Aug 10, 2009
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Vanilla Banana Black & White Milk Shake

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Vanilla Banana Black & White Milk Shake Credit: André Baranowski

MAKES ABOUT 3 1/2 CUPS

This recipe for a layered shake is based on one in Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes (Norton, 2009) by Adam Ried.

1/2 cup cold milk
1 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 ripe medium banana
1 pint French vanilla ice cream
1/2 pint chocolate ice cream
1/2 pint chocolate sorbet

1. Put 1/4 cup milk, 1 tsp. vanilla, and banana into a blender and blend until smooth. Add vanilla ice cream and blend, pausing once or twice to mash the mixture with a rubber spatula, until mixture is smooth, about 45 seconds. Pour mixture into a pitcher and set aside in the refrigerator.

2. Put remaining milk and vanilla extract, along with the chocolate ice cream and sorbet, into a blender and blend, pausing once or twice to mash the mixture with a rubber spatula, until mixture is smooth, about 45 seconds.

3. Layer vanilla and chocolate shake mixtures in 2 chilled glasses, beginning and ending with vanilla.

Vanilla Banana Black & White Milk Shake

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #120

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