Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake (Printable Version)
Creamy strawberry and cream cheese shake with graham cracker crumbs, blended smooth in under 10 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Dairy
01 - 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
02 - 3/4 cup whole milk
03 - 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
→ Fruit
04 - 5 oz fresh strawberries, hulled, plus extra for garnish
→ Sweeteners & Flavors
05 - 2 tbsp graham cracker crumbs, plus extra for garnish
06 - 2 tbsp sugar, optional
07 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Toppings
08 - Whipped cream
09 - Extra graham cracker crumbs
10 - Sliced strawberries
# Method:
01 - Add the cream cheese, whole milk, vanilla ice cream, hulled strawberries, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and vanilla extract to a blender.
02 - Blend on high speed until completely smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
03 - Taste the mixture and stir in additional sugar if a sweeter profile is desired.
04 - Divide the milkshake evenly between two tall glasses.
05 - Top each glass with whipped cream, a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs, and sliced strawberries. Serve immediately with a straw.
# Expert Tricks:
01 -
- It genuinely tastes like someone liquified an entire cheesecake and handed you a straw
- The cream cheese gives it this velvety weight that regular strawberry shakes just cannot match
02 -
- Softened cream cheese is nonnegotiable because cold straight from the fridge will leave tiny lumps no matter how long you blend
- Graham cracker crumbs vanish into the shake if you blend too long so stop as soon as it looks smooth
03 -
- Cut the cream cheese into small cubes before adding it to the blender and it will incorporate in half the time
- A tiny pinch of salt will make all the sweet flavors pop in a way people will notice but not be able to identify