Fresh Strawberry Milkshakes

NOTES

·         What  delicious treat and a way to use up strawberries if you have too many or if they getting a a little overripe. This shake tastes like something you'd buy at an old fashioned ice cream store.

·         This recipe makes 4 small milkshakes so you may want to double the recipe. :)

·         To hull strawberries, use a sturdy straw (like one from those clear plastic containers with a hard plastic straw) and put the straw up through the bottom of the strawberry through the top, taking with it the core and the stem.

INGREDIENTS

·         1 pint vanilla (or strawberry ice cream), slightly softened

·         1/2 lb fresh strawberries, hulled (see NOTES above) and frozen for at least 30 minutes

·         1 tsp vanilla extract

·         3/4-1 c. (whole, if you dare) milk

·         1 tbsp milk powder (optional but original recipe said this adds a bit of richness and creaminess). You could also use malted milk powder.

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the frozen strawberries, vanilla and milk into a blender and blend until the strawberries are pulverized (no big chunks left). Add the milk powder, if using.

2. Add the pint of ice cream and stir it into the milk/strawberries by hand then blend on high. If it is too thick, add as much as 1/4 c. more milk to get the consistency you prefer (you're going for a thick, but still thin enough to be sucked up through a straw consistency).

3.Pour into glasses (chill ahead of time if desired) and enjoy!