Desserts

Dairy Queen Blizzard


1 Health candy bar
1/4 c Milk
2 1/2 c Vanilla ice cream
1 teas. Fudge topping

Freeze the Heath bar. Break the candy into tiny pieces with a knife handle
before removing form wrapper. Combine all of the ingredients in the
blender and blend for 30 seconds on med. speed. Stop the blender to stir
the mixture with a spoon; repeat until well mixed. Pour into a 16-oz.
glass. Your homemade blizzard may not be as thick as its commercial
counterpart. If you would like a thicker treat, after pouring the mixture
into your cup, simply place it in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until
it reaches the desired consistency. VARIATIONS: Try substituting different
candies.

Homemade Blizzard (R) like available at Dairy Queen

1. Place in the freezer until frozen: 1 Heath(R) candy bar, or other candy.

2. Remove the candy from the freezer and break into pieces.

3. Combine the broken candy pieces in a blender with: 1/4 cup milk; 2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream; 1 t. fudge ice cream topping.

4. Blend for 30 seconds on medium speed.

5. Stir the mixture and blend again until well mixed.

6. Pour into a glass.

7. If you desire a thicker consistency, freeze the mixture for 5-10 minutes. Variations: in place of the Heath(R) bar, use: crumbled Oreo(R) cookies, M&Ms(R) or Reese's Pieces

Here's one that I get requests for all of the time, and that you won't yet find in any book. This is a clone for Starbuck's "Lowfat Creamy Blend of Coffee & Milk" that you can now find in the all-too-puny 9 1/2-ounce bottles in most stores. Those little bottles will set you back at least a buck, but this Top Secret Recipes version costs a mere fraction of that. Plus, the recipe actually makes enough that you can get a pretty major caffeine buzz. Then, when you get down to the "Tidbits" I'll tell you how to clone espresso with a standard drip machine and ground coffee. Cool!

1/2 cup fresh espresso
2 1/2 cups lowfat milk (2 percent)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dry pectin*

Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher or covered container. Stir or shake until sugar is dissolved. Chill and serve cold. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Makes 24 ounces.

     If you live in the West, you no doubt cracked a gut from the hilarious TV ads produced by this popular hamburger chain. In the spots a suit-wearing "Jack" runs the company, even though he's got a giant smiley-face antenna ball for a head. He has a private jet, plays golf, even has kids with mini antenna-ball heads. 
     Jack also has a featured shake flavor that, it turns out, is very easy to make at home with a blender, ice cream, milk and a handful of Oreo cookies.  

3 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
8 Oreo cookies

1. Combine the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on low speed until smooth. Stir with a spoon, if necessary, to mix.
2. Break Oreo cookies while adding them to the blender. Mix on low speed for 5 to 10 seconds or until cookies are mostly pureed into the shake, but a few larger pieces remain. Stir with a spoon if necessary to help combine cookies. 
3. Pour shake into two 12-ounce glasses. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Makes 2 shakes.

     Time for a little frozen coffee drink duel. Some think the best one is this version of Baskin Robbins' popular creation, made with ice cream, of course. If you've got a blender you can clone either of the two varieties of this refreshing drink from good 'ol "31 Flavors." For the mocha version, all you do is add chocolate syrup to the mix.  
     Want a different formula? Come back next week for the caffeinated brain-freeze-in-a-cup from the ubiquitous chain that started it all. 

All right, it's the middle of summer and it's dang hot out. Wouldn't it be nice if we could whip up a little something to help keep those beads of sweat from rollin'? Check out how simple it is to recreate any of the three flavors of McDonald's thick shakes from scratch. Just three ingredients to each clone. And the secret ingredient for the chocolate and strawberry flavors is Nestle Quik mix. How McEasy is that? Throw everything in a blender and press a button -- the one on the right. And if you want your shake thicker, just put it in the freezer for a while. That's it!

Vanilla Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons sugar

Chocolate Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
2 tablespoons chocolate flavor Nestle Quik Powder

Strawberry Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons strawberry flavor Nestle Quik Powder

1. Combine all ingredients for the shake flavor of your choice in a blender and mix on high speed until smooth. Stop blender, stir and blend again, if necessary to combine ingredients.
2. Pour into two 12-ounce cups. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Serves 2.