Hi there! How are you, and how are your homemade maraschino cherries? Have they been soaking all week in anticipation for this Chocolate Cherry Milkshake? I hope so, but if not, don’t worry. There is no shame in using store-bought cherries if that’s all you have available. Today I wanted to bring you something a little different: A dessert cocktail! This is not what I first had in mind for a new cherry cocktail, but what goes better with cherries than chocolate and ice cream? It’s like a sundae in a glass. With vodka! It doesn’t get much better than that if you ask me. This could easily be made into a nonalcoholic shake by eliminating the vodka, although I wouldn’t recommend giving kids the Luxardo cherries from my recipe. To skip the booze, please use maraschino cherries that you know are alcohol free.
Andi Gleeson is a passionate blogger and mom based in San Francisco who focuses on easy and delicious dinner recipes.
5 comments
Trish - Mom On Timeout
11 years ago
Oh my! This sounds amazing! Love chocolate and cherry together :)
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Thanks, Trish! I have to say it was pretty dang good!
Liz
11 years ago
looks divine. I’ll give it a go tomorrow, though will sub in whatever ice cream I have and also use whipped cream vodka. Where did you get the inspiration for that? What a fun drink :-)
Speaking of vodka, made a batch with Swedish fish, but took them out after only a few hours so they wouldn’t go to mush. The fish were gross, but the vodka pretty and sweet.
The Weary Chef
11 years ago
Chocolate ice cream would of course also be good or even better! I didn’t really have a source of inspiration for this one. I was planning to make a cherry limeade cocktail, but I saw that exact thing on Pinterest this week and didn’t want to be a copy cat. I was happy to make something different anyway because so many cocktails are fruity.
I love that you are still going with the candy infused vodka! I think Swedish fish are gross in any case, but I can see how they could add goodness to vodka. I’ll go check your FB page for a photo.
Liz
11 years ago
not on fb–they didn’t even make the cut ;-) And they were so similar to the gummy bear. I did post an excellent Manhattan from my mom’s birthday dinner last night. And today I’ll get going on that ice cream drink.
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5 comments
Oh my! This sounds amazing! Love chocolate and cherry together :)
Thanks, Trish! I have to say it was pretty dang good!
looks divine. I’ll give it a go tomorrow, though will sub in whatever ice cream I have and also use whipped cream vodka. Where did you get the inspiration for that? What a fun drink :-)
Speaking of vodka, made a batch with Swedish fish, but took them out after only a few hours so they wouldn’t go to mush. The fish were gross, but the vodka pretty and sweet.
Chocolate ice cream would of course also be good or even better! I didn’t really have a source of inspiration for this one. I was planning to make a cherry limeade cocktail, but I saw that exact thing on Pinterest this week and didn’t want to be a copy cat. I was happy to make something different anyway because so many cocktails are fruity.
I love that you are still going with the candy infused vodka! I think Swedish fish are gross in any case, but I can see how they could add goodness to vodka. I’ll go check your FB page for a photo.
not on fb–they didn’t even make the cut ;-) And they were so similar to the gummy bear. I did post an excellent Manhattan from my mom’s birthday dinner last night. And today I’ll get going on that ice cream drink.