June 11, 2014

Fresh Strawberry Shake

I am almost always a chocolate girl.  My husband and I can never share ice cream or shakes because he always wants fruity ones, and while I do love fruit, I need chocolate or something chocolaty in my ice cream.

Fresh Strawberry Shake @ Blissful Roots

Yes, I never thought I'd change my tune, and for the majority of my life that held true (minus La Beau's famous fresh raspberry shakes).  Then one day I discovered Our Best Bites strawberry sauce.  I don't know why, but it called my name.  The sauce was in the breakfast section of their cookbook.  I normally wouldn't pay any attention to a fruity syrup, but in the description at the top of the recipe it suggested using the sauce with vanilla ice cream and milk for a yummy shake.  That's when my taste buds perked up!

Fresh Strawberry Shake @ Blissful Roots

It's been several years since I made my first batch of the fresh strawberry sauce, and this is still our go-to shake at my house.  Not only for my husband and boys (who are fruity like their dad), but for me as well.  I love, love, love this shake!  The fresh strawberries, sugar, and vanilla (or almond flavoring) make the perfect sauce to dump in the blender with a bit of vanilla ice cream and milk.  The sauce always makes the shake taste fresh, even when I've frozen the sauce and used it.

Fresh Strawberry Shake @ Blissful Roots

Sorry to not have exact measurements, but if I can just throw in the amounts I think are right, then so can you.  I usually start with some sauce in the bottom of my Ninja, add the ice cream and milk (just a little bit, you can always add more later), and then add some more sauce on top.  Then I blend away.  You can always add more sauce for flavor, or if the strawberry flavor's too much, just add more ice cream.  I keep my strawberry sauce in pint jars (fresh in the fridge, or frozen) and I'd say I use half, or just over half of the pint, when I make our shakes (which makes 4-5 small shakes).

Fresh Strawberry Shakes
Vanilla ice cream
Milk

The perfect, delicious way to cool down on the hot summer days ahead!

What are your favorite homemade shakes?

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