Mint Chocolate Malts
Each week I give you a recipe. I offer you friendly lectures on pie crust and kitchen scales and I heartily encourage you to embrace intimidating recipes. This week, I have no lectures to offer.
This week I humbly suggest that you step away from the things that make you feel overwhelmed and drink your dessert. A new year can be both invigorating and overwhelming and I think this might be the moment we need to catch our breath.
This recipe requires six simple ingredients. We are even allowed to buy our ice cream. Yes, it’s okay to buy your ice cream. Sometimes we need to embrace a bit of simplicity.
Of course, if you would like to make your ice cream, this recipe is pretty bonkers.
I drank a lot of chocolate milk as a child, and though I will happily down a good glass of chocolatey cow juice today, I feel like a malt is the more grown-up version of that treat.
Ice cream, milk, and malt powder head to the blender and are blended until smooth. It’s that simple.
We add a little bit of peppermint extract and whipped cream. Just because we are simple does not mean we can’t still be fancy.
Paper straws, of course... Now is probably a good time to mention that I recently realized my affinity for paper straws may be getting out of hand. If you have out-grown your gallon size storage bag it may be time to stop buying more, but, then again, they are just so adorable.
You deserve a mid-week treat. Happy Wednesday!
You deserve a mid-week treat. Happy Wednesday!
Sincerely,
Pedantic Foodie
Mint Chocolate Malts
makes 2
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups chocolate ice cream
- 1/2 cup malt powder
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- chopped dark chocolate for garnish, optional
In a medium bowl combine heavy cream and confectioner’s sugar. Beat using an electric hand mixer until soft peaks form. Set aside.
Combine milk, ice cream, and malt powder in your blender. Pulse several times until smooth. Add peppermint extract and pulse one or twice to incorporate.
Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and dark chocolate. Serve immediately. Enjoy!