Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake (Printable Version)
A creamy blend of strawberries, cream cheese, and ice cream with graham cracker crunch.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dairy
01 - 4.2 oz cream cheese, softened
02 - 6.8 oz whole milk
03 - 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
→ Fruit
04 - 5.3 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 to taste
07 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Toppings
08 - Whipped cream
09 - Extra graham cracker crumbs
10 - Sliced strawberries
# Directions:
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 jar as needed.
03 - Taste the mixture and add more sugar if a sweeter profile is desired, then blend briefly to incorporate.
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 as desired.
06 - Serve right away with a straw for the best texture and flavor.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It delivers an entire dessert experience through a straw without turning on the oven
- The cream cheese creates a thickness that regular milkshakes can never achieve
02 -
- Cold cream cheese will leave tiny white lumps floating in your shake and no amount of extra blending fixes it
- Adding graham crumbs before blending is what separates this from a basic strawberry milkshake so do not skip it
03 -
- A tiny pinch of salt wakes up the strawberry flavor in a way that sugar alone cannot
- Toast the graham cracker crumbs in a dry pan for one minute before blending to deepen their flavor