How to make a milkshake at home

Milk shake is useful for adults and children, it is considered to be a dietary product, if added to the composition of low-fat ingredients. The mixture is loved by adults, children and the elderly, because legends are telling about the benefits of milk. The drink can be prepared at home, if you have sufficient knowledge regarding the ingredients and technology. However, like any other case, the procedure includes a number of features that must be considered. Consider the important aspects in order, we give practical recommendations.

Features of the preparation of milkshake

1. If you are preparing a cocktail for a child, give preference to the non-alcoholic composition.In the "adult" cocktails you can add liqueur, cranberry tincture, rum, etc. (optional).
2. The basis of the milkshake can be taken not only milk, but also sour cream, kefir, cream, ryazhenka. Some add cottage cheese to the drink to increase their energy value.
3. The traditional technology of preparing a milkshake does not include additives. The drink is prepared exclusively from milk and ice cream, so the technique does not present any particular difficulties.
4. Before preparing a cocktail, put the milk in the fridge and cool it. The optimum temperature is 5-6 degrees.
5. The drink is prepared using a blender or mixer, in some cases - the bartender shaker. All ingredients must be whipped at maximum power to the composition increased and did not fall off for a long time.
6. In cases where homemade milkshake is prepared with additives such as chocolate or ice, the latter must be passed through a kitchen sieve.
7. If you are on a diet or body shape, counting calories, use low-fat foods. In this case, give preference to low-calorie milk, replace the ice cream with low-fat yogurt.It is also useful to add not very sweet fruits (kiwi, strawberries, currants, apples, etc.).
8. A visual inspection will help determine the availability of the product. If all conditions are met, a dense thick foam with bubbles of the same size is formed on the surface of the milkshake.
9. You can take the classic technology as a basis, and then vary it at your discretion. Add condensed milk, various toppings, coffee, cocoa, syrups, fruit juices. For those who do not have imagination, ready-made recipes will do.
10. Often, the cocktail is made from hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds and other similar components. You need to pre-fry the ingredients in a pan, then grind in a blender or coffee grinder to a state of flour.
11. Milk shake is served immediately after mixing all the ingredients. Otherwise, the foam will settle, the mixture will heat up, as a result of which the taste will suffer.
12. Fruits, berries, fruit drinks and juices are considered to be the most valuable fillings. Strawberries, bananas, apricots, raspberries, strawberries, currants (red, black) are especially popular.Do not forget about avocados, blueberries, seedless grapes, etc.

Milkshake: A Classic Recipe

• milk (fat content 2–3.2%) - 1.3 l.
• cream ice cream - 325 gr.

1. To prepare a milkshake in the traditional way, you must first melt the ice cream. Remove the product from the package, place in a deep bowl and leave at room temperature for half an hour.
2. For convenience, you can cut the ice cream into cubes of the same size. It is advisable to choose a composition marked "vanilla" or "creamy" with a minimum content of additives.
3. Milk, on the contrary, needs to be cooled to 6 degrees. Put the bag in the fridge, wait a certain amount of time.
4. When all the ingredients are ready, take a blender bowl, send melted ice cream to it and pour in the milk. Turn on the device first to the middle mark (about 1 minute), then whisk at maximum speed.
5. Prepare glasses or glasses for a milkshake. Wash and dry them, put them in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or in the freezer for 10 minutes. After the dishes cool, pour the finished drink,insert a straw. If desired, decorate the edge of the glass with berries or fruits.

Strawberry cocktail

• cream ice cream - 165 gr.
• milk fat content of 3.2% - 245 gr.
• fresh strawberries - 12 berries.

1. Remove the ice cream from the package, put it in a glass bowl, leave at room temperature for a quarter of an hour. At this time, wash the strawberries, remove the stalk, twigs, leaves. Dry the berries with a paper towel.
2. Put the milk in the fridge for 20 minutes. After the time, pour it into a glass blender, add melted ice cream and fresh strawberries.
3. Beat the ingredients at maximum power until the mass is fluffy. Those who do not have a blender, you can use a shaker or a mixer. If the mass is thick, dilute it with milk, then whisk again.
4. Put some glasses in the refrigerator, cool them. Pour the milkshake into the dishes, decorate the top with grated chocolate or cocoa, place half of the strawberries on the edge. Serve immediately, do not forget to insert a straw.

Avocado Cocktail

• milk - 650 ml.
• avocado - 1 pc.
• honey - 35 gr.
• syrup (optional) - 10 ml.
• ice cream (optional) - 200 gr.

1. If the milkshake will be prepared with the addition of ice cream, remove the product from the package and let it partially melt at room temperature.
2. Put a bag of milk in the fridge, leave for half an hour. Melt the honey in the microwave, add to the milk. Combine the indicated ingredients with ice cream.
3. Get down to handling avocados. For the preparation of the drink is used only ripe fruit. Remove the bone, scrape the pulp with a tablespoon, chop into porridge using a blender.
4. Mix all ingredients, add syrup and honey. Beat with a mixer or blender at maximum speed, evaluate the result. If the cocktail turned out to be unsweetened, add more honey.
5. Pour into glasses, do not forget to insert a straw. If you wish, you can decorate the "cap" of the drink with coconut chips or grated almonds.

Raspberry cocktail

• honey - 55 gr.
• milk - 550 ml.
• ice cream (vanilla or cream) - 275 gr.
• raspberry fresh - quantity to the discretion

1. Melt the honey in a water bath or in a microwave, pour into the milk, mix and send to the refrigerator until it is completely cooled.
2. Remove the ice cream from the package, put it in a glass bowl so that it melts. After the milk reaches a temperature of 6-8 degrees, add ice cream to it.
3. Pour the mixture into a blender, beat until smooth. The drink should increase in size, at this moment you can add fresh raspberries. Turn on the device at maximum power, chop the berries.
4. Before you drink a cocktail, strain the mixture through a kitchen sieve or cheesecloth to eliminate bones. Pour into glasses, decorate the edge of the container with raspberry, insert the straw.

Currant Cocktail

• currant (black or red) - 235 gr.
• milk - 650 ml.
• vanilla sugar - 12 gr.
• sugar - 55 gr.
• chicken yolk - 1 pc.
• ice cream - 150 gr.

1. You can use both fresh and frozen currants. In the latter case, leave the berries at room temperature so that they melt. Do the same with ice cream.
2. Pour the milk into a deep container, add sugar and vanilla. When the crystals melt completely, send the milk syrup to the fridge, cool to 6 degrees.
3. Mix the ice cream with currants, pour in the milk. Beat the chicken yolk in a blender, pour the remaining ingredients into the bowl. Bring mass to a uniform dense state.
4. Strain the drink through a kitchen sieve, pour into glasses. Insert a straw; if desired, sprinkle with grated almonds or walnuts on top.

Cherry Cocktail

• milk - 525 ml.
• powdered sugar - 15 gr.
• ice cream - 160 gr.
• frozen or fresh cherry - 135 gr.

1. Place the cherries in a colander, rinse under a tap, and dry. Remove the legs and bones. If frozen berries are used, they must first be placed in the microwave on the “Defrost” mode.
2. Put the milk in the fridge for half an hour. Remove the ice cream from the package, move it to a deep bowl and let it melt. Combine the milk with the ice cream in the blender glass, beat the mass for 2 minutes.
3. After the allotted time, add the cherry, turn on the blender again. Optionally, you can use a shaker, but then the berries will be in the form of slices (cocktail will have to eat with a spoon).
4. Pour a uniform drink into glasses, decorate with a leaf of mint or coconut flakes.Insert a straw, serve for use immediately after preparation.

Cocoa Cocktail

• cocoa powder - 20 g.
• vanilla ice cream - 175 gr.
• milk - 220 ml.
• chocolate - 40 g.

1. Make cocoa according to the instructions, cool. Partially melt vanilla ice cream at room temperature. Cool the milk in the fridge, mix with ice cream and cocoa.
2. Grate the chocolate on a fine grater, add to the previous composition. Put all the ingredients in a blender, whisk at the maximum speed of 3 minutes.
3. Pour the finished drink on pre-cooled glasses, garnish with grated chocolate, insert the tube. Optionally, place on the "cap" 3 pcs. hazelnut or almond.

Banana coctail

• ripe banana - 2 pcs.
• milk - 320 gr.
• ice cream - 245 gr.
• honey - 15 gr.
• ground cinnamon - 2 pinches

1. Peel banana, cut into thin slices, grind in a blender to the state of porridge.
2. Remove the ice cream from the cups or packaging, cut it into cubes, send it to a banana.
3. Pre-cool the milk in the refrigerator, then add honey and mix until completely dissolved.Pour the mixture in a blender to a banana and ice cream.
4. Pour 1 pinch of cinnamon, beat for 3-4 minutes, then pour into glasses and garnish with a second pinch of cinnamon. Insert straw, serve immediately.

Milkshake is one of those drinks that can be easily prepared at home. The main thing is to have a blender or a shaker available, if you wish, you can use a mixer. Consider recipes based on strawberries, cocoa, cherries, bananas, currants, raspberries or avocados. Decorate the cocktail with grated nuts, add chocolate or coconut chips. Vary the amount on your own, add alcohol and surprise the guests.

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