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No. 075 Milkshakes
Vanilla ice cream and cold whole milk blended until thick and frothy. The base for most of our shakes.
Makes 1 drink · about 5 min to make
Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.
Our original recipe and the starting point for most of the others. The ratio of ice cream to milk sets the thickness: use more ice cream for a spoonable shake, more milk for a drinkable one.
Everything should be cold. Blend only until smooth; over-blending warms it and thins it out.
No. 077 · Milkshake
Fresh strawberries blended with vanilla ice cream and milk for a real-fruit pink shake.
Photo: Renee Comet (Photographer), Public domain
No. 078 · Milkshake
A ripe banana, vanilla ice cream and milk blended smooth, with an optional pinch of cinnamon.
No. 083 · Milkshake
A vanilla shake with malted milk powder for a toasty, biscuity flavour. Contains barley (gluten).
No. 079 · Milkshake
Vanilla ice cream blended with caramel sauce and a pinch of sea salt.
Photo: Samantha Sturgis, CC BY-SA 4.0