Cherry Bourbon Vanilla Milkshakes combine three greats: cherries, vanilla, and bourbon. What could be better?
Time to confess something. I have a cherry problem — not a bad problem to have mind you, cherries are delicious and good for you — but it’s an expensive problem to have.
I can’t help it though, these sweet orbs call out to me every summer and I must have them!
They are perfect for snacking, incorporating into sweet treats and as a compliment to bourbon. Which is why this cherry bourbon vanilla milkshake was a no-brainer.
Basically all my favorite things wrapped into one.
My little obsession with cherries came to fruition last summer when I found myself in Washington State during prime cherry season. My in-laws live in the Snoqualmie Valley, but our visits were always timed during the winter, which meant no farmer’s market visits or roadside cherry stand pit stops.
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Last year we broke the mold and visited during July and I met my happy place. Cherries everywhere, buckets and buckets of Bings and Rainiers at my fingertips for unheard-of prices.
My mother-in-law knew I was on a cherry quest too and picked us up at the airport with a bag ready to be devoured.
It might be possible that I ate my weight in cherries last summer. At every opportunity I was buying them up and took home as many as I could to New York.
You’d think I would do something special with them, but I was selfish and ate every last one as fresh as can be.
We will be back this year during cherry season and I expect a repeat, but at least this time around I’ll be armed and ready with this milkshake recipe to enjoy alongside my other cherry escapades. I honestly can’t think of a better combination than cherry, bourbon and vanilla.
The only thing that could make it better would be chocolate, so I added a surprise at the bottom of the glass.
Don’t let your summer go by without at least one of these cherry bourbon vanilla milkshakes – but try for more as long as cherry season lasts in your area!
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Cherry Bourbon Vanilla Milkshakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Bing Cherries Pitted
- 2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream Softened, good quality
- 1/3 cup Whole Milk
- 2 ounces Bourbon
- 2 ounces Dark Chocolate
- 2 ounces Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Add the cherries, vanilla ice cream, milk and bourbon to your blender, puree until smooth.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add the chocolate and heavy cream. Bring to a simmer and low the heat, stirring until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Pour 2 ounces of chocolate ganache in the bottom of 2 milkshake or Collins-style glasses and then divide the milkshake between each glass.
- Drizzle the remaining chocolate on top.
- Serve immediately.