Faith and the gang came up with one rockin’ chocolate bourbon milkshake during an episode of The Food Schmooze®. Just the right amount of Maker’s Mark Bourbon and possibly the world’s best chocolate ice cream from Arethusa Farm Dairy (now with a shop in New Haven!) made this a shake you’ll want to serve at your next party as dessert.
Photo: cookingalamel/flickr, creative commons
Ingredients
- 1/2 pint vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 pint chocolate ice cream
- 8 ounces whole milk (we used Arethusa's whole chocolate milk)
- 5 ounces Maker's Mark Bourbon (or your favorite bourbon)
- Toasted chopped walnuts optional, for garnish
Servings: people (maybe more)
Instructions
- In a blender combine all the ingredients, except the toasted walnuts. Blend on high for a couple of minutes, then check the consistency. Too thick? Add a little more milk. Too thin? Add ice cream. Blend again.
Can you use anything besides bourbon?
Oh yes, lots. . .there’s Kahlua, coffee vodka, vanilla vodka, rum, all go well with chocolate and make a tasty boozy shake. Experiment and see what you like.
This would probably work with Bailey’s too.
Whew! These are delicious – but strong!! We added an extra cup or more of ice cream and a healthy dose of ice because we like our shakes with “crystals.” Overall, this recipe gave us s good starting point, so thank you!
I recently tried something called Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey…….sounds weird, but it has great flavor. I think it would be awesome in this!