Strawberry Pretzel Salad Milkshake
One of our favorite desserts of all time is one that has shown up at almost every single warm-weather family function on our dad’s side of the family since we can remember – Strawberry Pretzel Salad. It sounds like one of the weirdest things on Earth, but the combination of a pretzel crust, cream cheese and Cool Whip filling, and a strawberry Jello top makes it totally irresistible. We still can’t help eating half of the pan myself whenever we make it; it’s one of the few desserts that we will intentionally hoard.
A couple of weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins released a list of some of the new food offerings at the arena for the upcoming season. Being obsessed with all things hockey and food, we immediately checked it out. Along with some new food was also a new milkshake by one of our favorite burger places that has a location at the arena – a strawberry pretzel shake. SOLD.
While we went to the home opener last Thursday evening, we wasn’t sitting anywhere near the burger and shake stand, so we decided to make one at home using the idea as inspiration.
We blended together vanilla ice cream with some milk, cream cheese, frozen strawberries and pretzel pieces to capture the totally nostalgic flavor of strawberry pretzel salad. We loved how it turned out and now we want to make a big pan of the real thing and share it with absolutely no one.
One year ago: Snickerdoodle Biscotti
Two years ago: The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
Six years ago: Challah Bread
Strawberry Pretzel Salad Milkshake
Yield: 2 large milkshakes A milkshake with all of the flavors of the nostalgic Strawberry Pretzel Salad dessert.- 2 cups (264 g) vanilla ice cream
- 4 ounces (113.4 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1½ cups (366 ml) milk
- 1 cup (144 g) frozen strawberries, (5 ounces)
- 1½ cups (120 g) broken pretzel pieces
- Whipped cream, to top
- Place the ice cream, cream cheese, milk, strawberries and pretzels into a blender. Puree on medium speed until smooth. (If you prefer a thinner milkshake, you can add more milk.)
- Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one serving
- Yield: 2 large milkshakes
- Prep: 5 minutes
- Total: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups ( 264 g ) vanilla ice cream
- 4 ounces ( 113.4 g ) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1½ cups ( 366 ml ) milk
- 1 cup ( 144 g ) frozen strawberries, (5 ounces)
- 1½ cups ( 120 g ) broken pretzel pieces
- Whipped cream, to top
Method
- Place the ice cream, cream cheese, milk, strawberries and pretzels into a blender. Puree on medium speed until smooth. (If you prefer a thinner milkshake, you can add more milk.)
- Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream. Enjoy!
