Let's face it: a milkshake is just a way to eat double the amount of ice cream in half the time. And I'm okay with that. Now that it's summer (also known as the time of year I try to avoid using my propane oven as much as possible—life in the country ain’t so grand), we will be drinking our desserts.
If you want another version, try my banana milkshake in the blender too!
A few Sundays ago, when we had a million things to do before sundown, we paused to pick 10 pounds of cherries from our tree. It was time well-spent, as we have been gorging on double vanilla cherry jam. We also make and cool rice salad with cherry vinaigrette from Heidi’s latest book.
I pitted the rest of the cherries, stashed them in the freezer, and dreamed of eating them in the cold winter months. Well, I’m sad to say that the cherries are already gone. We've been enjoying cherry lemonade and these milkshakes with crunchy chunks of graham crackers too much it seems. It's going to be a long year 'til cherry season rolls around again.
The tastiness of this recipe depends very much on the quality of ingredients you use. This includes ice cream made from ingredients you can pronounce and very fragrant spices.
Cherry Pie Milkshake
These milkshakes taste just like your favorite cherry pie.
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 cup frozen, pitted cherries
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ cup graham cracker crumbs (from about 2 crackers)
- ¼ cup heavy cream (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all ingredients except graham crackers and heavy cream. Pulse on high until all ingredients are combined. Divide between two glasses, then stir in the graham cracker crumbs. If you wish, whip the heavy cream and dollop on top of each glass before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 499Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 194mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 3gSugar: 41gProtein: 9g
Rachel @ A Cupcake for Moose says
Gotta love good quality spices. There is such a difference from the grocery and so worth a few extra pennies. Can you ship cherry milkshakes to Indiana? I wish!! :)
Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies says
I love love love cherries in anything. In fact, I pretty much only eat black cherry yogurt. I am so jealous that you have a cherry tree IN YOUR YARD. When we go to the market tomorrow, I hope there are still cherries, because cherry pie shakes will be on the dessert menu!
Hannah says
Milkshakes are easily one of my favorite sweet comfort foods. I mean, how far can you go wrong with drinkable ice cream? This looks like an excellent way to celebrate the beginning of cherry season!
miri leigh says
Wow! This looks amazing! What a treat!
Rose says
Are the cherries in this recipe sour cherries or sweet ones?
Christina Lane says
Sweet.