Dom Pedro
South Africa's most beloved dessert cocktail blends Amarula cream liqueur with vanilla ice cream for an indulgent, milkshake-style treat served in a wine glass.
- 2 ozamarula
- 3 scoopsvanilla ice cream
- 1 ozheavy cream
- Grated dark chocolate.garnish
- 1Add vanilla ice cream, Amarula, and heavy cream to a blender.
- 2Blend until smooth and creamy with no lumps remaining.
- 3Pour into a wide wine glass.
- 4Garnish with grated dark chocolate on top and serve immediately with a wide straw.
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The Dom Pedro is a South African dessert cocktail that has appeared on restaurant menus across the country since the 1970s. Its exact origins are disputed: one widely repeated account credits a chef who was inspired by pouring whisky over ice cream while visiting Scottish distilleries, though the Amarula version became the most iconic after Amarula Cream Liqueur launched in 1989. The name is also spelled Don Pedro in English-speaking South Africa, while some Afrikaans speakers use Dom Pedro, meaning the drink makes you foolish if you have too many. Amarula, distilled from the fruit of the wild Marula tree and aged in French oak for two years, gives the cocktail its distinctly South African character.
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