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Old-fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

02/12/2017 //  by Connie Veneracion

Old-fashioned Strawberry Milkshake | casaveneracion.com

I browsed Pinterest for inspiration to make milkshake but what greeted me was a ton of photos of colorful concoctions with toppings so ridiculously high that I must have made a loud sound of exasperation. Alex was suddenly on my side and telling me about their experience in U.P. Maginhawa where people her age were lining up at a stand that sold ridiculously overdecorated drinks. Her friend, Joshua, who was vacationing from Australia had been seeing photos of the stall’s milkshakes on Instagram and he’d been craving for a glass. As it turned out, the pretty drinks didn’t taste as good as they looked.

Yes, I know that the current fad is to top milkshake with every imaginable thing—including donuts, cake slices and cotton candy—but over-the-top just isn’t my style. In my book, if the milkshake tastes like crap, no amount of decoration will magically make it taste good. So this is old-fashioned strawberry milkshake made with frozen strawberries, ice cream, milk, sugar and dark chocolate ganache. The garnish is secondary; the flavor and texture of the milkshake are paramount. A delightful snack you can share with loved ones on Valentine’s Day.

Old-fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

Old-fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

Instead of adding ice to make the drink super cold, the strawberries were frozen before going into the blender with milk, sugar and ice cream.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3 to 4
Author: CASA Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 2 cups diced strawberries
  • 125 grams dark chocolate chopped
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 2 cups vanilla ice cream homemade or store-bought
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup granulated sugar

To garnish:

  • scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • whole strawberries

Instructions

  • Place the strawberries in a tightly covered container and freeze.
  • When the strawberries are rock hard, place three milkshake glasses in the freezer. Leave for ten minutes.
  • Make the ganache by heating the chocolate and cream in the microwave, on HIGH, for about 30 seconds. Stir until smooth.
  • Take the glasses out of the freezer and drizzle some of the ganache down the sides--inside the glasses, NOT outside.
  • Dump the frozen strawberries, ice cream, milk and quarter cup of sugar into the blender. Process until smooth. Taste and add the rest of the sugar, if needed. Pulse a couple of times to blend in the added sugar.
  • Pour the milkshake into the prepared glasses.
  • Top each glass of milkshake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Dip the whole strawberries in the remaining chocolate and press into the ice cream.
  • Drizzle the rest of the ganache over the milkshake.
  • Serve the old-fashioned strawberry milkshake at once.
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