Saturday, September 20, 2014

Milkshakes

Our default summer lunch beverage. Makes about 3 US cups, or about 600 ml. Before making, be sure your blender is the type that will blend ice. 

Banana Milkshake

In a clean blender add:

enough water to nearly cover the blades

Add and blend:

½ C whole milk powder
1 frozen banana (If you don't have frozen bananas, no problem. Just lessen the amount of water a bit and use a fresh, ripe banana.)

Add little by little, blending after each addition:

3 C ice cubes

Serve


Chocolate Milkshake

In a clean blender add:

enough water to nearly cover the blades

Add and blend:

½ C whole milk powder
1 slightly rounded T sugar
1 flat T chocolate powder
(1 T coffee, chocolate, or cream liqueur) 

Add little by little, blending after each addition:

3 C ice cubes

Serve

Other tried-and-proven flavor options:

Coffee
Coffee/chocolate
Strawberry (use frozen strawberries and reduce the amount of ice)
Nutritional yeast with flax and chia seeds

You can use honey instead of sugar, but be sure it's fully blended before adding any ice.

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3 comments:

  1. Hello,
    I've just discovered your blog and am enjoying all your great recipes. I'm curious to know why you choose to use milk powder rather than just milk - is it for the flavour, or just the convenience of it? My family drinks a lot of milkshakes so I always have a supply of frozen fruit on hand - which means I don't need to use ice cubes. Yum!

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    1. Good question! I have used milk powder for years because it's cheaper, plus, you're right, it is pretty convenient. If I didn't have it, I think I might freeze some milk to add when I made shakes. And I agree, frozen fruit is great!

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    2. My kids drink so much milk.... it is the most expensive part of our shopping expenses!

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