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Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on November 8, 2012

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake

Ingredients

3 cups vanilla ice cream, cut into large chunks2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce, at room temperature½ cup whole milk 1 ½ cups chocolate sorbet, cut into large chunks

Before You Begin

Soften the ice cream and sorbet at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping. If your hot fudge sauce is refrigerated, microwave 2 tablespoons in a small dish for 5 seconds. This recipe is easily halved.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender and puree until smooth, scraping down sides as needed. Pour into chilled glasses. Serve.
Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake

Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

3 cups vanilla ice cream, cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce, at room temperature
½ cup whole milk
1 ½ cups chocolate sorbet, cut into large chunks

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

3 cups vanilla ice cream, cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce, at room temperature
½ cup whole milk
1 ½ cups chocolate sorbet, cut into large chunks

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

3 cups vanilla ice cream, cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce, at room temperature
½ cup whole milk
1 ½ cups chocolate sorbet, cut into large chunks

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

Tired of waiting for the perfect chocolate milkshake to come to us, we set out to create our own recipe for a thick, creamy, and super-chocolaty Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake. Finding the perfect ratio of ice cream to whole milk created milkshakes that were thin enough to be sipped through a straw but thick enough to stay chilled while drinking. We added chocolate sorbet to the ice cream to produce the best chocolate flavor. Hot fudge gave our Ultimate Chocolate Milkshake recipe the deep, almost bittersweet flavor we were looking for.

Before You Begin

Soften the ice cream and sorbet at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping. If your hot fudge sauce is refrigerated, microwave 2 tablespoons in a small dish for 5 seconds. This recipe is easily halved.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender and puree until smooth, scraping down sides as needed. Pour into chilled glasses. Serve.

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