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
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
My son just leaned over and saw your photo and said, "Wow that looks amazing, can you make me one right now?" Looks great to me too!
purabi naha says
All the goodness of almonds, cherries and milk with the all-time favourite: vanilla icecream! Girl, you rock!!
naomi says
Cherry pie milkshake-um, yeah, I'll take two! This look and sound delish!
Maris(In Good Taste) says
Two awesome treats in one!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I love any form of ice cream including milkshakes. This cherry pie version looks delicious!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Oh my gosh this sounds amazing! Love it!
Kimby says
I love your statement about life in the country not being so grand in the summer time. :) It's been hotter than blazes here, too. What a great alternative to "baked" cherry pie!
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels says
Oh my word cherry pie mikshakes!! I think I'm in love. :)
lauri (redheadrecipes.com) says
So cool that you PICKED your own cherries!! I love them, but I hate trying to pit them, any recs?
Ann says
Sonds delish - I love cherries! My husband would go ga-ga over this!