Icy cold peppermint candy cane flavoured milkshake – Santa’s favourite!
Sometimes an idea just strikes. You’re sitting there, minding your own business and then wham!
Discworld author Terry Pratchett reckoned that ideas are hurtling through space and time in little self contained units until bam, they hit a sentient being. Sometimes this being is a human, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes grand ideas – like the building of space ships and cures for terrible disease hit a being unable to do something with them, like a rat or a snake, sometimes they just hit the ground and dissipate. I couldn’t tell you which of his novels this appeared in, but I do remember reading it with a belly laugh, and it stuck in my mind.
So yes, one of these ideas hurtling through space and time clearly was: “What happens if we put a whole candy cane into a swish three horsepower blender with six stainless steel blades, and better yet, can we stick the results into a milkshake?!”
Oh YES!
This totally works.
Make it. Make it for Santa – he’ll thank you for it (or, better yet, just make it for yourself!)
Santa's Mintshake
Ingredients
- 350 ml full fat milk
- 350 grams vanilla ice cream
- 1 medium banana (optional)
- 1 medium candy cane
- few drops American peppermint extract (optional, to taste)
Instructions
- Break the candy cane into pieces and place in a high powered blender. Blend until finely ground.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately.
Just in case you were wondering – this is what a candy cane looks like when it’s been blitzed in a high powered blender (I use the Froothie Optimum 9400)!
Candy cane dust!
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Mum of three, daydream adventurer, OU Life Sciences graduate, occasional crafter, ex-pat Canadian & quite possibly Britain's most northerly food blogger.
Paul Wilson says
Love milkshake.
Michelle Reeves (bodfortea) says
Oh yum! Pinning this for next Christmas – of course I might just have to try it out a few times before *ahem* you know just to make sure that it tastes ok when I do it… 😉 #tastytuesdays
Fiver Feeds says
Very interesting idea, haven’t tried any similar milkshake, this is the perfect choice for Christmas!
HonestMum says
Oh wow, gorgeous shots and love the idea of this! Might make it for Santa *cough cough on Christmas eve! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
Santa wouldn’t get a look in…….. My daughter would have gulped it down long before the bells were heard!! Lush!
Sarah James says
I love the sound of a peppermint milkshake, what a fab idea #RecipeOfTheWeek
Julie's Family Kitchen says
Delicious and an ingenious idea. Unfortunately, I think my blender would give up on me if I attempted this but it really does sound incredible. #FestiveFoodFriday Happy Christmas x
Laura@howtocookgoodfood says
I would love this, I always go for minty peppermint bark at Xmas but now I can enjoy it in shake form. Perfect!
Sarah (@tamingtwins) says
I can almost smell this just reading about it! I love a candy cane in just about anything at this time of year and this is super original. Perfect for watching a Christmas film with a mince pie. Thanks so much for sharing on #festivefoodfriday.
Urvashi says
Santa says switch the candy cane for Baileys:-) Seriously I am not a fan of peppermint but I love the idea of a Santa Shake. Lovely images too
Cate @meaddthree says
Whoa…. this looks and sounds GREAT!
Potty Mouthed Mummy says
Oooh sounds delicious, I adore peppermint
Ren Behan says
Totally gorgeous! What a wonderful idea 🙂
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet says
Hmmm, I must be underestimating the Froothie because I wouldn’t have had the balls to swish a candy cane in it! Sounds like a lovely drink.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
I love recipes that use candy canes at this time of year, and this one is so creative! Looks delicious 🙂
sharon martin says
Oh I’m liking the sound of that to get us into the Christmas spirit, will definitely be giving it a go!!
Elizabeth says
Super! Happy Christmas! 😀
The mummy madness says
Santa said he was saving this for all the parents as it looks so delish!
Elizabeth says
Hahah, I love it 🙂