Old Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

My grandmother made the best milkshakes and floats that I have ever tasted.  Thick, perfectly flavoured made with love.  Love was always her secret ingredient.  Now that I am a mom I think more and more about my favourite memories from my childhood.  Swimming in Florida, running through the woods near my house and skating on a frozen lake.  Milkshakes were something I loved Winter and summer and so I recreated my grandmother’s favourite, an old fashioned strawberry milkshake.

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Old Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

Just like my grandmother used to make, this milkshake is thick, creamy and full of natural strawberry flavour.

Course: Dessert

Author: Family Food and Travel

Ingredients

• 2 cups frozen strawberries whole or halved
• 2-4 scoops of full cream vanilla ice cream # of scoops depends on desired thickness of the milkshake
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Sprinkles of whipped cream to garnish

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a Vitamix (or high powered blender) and blend until smooth.
2. Add more milk or more ice cream depending on your desired thickness.
3. Top with sprinkles/whipped cream before serving.

The great thing about a milkshake is how it makes you feel.  For me, I am instantly transported to my grandmother’s living room playing hours of Cribbage and Crokinole drinking milkshakes out of my tiger glass that I got at an Esso gas station as a kid.

Do you have any special milkshake memories? 

Looking for more Valentine’s recipes check out these ones from my dear friends – Valentine’s Day Macaroons from Frugal Mom Eh and Sugar and Spice Muffins from Tales of a Ranting Ginger