Eat Dessert First

While it’s no secret that we love all the Yetis–Espresso Oak Aged, Chocolate Oak Aged, Belgian, Oak Aged and, of course, the classic Yeti Imperial Stout, using this fearsomely delicious stout in a devastatingly tasty ice-cream-and-brownie combo takes our love to a whole new level. Try these recipes out at home for a beerific dessert!

Chocolate Stout Ice Cream
Makes about 1 quart

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
6 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup half & half
1 1/2 cups Yeti Imperial Stout or Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate

Whisk together sugar, salt, cinnamon, and egg yolks in a 4-qt. saucepan until smooth; stir in cream & half and half and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon (about 4 minutes). Pour mixture through a fine strainer into a medium bowl, and whisk in Yeti and vanilla; refrigerate until chilled. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Near the end of churning, add chopped chocolate until incorporated evenly throughout ice cream.  Transfer to a resealable plastic container and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

Fudge Stout Brownies

Butter for coating pan
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
8 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Yeti Imperial Stout
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9-inch metal baking pan by buttering it well and dusting inside with 1 tablespoon cocoa powder. Set aside. In a large 2-quart saucepan, melt stick of butter over low heat until liquid. Add chopped chocolate, stirring often, until melted and smooth. Remove saucepan from heat and let cool to luke-warm (still liquid but not hot).
Stir sugars in chocolate mixture and mix well. Beat together eggs, vanilla, and Yeti in a bowl until smooth. Sift flour with salt. Stir stout mixture into saucepan by thirds, alternating with flour by 1/3 cupfuls, until batter is just blended. Do not overbeat.  Scrape batter into prepared 9-inch-square metal pan and bake at 350°F for about 55 minutes. Let cool to lukewarm before slicing.