Malted Vanilla Milkshake
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After buying malted milk powder for the first time recently and making my inaugural malted milk recipe (the Chocolate Malted Whopper Cookies – yum!), I knew without a doubt that my next stop would be a milkshake. I mean, how could it not be?! Malted milkshakes are pretty much iconic in America. They make me envision corner-shop candy and soda fountain shops in the 1950′s. Sometimes I wish I would have grown up in that era – everything about it mesmerizes me. But we’re in the here and now, and great milkshakes are still coveted today. While I admittedly don’t have them often, there is just something so satisfying about a really great, thick, creamy milkshake. And vanilla is by far my favorite. Off I went to churn up my favorite vanilla bean ice cream so I could make a perfectly authentic, homemade malted milkshake.
So, this is pretty much the best milkshake ever. Thick, creamy, ice-cold, malt-y, and with 100% homemade ice cream. I can’t imagine anything better. Also, I love that you can see the little vanilla bean flecks in the milkshake! If you like chocolate or strawberry shakes, just use your favorite flavor of ice cream and keep everything else the same.
Disclaimer: I have no idea how many calories or fat grams are in this milkshake. Ignorance is bliss and everything in moderation. Enjoy! 
One year ago: Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Malted Vanilla Milkshake
Yield: 1 dreamy milkshake
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 big scoops) of your favorite ice cream (I used my homemade vanilla bean)
½ cup cold milk
2 to 3 tablespoons malted milk powder (depending on how malt-y tasting you like it)
½ teaspoon vanilla extractDirections:
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy!
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You can’t go wrong with a thick milkshake – this looks amazing!
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Where do you find the malted milk powder?? Baking aisle?
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Penny Wolf on February 25th, 2011 at 6:55 am
In our local store it is in with the powdered drinks and instant hot chocolates.
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Michelle on February 25th, 2011 at 10:29 am
I actually ordered mine from King Arthur Flour the last time I placed an order, but thanks Penny for pointing out where it can be found in the grocery store!
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Ignorance is bliss and life is too short NOT to enjoy a glorious milkshake like that – yum!!
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Malted milkshakes are my favourite!! Great shot in that nice glass.
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I really have to try that! I tend to put the malted powder in with chocolate ice cream or recently in my homemade hot chocolate mix. That’s a winner too! I have put it in pancake batter but never in a vanilla milkshake. Something about it seems so obvious. Thank you for another great idea.
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I LOVE milkshakes. My favroite milkshake ever was a peanut butter cup flavored one from a “fancy” diner. I may have to recreate that soon:-)
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MAlted cookies and now malted milkshake?! Marry me!
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Mmm I love malt in milkshakes! This looks like something I would have had as a kid. Yum!
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That sounds great, I’ve really got to try adding malted milk powder to a few things.
Is that a McDonald’s straw? I got hit with some serious nostalgia when I saw the picture.
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Michelle on February 25th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Haha! It’s actually a super old Wendy’s straw! I couldn’t find long straws at the store, and then found this old Wendy’s one in the back of the silverware drawer, so I used that!
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Ooh gorgeous! I want one of these now!
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Oh how we love ice cream at our house! YUM, this looks fabulous!
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A milkshake like this makes me ignore any lactose intolerance. Love the pics!
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I love your pictures. What did you use for the pink back drop?
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Michelle on February 25th, 2011 at 11:40 am
Thanks Laura! It’s just a piece of pink paper that I found in the art supplies section of Michael’s (they have tons of different colors).
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Ooooh – I’ve never worked with malted milk powder before, but this post and recipe sure are inspiration enough to get me to give it a try. Thanks for this!
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My very first job was working in a Mom & Pop ice cream kind of shop. I was addicted to the Vanilla Malt. Thanks for reminding me
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Over the years, I’ve come to love vanilla more than chocolate (tastes change as you age, I guess!), and I know I would absolutely LOVE this. It looks delicious!
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I love malted milkshakes. So yummy!
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Hmmm – this looks and sounds so comforting and delicious. Wish I could sip on one right now.
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Yum! I worked in an ice cream shop where we used to make malted milkshakes… I love the flavor that the malted milk adds… This recipe totally takes me back!
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Oh my goodness, I am now transforming my mom’s birthday into a malt party. She loves malted everything, so cookies and milkshakes here we come!!
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You can’t go wrong with ice cream!!! I love milkshakes!
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OMG. I so want one of these…now!
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How about the milkshake and the Chocolate Whopper Cookies together, Yum! BTW, I get my background papers from Michael’s also. Love that store.
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Oh yum. This looks absolutely perfect!
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as i kid, i remember going to the local candy/soda fountain shop & ordering a vanilla milkshake
& a big salty pretzel rod…easy, sweet & uncomplicated!
thanks for the trip down “memory lane” & i certainly will be creating this shake…very soon!
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Yum! I always think of malt powder as being coupled with chocolate shakes, and I’m much more of a vanilla girl. Love this!
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Gelato, vanilla ice cream and milk shake my favourites! Thanks.
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I love a cold, thick milkshake! Chocolate is my favorite but this one looks fabulous too!
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Ooooh, I should NOT have read this post right before dinner! Now I’m craving a milk shake!!
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So simple and such a wonderful treat, Michelle.
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It’s clear you didn’t grow up in the 50s, because in those days–especially in new England–milkshakes were definitely NOT thick. They were very drinkable. At most, a milkshake incorporated one very small scoop–which was the size of a melon ball–of ice cream! Some soda fountains didn’t use ANY ice cream in their ‘shakes. A “frappe” (pronounced “frap”) was thicker, but even then contained just one scoop of ice cream. ASadly, stores like the Dairy Queen came in and changed what was a great drink to accompany a hamburger into something that doesn’t deserve the name “milkshake.”
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It was delicious, and I approve its thickness (I love thick milkshakes). I calculated calories for you: 428 calories if you use skim milk, but regular vanilla ice cream.
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