Day 153 : Oreo Cloud Shake

You may recognize the name of this one… or at least the cloud part.  My son insisted I name it that after we did so for the strawberry one earlier this year.  If you haven’t guessed by now it has marshmallow creme in it… hence the cloud part.  We used homemade cookies and cream ice cream for this, but I assume store bought would work just fine.  You may find you need a bit more milk though in that case, as the homemade stuff was pretty soft to begin with.

 

Oreo Cloud Shake

Serves : 1-2          Time to make : 3 minutes

Ingredients :

• 3 big scoops of cookies and cream ice cream
• 1/4 cup marshmallow creme
• 1/4 cup (or more) milk
• 1-2 oreos for garnish

Directions :

1. In a blender on high mix ice cream, marshmallow creme and milk until smooth.  You may have to stop and stir a few times to get the marshmallow mixed in properly.
2. Pour into one or two glasses and top with a crushed oreo or two.

Day 108 : Fresh Strawberry Cloud Milkshake

This one is a little something for my son.  I already had a mocha today so I needed to NOT make some high calorie recipe for myself lol.  Yesterday Perrin requested a strawberry shake and I told him I would make one today so that is what I did.  I was getting ready to make the shake when I saw the jar of marshmallow creme sitting on the counter and a lightbulb went off in my head…. why not put that in the shake?!

I wasn’t sure how it was going to work out, or if I had the right amount, but it was AWESOME!  I did try it…. just didn’t have a full glass.  I can’t very well rate a recipe afterall without trying it.  Anyway the strawberry flavor was just how I like it, present but not overpoweringly sweet (since it was fresh strawberries) and I really enjoyed the marshmallow flavor and especially the times when a little of it didn’t mix in all the way and you got a small pocket of the marshmallow creme.  Sort of like a swirl effect in spots.  It was the perfect thick consistency too.

I have lots of plans to incorporating marshmallow creme into other drinks now lol.  Oh and Perrin helped me name the drink.

Fresh Strawberry Cloud Milkshake

Serves : 2                    Time to make : 5 minutes

Ingredients :

• 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 heaping T. marshmallow creme
• 3 scoops french vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• whip cream
• strawberry syrup

Directions :

1. Combine strawberries, marshmallow creme, ice cream, and milk in a blender and blend on high until thick and creamy and smooth.
2. Top with whip cream and a drizzle of strawberry syrup.