Woo hoo! It’s Friday! That is a great excuse for a little bourbon in your diet, eh? Another little cause of celebration is my little brother’s birthday this weekend. Sigh, one year closer to thirty, young one. Enjoy it.
(PS: Don’t worry, Nick. When it is your birthday I will do a special recipe post just for you too! I’m thinking something wing related.)
You know how when you first get your driver’s license, you just wanna drive? Like the guy in Dazed and Confused who just wants to dance? I just wanted to drive. For a little thirteen year-old brother, this was definitely an added benefit to an older sibling. You don’t have to have your parents drive you and your friends around and when you get in the car, you get to listen to good music. I like to think of these years carting Zack around as the Pai Mei years of his life. It was great tutelage.
In the car driving around to just make runs for a large Coke from McDonald’s, a Blizzard from DQ, or a Chocolate Cake Shake from Portillo’s, I taught Zack all I knew about music. Along the way we shared some stories from our day to day and passed words of advice back and forth. Without sounding too mushy, those were just small moments, but some of the greatest moments of my adolescence.
Cue the eye roll from Zack.
This recipe is an homage to those days driving around without cell phones and driving our parents crazy. It is my take on the chocolate cake shake with a bit of bourbon to make it more adult. No driving through drive-thru’s after one of these!
Happy brother Brocephus Jones.
Magic!
Bourbon Brownie Milkshake
Ingredients
- 4 Mini Brownie Bites
- 2 Ounces Bourbon
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste
- 2 Cups Milk
- 2 Cups Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
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Add the brownies and bourbon to a blender. Allow the bourbon to soak into the brownies for a few minutes.
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Add the milk, vanilla bean paste, and ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour into two glasses and garnish with some crumbled brownies or salted caramel sauce.
allysen
August 14, 2015 at 2:01 pmThese were sooo delicious. However I found that the 2 c of milk was way too much – and had to add a LOT more ice cream. Otherwise, amazing!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
September 22, 2014 at 7:51 pmawww what a sweet sister!
That caramel drizzled on these milkshakes totally puts them over THE TOP!
Susan
September 16, 2014 at 4:02 pmI need this shake, like now. Happy birthday younger brother. You have an awesome big sis there. My brothers on the other hand had the joys of driving me around. I suppose they are the ones that gave me my musical taste.
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe
September 15, 2014 at 9:28 amFirst of all, this shake sounds off the chain and I want one now. Secondly, sounds like those years driving around with your brother were very special. I wish my brother and I were closer in age and could have had a connection like that!
francesca
September 12, 2014 at 9:52 amsweet little birthday shout out