…..“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things… except when to comes to girl scout cookies”. Ok, so maybe that isn’t really how the quote goes, but I felt given the topic, it was an appropriate edit to make me feel better about my obsession for girl scout cookies. That being said, I came across an interesting article at one of my go to web surfing destinations, SeriousEats, and decided I had to share with my fans. Fans of 101 should know by now we love our adult milk shakes, so our mouth began to water when we noticed these wonderful adult milk shakes inspired by popular girl scout cookies. My personal favorite is the Samoa cookie. Below you can find the recipe for it’s milk shake cousin. To check out the other recipes including ones inspired by Thin mints, Savannah smiles, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, and Tagalongs, be sure to check out the Serious Eats article.
Spiked Samoa Milk Shake (Recipe courtesy of Seriouseats.com)
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, plus extra for garnish
3 cups dulce de leche ice cream (18 ounces / about 6 medium scoops)
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 ounce dark rum, or more to taste
Chocolate syrup for lining glass
Garnish: whipped cream, shaved dark chocolate, additional toasted coconut
Toast coconut in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until just golden, around 10 minutes. Set aside. Add ice cream, coconut milk, salt, and rum to a blender. Purée until smooth. Add 1/2 cup toasted coconut, pulse briefly to mix but do not purée. Line serving glasses with chocolate syrup. Divide milkshake among serving glasses and top with whipped cream. Shave dark chocolate onto each milkshake. Garnish with toasted coconut and serve immediately.
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