Boozy Chocolate Mint Milkshake! This layered milkshake features chocolate ice cream and mint chocolate chip ice cream blended with Irish Cream and mint liqueur for a 21+ treat.
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There are two treats I generally avoid altogether because they cause me to lose all self-control: French fries and milkshakes.
I have no problem with moderation when it comes to most of the foods I enjoy, but for some reason, set a basket of hot shoestring fries or a tall, frothy milkshake in front of me, and I’m all “NOM NOM NOMMMM” until all that’s left is an empty vessel and a distant memory of my dignity.
Since I can’t make any promises to myself about sticking with just a sip or two, I just turn a blind eye any time I see milkshakes on a menu. The last time I allowed myself to indulge was when I was about 7 months pregnant and it was a bajillon degrees outside because I figured that if there were any appropriate time to cut myself some slack, that would be it.
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to a new burger joint and, wouldn’t you know it, they had an entire section on the menu dedicated to — you guessed it — milkshakes! I quickly turned the page and ordered a turkey burger {and shoestring fries, RATS.} but not before catching a glimpse of a milkshake they called the “Thin Mint”… a chocolate shake blended with Bailey’s Irish Cream and mint liqueur.
Oh. Em. Geeeeee.
Needless to say, I have been fantasizing about “the one that got away” ever since I laid eyes on that description.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I was planning out my editorial calendar for February. My friends at The Baddish Group had given me an assignment to come up with a cocktail to share for National Mint Chocolate Day using Brancamenta {remember when I made these with the liqueur?} but I couldn’t figure out what kind of drink I wanted to make.
And then, like a minty lighting bolt of inspiration, I remembered the Thin Mint and I thought, “Bingo.”
Ice cream, Brancamenta and Irish Cream come together {or stay apart if you decide to layer the milkshake like I did!} in this super decadent Boozy Chocolate Mint Milkshake. I have always loved the combination of mint and chocolate, and this work of art brings the two to a whole new level that straddles the line between cocktail and dessert.
Does it get any better?!
Now, hurry up and take this away from me before I melt — I mean, IT melts! Although, one celebratory sip surely couldn’t hurt…
Boozy Chocolate Mint Milkshake
