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Malted Vanilla Milk Shakes

I am on a vanilla kick, and it can't be stopped. It should be noted that we are obsessed with malt, brewer's malt, malted milk balls, and the like. These milk shakes are so simple to make, and when we make them, people are always begging us for the secret ingredient. I suppose they aren't used to a malted milk shake anymore. So sad. Also, it makes me bonkers when people ask to use skim milk. It's just not as good, in my humble opinion.

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Ingredient tip:

Look for malted milk powder in the supermarket aisle where dry milk powder is found or in the aisle with coffee, tea, and cocoa.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2

Ingredients

3/4 cup chilled whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 1/4 cups vanilla ice cream
2 tablespoons malted milk powder
1/4 cup malted milk balls (such as Whoppers or Maltesers; about 1 ounce), crushed in mortar with pestle or in processor

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place two 12-ounce (or larger) glasses in freezer to chill 1 hour.

    Step 2

    Pour milk into blender. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; discard bean. Cover and blend 15 seconds. Add ice cream and malted milk powder and blend until thick and creamy, stopping to push down ice cream as necessary. Divide milk shake between chilled glasses. Top each with crushed malted milk balls and serve.

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