[donotprint]If you were reading me way back in the summer of 2008, then you might remember me sharing a recipe for a delightful little concoction that with just one sip can whisk me all the way back to childhood and summer evenings in Galveston on the deck of my Aunt and Uncle’s beach house.
I adamantly despise coffee, but this Coffee Malt sends me into spirals of delight.
My family’s Coffee Malt recipe is quite possibly Nathan’s favorite drink of all time.
The original recipe calls for: Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Ice Cream, Ovaltine, Cold Coffee and Milk.
For Father’s Day yesterday, Nathan requested a Coffee Malt after our day at the beach – however upon searching the pantry I discovered we were out of Ovaltine (GASP!)
So, I improvised
That’s right, I added Nutella.
Here’s the thing with Nutella – it is NOT supposed to be refrigerated – so adding Nutella to a frozen beverage… a bit tricky.
I poured in the coffee, added the ice cream, vanilla extract and got the blender whirring. While the blender was whirring I took two table spoons (actual table spoons) and scooped out some Nutella. I removed the insert from the blender lid and added in the first spoonful of Nutella and used a wooden spoon handle to make sure that it got in there and got whipped around. I started to see little dark specks appearing so I knew that I was successful! I repeated that with the second spoonful, poured it into pretty glasses and they were gone in minutes!! YUM!
The Nutella adds such an interesting depth, I know that Nathan will prefer them made the traditional way most of the time, but this will definitely be repeated!
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- Key Lime Strawberry Shortcake
- Blue Cheese BBQ Coleslaw
- Garlicky Grilled Potato Salad
- Jalapeno Popper Burger
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It is impossible for anything involving Nutella to be bad. IMPOSSIBLE.
Oh sweet jeebus… that sounds incredible.
I only have cookie dough ice cream in the house, but something tells me it would be wonderful in this shake.
I’m sharing my Deep Fried Stuffed Peppers and Homemade Avocado Ice Cream!
Have a great week!
You are a GENIUS!!!!!! I can not wait to try this!!!
Looks yummy. Anything with Nutella must be.
That looks so wonderful. I have a jar of Nutella just waiting for this recipe.
Thanks for hosting. I love coffee milkshakes!
Aimee
Fun recipe, Rachel! If I understand correctly, I believe a Tbsp is roughly the equivalent of a table spoon anyway. So… it could work either way.
Can’t wait to try this!
Hey Tsh, they are roughly the same, but the table spoons are easier to get the Nutella scraped out of (or at least it is for me) and most people don’t have 2 Tbsp measuring spoons around and this needs to be done quickly
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
Ah, I see your point now. Makes sense!
I’m glad you left that comment, I hadn’t thought about clarifying!
I went in and added a footnote as to my reasoning!
Thanks for the heads up!
Just jumping in here to say that a 1/8 c. measure is the same as 2 tbsp. I have one and use it all the time; however, it wouldn’t be the easiest for scraping out the Nutella.
Thanks, Lisa! That’s good to know.
I KNOW I would love this – I like cold coffee drinks and ice creams in the summer. Yum!
My kids love Nutella! Thanks for sharing this!
Kate
How wonderful sounding! We finally got about 3 minutes of heavy rain a little while ago, and then? It stopped. First rain we’ve had in months, too. It is SO very hot and dry. This recipe with and without the Nutella sounds wonderful! And with skim milk, not even that terribly sinful.
Thanks hon!
You are so smart to have added Nutella! The drink looks like something I would very much enjoy and I think I will try it your way and the original sometime over the summer. Thanks for sharing this Nutella version!
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NCSue
YUM!!! Looks delish.
Thanks so much for hosting and sharing this yummy shake!
I shared a cookie recipe that would be wonderful with your shake- Chocolate Chiffon Cookies. This recipe is gluten free, but it can be made using “regular” flour if you don’t have an issue with gluten.
Thanks for hosting!
oh! yum yum yum!!! i need to make this ASAP.
OK girl this sounds AMAZING! Love me some Nutella and I am relatively new to it. Love me some coffee, too.
I want one!
Come over, I’ll make you one
You have to bring those zucchini wrapped scallops, though!
I’ve got to have one of these a.s.a.p. or sooner!