New Holiday Treat: Vanilla Ice Cream… Doused in Red Wine?

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The latest “food hack” to go viral on social media is:  Vanilla ice cream… DOUSED IN RED WINE.

That’s it:  You take a bowl of ice cream, and then pour some red wine over it, however much you want.

This bizarre combination has been kicking around the internet for a while. So if you follow a lot of SOCCER MOM INFLUENCERS you may have seen it before, but it’s really picking up steam again for the holidays.

Now in my opinion many videos do NOT make it seem appetizing.  One reviewer struggled as she powered through several bites… before calling it “gross,” “absolutely disgusting,” and adding, “would not recommend.”

It seems like you’re just ruining your ice cream… and your wine… and but there’s a lot of hype suggesting it’s THE dessert of the holidays, so maybe there’s something to it.

The problem is the vanilla flavor and the dry red wine, not to mention the dairy. I think to make this work, you’d have to do a sweeter, sangria-style punch with real fruit…and then add a little ice cream as a float.

Another TikTok video suggests leaning into the dairy, by making a RED WINE MILKSHAKE.  You take ice cream, red wine, vodka, fresh raspberries, and honey… blend it… and add whipped cream and a cherry.

@jennandshae♬ Intimidated – KAYTRANADA

SOURCE: Daily Dot