The carb count on these beauties must be through the roof!
Date Shake
Supposedly invented in the 1930s by a California date farmer, date shakes are a popular drink at roadside stands in the Coachella Valley. This recipe is from Oasis Date Gardens, which serves up to 300 shakes a day.
Credit: Meredith Heuer
1 cup dates, such as deglet noor or
(for a more intense date flavor) medjool
1 cup milk
2 cups quality vanilla ice cream
1. Pit and chop dates.
2. Put dates and milk into jar of a blender and purée until smooth. Add ice cream and purée again. Divide shake between 2 tall Styrofoam cups or glasses.
SERVES 2
Ratings & Reviews (5)
Styrofoam cups? I love a good date shake, but come on Saveur, how about thinking of the environment? Super disappointed that you're encouraging their use.
very good. VERRRRY sweet. used medjools.
It was extremely sweet. I would use less ice cream next time, or maybe something else. Greek yogurt, frozen yogurt maybe? Not bad, but I would have been happy eating all those dates out of hand. Used deglet noirs, and some medjools.
Had these in 2001 while driving from CA to NC. Looking forward to drinking them again.
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