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No. 084 Milkshakes

Coffee milkshake

Vanilla ice cream blended with cooled espresso and milk. Contains caffeine, so it's one for grown-ups.

A coffee milkshake topped with whipped cream and coffee beans
A coffee milkshake Photo: rick from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 5 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Blend the milk, espresso and ice cream until smooth.
  2. Pour into a tall glass.
Glass
Tall glass
Technique
Blended
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Coffee milkshake

Our original recipe. Cool the espresso first so it doesn't melt the ice cream. Because it contains caffeine, it isn't one for children.

Tags: contains caffeine coffee grown-ups