Nurrohma Maylingga

Milkshake Makeovers

A classic creamy milkshake is a childhood favorite but these cool creamy desserts can go beyond just chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavors. You can make extra special milkshakes with a variety of flavors and you can even make a fun adults only version. Get creative with the classic shake and enjoy a delicious and chilly treat.

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Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Shake

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

4 scoops chocolate ice cream
4 ounces canned pumpkin, chilled
1-1/2 cups cold milk
6 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup crushed ice, more or less as desired
Whipped cream to garnish
Chocolate shavings

Directions:

Combine ice cream, pumpkin, milk, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and ice to a blender.
Blend until smooth and well combined. Pour mixture into 2 shake glasses and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Coconut Dream Shake

Makes 2 servings
This festive milkshake is for adults only.

Ingredients:

4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
1 small pineapple, peeled, cored, chopped
1 small mango, peeled, seeded, chopped
6 strawberries, hulled, plus more for garnish
6 ounces Malibu rum
1 cup crushed ice, more or less as needed
Whipped cream for garnish

Directions:

Combine ice cream with milk, coconut milk, pineapple, mango, strawberries, rum and ice in a blender.
Blend until well combined and smooth. Pour mixture into 2 shake glasses and garnish with whipped cream and strawberries.

Coffee Cookie Shake

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

4 scoops coffee ice cream
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup crushed ice, more or less as desired
2 cups crumbled chocolate chip cookies, plus 2 whole for garnish

Directions:

Blend ice cream with milk and ice until smooth and well combined.
Stir crushed cookies into shake and pour into 2 shake glasses. Garnish each with a cookie.

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Quick tips for making milkshakes

There is more to making milkshakes than just ice cream and milk, but your choice of ingredients can make a difference between a good shake and a great shake.

Milkshake tip #1: Go full-fat

The first rule to follow when making a milkshake is never use low-fat anything. Whole-fat milk and ice cream work best in creating the creamiest shake. And if you're counting calories, just keep in mind that indulging every once in a while is good for the soul.

Milkshake tip #2: Think consistency

For a thicker, creamier milkshake, use more ice cream and less milk. Want it a little thinner? Add more milk.

Milkshake tip #3: Give it flavor

Instead of sticking with the classic vanilla or chocolate milkshakes, venture into other flavors of ice cream for a fun and tasty change. For extra flavor, add a flavored syrup. For example, up the chocolate intensity of your chocolate shake by adding a shot of chocolate syrup, or make a pumpkin vanilla shake by adding a shot of pumpkin pie spice syrup to your vanilla shake. You can even add coffee (cooled, of course) to espresso ice cream for a double espresso shake. Other yummy additions include fresh fruit, fruit purees, nut butters and finely chopped cookies or candy. For the adults, add rum, amaretto, or another flavored alcohol of your choice.

Milkshake tip #4: Garnish creatively

Whipped cream and a cherry on top is a classic way to top off a milkshake but there are many other delicious ways to garnish your creamy dessert. Whipped cream is a given, of course. Creative garnish ideas include: An apple slice for an apple pie shake, chopped almonds for an almond butter shake, or dark chocolate shavings for an espresso shake.

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MilkShake

In New England and Great Britain milk shake ice cream which is made from milk and flavorings, Milkshake ice cream

In the rest of the United States, a beverage which is made from milk, ice cream, and possibly other flavorings. Sometimes fresh fruit, chocolate sauce and also other sauces are added, along with whipped cream. In much of the New England, this is known as a frappe (pronounced to rhyme with "cap"), and in the Rhode Island this beverage is called as a cabinet.

At any fast food restaurants, this is usually known only as a "shake” that is made from ice milk, flavorings and thickening ingredients, and other similar recipes.

In Greece, a frappe is normally a cold coffee drink, usually consumed during the summer. It is made using freeze dried instant coffee, cold water, ice, sugar and also with milk.
An important factor that is distinguishes a milkshake from simply being flavored milk is that it is generally prepared in some sort of blender rather than being simply stirred.

There are machines available which are specifically designed for the blending of milk shakes. Often, these ice cream machines mix ingredients and also insert air into the milkshake mix, causing the consistency to become smooth and the shake to thicken up as it is blended. Some outlets are used machines where milk and mix are frozen and mixed together inside the container within the machine, while others prepare and mix the shake "by hand" within a special stainless steel cup, often known as malt cup or mixing can.

The most common ice cream flavors of milkshake are vanilla, chocolate, and also strawberry, though other ingredients such as bananas or Oreos could be used. A common additive is malt, which could make a malted milkshake. Fast food restaurants and soda fountains often sell milkshakes. Some milkshake recipes call for ice cream in the flavor of the milkshake, while others call for the vanilla ice cream plus a flavor additive, such as a syrup or fruit. These different methodologies are often resulted in a surprisingly large difference in taste, and many people have a distinct preference for one method over the other. Recipes which are rely heavily on fresh fruit and made up without ice cream are called smoothies.

Milkshakes can be made from ordinary milk mixed with powder and concentrate although these drinks might simply be considered "flavored milks" in most places. Common brands include Naquin and Crush. Bottled milkshake is also common, commonly being sold in 330 mL, 500 mL or 1 liter bottles. Gulp! Fiji, Yazoo and Mars are well known brands of bottled milkshake.

History

The first reference to the term "milkshake" appeared in print in 1885 and was contained some whisky. The malted milkshake includes the malted milk powder (contains dried milk, malted barley and wheat flower) which was founded in 1887 by William Horlick. The drink was designed for invalids and for children. Original versions of the drinks were more of an egg nod version than what we are used to today.

The milkshake made it into the mainstream in the year1922, when Ivan "Pop" Coulson, a Walgreens employee at Chicago, took an old-fashioned malted milk (milk, chocolate, and malt) and added two scoops of ice cream, creating a drink which became very popular at a surprising rate, soon becoming a very high-demand drink for young adults around the country.