collection contains less than 0.5% alcohol per volume. That’s just half a teaspoon in the whole pint!

THe line is more marketing than alcohol flavor. So if you want the boozy ice cream experience…

Make your own!

We’re not suggesting that you take out your ice cream machine and make a batch from scratch, although you certainly could.

The easy ways to create boozy ice cream are:

 
Feel like a spirited float? Check out these recipes.

You don’t need to make boozy ice cream first. Just pour the booze into the glass, on top of the ice cream!

[1] Two of the flavors in the Häagen-Dazs Spirits Collection (photo courtesy Häagen-Dazs).

[2] Make your own: Pour spirits over regular ice cream (photo courtesy Häagen-Dazs Canada).

[3] Irish Cream Cookie Squares (photo courtesy Häagen-Dazs).