Toasted Marshmallow Milkshakes

In honor of the season premiere of Top Chef DC I made burgers the other night. I had also planned on making toasted marshmallow milkshakes, the featured drink at Spike Mendelssohn's Good Stuff Eatery in Northeast DC. However, inspiration was lacking that day, due to fire alarms that Mike, Jacob and myself were unable to control.


Luckily, I was able to muster up the energy to make a special dessert for Mike and myself.

The end result totally looked like this. Ok fine, not exactly, the glasses were a little shorter.
Actually, I didn't take a picture because my phone, Mike's phone and my camera were all upstairs. A testament to not only my gluttony, but also my laziness.


Original Recipe, from Oprah.com, as shared by Spike Mendelssohn of Good Stuff
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 bag jumbo marshmallows
2 cups milk
1 Tbsp. sour cream
2 cups creamy vanilla ice cream

Method

On a medium-size cookie sheet, place 1/2 bag of marshmallows in a row. Place under your burner in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes, until completely charred. Take out of oven and let cool.

Repeat this step but only let the marshmallows toast, so they are slightly burnt. Take out of oven and let cool.

In a blender, pour milk, sour cream, ice cream and charred marshmallows. Mix for 5 minutes. Pour in a large glass and top with 2 to 3 toasted marshmallows.

My Adapted Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1/2 Bag Marshmallows

2 C Vanilla Ice Cream

1 C Milk

1 T Greek Yogurt

Method:

Cover a toaster over-sized baking sheet with aluminum foil and place 3/4 of the 1/2 bag of marshmallows on the sheet. Place in a toaster oven for 2 to 3 minutes, until completely charred. Take out and let cool.

Repeat this step with the remaining 1/4 of the marshmallows, but only let the marshmallows toast slightly. Take out and let cool.

In a blender, pour milk, greek yogurt, ice cream and charred marshmallows. Mix for 5 minutes. Pour in a large glass and top with toasted marshmallows.

Notes

Next time I might add a little more ice cream so that the shake is a little thicker. Otherwise, the toasted marshmallow flavor really shined, reminiscent of campfires and my summers in Holmes, NY.

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