When my daughter begged me to make her something sweet tonight, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. So, I hit the pantry and the freezer to gather my ingredients.
My sister-in-law's shake was made with chocolate ice cream and Nutella. I had planned to make mine with vanilla ice cream, but came up dry when I checked the freezer. The little red head in the house (AKA son, John Taylor) is an ice cream fiend and had cleaned me out. So, I decided to use what I had on hand - Tiramisu Ice Cream.
I also didn't have Nutella brand hazelnut spread. Instead, I had Kroger's knockoff, which tastes the same to me. I then grabbed some milk and mini marshmallows and headed to the blender.
I don't know if I was more excited about the milkshake or getting to try out my latest appliance purchase, the Ninja Master Prep Blender and Food Processor.
I scooped about 2 cups of ice cream into the pitcher, added 1/2 cup milk, 3 tablespoons hazelnut spread, and blended away. The Ninja rocks. It quickly blended up the creamiest shake and never bogged down even once. The air pockets in a traditional blender drive me nuts. I get so tired of taking the lid off to stir. I'll move on before I start sounding like an infomercial.
After pouring the shake into small glasses (this recipe makes 4 small or 2 regular size shakes), I topped it with mini marshmallows. Then, I fired up my gas torch that I use for creme brulee and toasted them. My sister-in-law said she used a household lighter to toast her marshmallows, so if you don't have a torch, give that a try.
The final result was a rich, indulgent, hazelnut mocha shake. The toasted marshmallows were a nice treat at the bottom of the glass after the shake was gone.
With the plethora of ice cream flavors at the supermarket these days, the options for milkshakes are endless. I'd love to hear what combinations you may come up with.
