Thursday, December 4, 2008

Espresso Milkshakes

These are the perfect late-night movie-watching beverage/dessert combo for coffee lovers.

Espresso Milkshakes
   1 cup fresh-brewed espresso
   1/4 cup coffee-flavored liqueur
   1/3 cup whole milk
   6 large scoops lite vanilla ice cream (~1 quart)

The key step in making these is to chill the espresso to avoid too much ice cream meltage... I find a quick way to do this is to put it in an empty (clean) screw-cap wine bottle and chilling it as you would a bottle of wine (we used a Cooper Cooler, but whatever method you usually use would work). Combine all ingredients in a blender. Serves 3.

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