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Palm Springs date shake
Thick milkshake of Medjool dates and vanilla ice cream
The Coachella Valley around Palm Springs and Indio grows most of America's dates, and roadside date farms along the desert highway have sold this shake to thirsty drivers since the 1930s. Soft Medjool dates are blended with vanilla ice cream and milk into a thick, caramel-flavoured shake. Chef's tip: soak the chopped dates in a little warm milk for 10 minutes first, so they blend completely smooth instead of leaving chewy bits in the straw.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 8 Medjool datespitted and chopped
- ¾ cup cold milkdivided
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 pinch ground cinnamonopt
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Warm 60 ml of the ¼ cup cold milk, pour it over the 8 Medjool dates and leave 10 minutes until soft.
10 minStep 2: Blend the dates and soaking milk to a smooth paste, scraping down the sides.
1 minStep 3: Add the 4 scoops vanilla ice cream and the rest of the ½ cup cold milk and blend briefly until thick. A common mistake is over-blending, which melts the ice cream and thins the shake.
1 minStep 4: Pour into chilled glasses, dust with 1 pinch ground cinnamon and serve with wide straws.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 85 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does palm Springs date shake take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cold milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of vanilla ice cream?
- Thick yoghurt with a little honey and vanilla.
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