Combining the trend of outrageous milkshakes and smoothie bowls to make this Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake Bowl which is lots of fun.
If you are following culinary trends, and by that I mean Buzzfeed, then you know all about the two most popular fads right now: the Smoothie Bowl and Outrageous Milkshakes.
The Outrageous Milkshakes are just that, outrageous.
It’s a milkshake that they then decided to add a giant lollipop, cotton candy, whole cupcake, piece of cake, side of a house, a small family from Honduras all clinging to the side of the milkshake.
Basically, everything a 7-year-old eats at a birthday party all rolled into one milkshake…well, hopefully not the family from Honduras.
The other popular thing is the Smoothie Bowl.
Which is total B.S.
I want my smoothie in a drink cup…to go.
It was invented to be a breakfast on the go.
Now it’s art on Instagram to make you feel bad for throwing Pop Tarts at your kids…and since it’s the end of the school year you probably literally are throwing them at your kids. 🙂
To make matters worse the bloggers all say the same thing: Oh it’s just something I threw together.
Again, total B.S.
Which okay, you probably did throw the fruit and yogurt into a blender and then pour it into a bowl, I’ll give you that.
But the rest of it you didn’t just throw together.
Neatly lined fruit, chia seeds (which serious grind that up in your smoothie), granola, nuts, one had edible flowers.
That you did not just throw together.
You threw that together like “I just woke up this way” and the model who claims “I eat whatever I want I just have a great metabolism”.
So I thought hey, let’s start a new trend combining the latest trends that I don’t like. 🙂 The Milkshake Bowl.
More specifically the Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake Bowl.
That you know….I just threw together.
Makes just as much sense as any of it.
I thought about making a giant chocolate chip cookie to have clinging to the side but I just didn’t want to put the effort in. 😛
I suggest getting a few straws and sharing it with someone.
Then when you get to the toppings, get out spoons, and have an ultimate death match fight to get the last cookie dough truffle.
For more outrageously fun treats you should order my cookbook.
Want More Chocolate Chip Recipes?
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Cheeseball
Small Batch Mini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Sourdough Banana Bread
Peanut, Pretzel, Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Rice Krispie Treats
Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake Bowl
Ingredients
- 1-pint chocolate chip ice cream
- heavy cream to thin out milkshake
- a handful of Cookie Crisp Cereal
- a handful of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
- a handful of crushed chocolate chip cookies
- whipped cream
- chocolate sauce
Instructions
- In a blender add the ice cream and add cream 1 TBSP at a time until you reach your desired milkshake consistency…I find this is different for every person.
- Pour into a bowl.
- Add cereal, cookies, whipped cream, cookie dough truffles, and chocolate sauce all in a pattern similar to that of a corn maze to make people think aliens landed and made this.
Erika says
LOL! I almost fell for the outrageous milkshake thing upon seeing pictures of the ones served at Black Tap in NYC. My bestie and I were going to go try them until I heard about the 3 hour lines in the rain and the fact that they kind of suck because they use really cheap ingredients. Just because there it a ton of crap on a milkshake does not make it awesome or worth $15. Word is there are much finer shakes in the city that don’t require an insulin shot. Those are the ones worth finding and find them I will. We skipped Black Tap and opted for Donut Plant instead. Best decision! Sublime donuts! Carrot Cake and Coffee Cake were my favorites.
Jen says
I know that this was partially a joke but this is freaking awesome. The bowl and the post. I was laughing so hard my office mate came to see why. He is now a fan of your blog.
Sweet Treats by Dani says
ok, i thought it was just me who loathed the freakshake craze :p
Karen says
I had never heard of the smoothie bowl fad and now I am confused. Isn’t the whole point of the smoothie is that you can just through stuff in a blender and be done? Why do people need to make things so complicated?
Jenni says
You’re my new favorite person in the world. Amen.
Karen says
Awesome post Peabody. I can’t get the picture of a tiny Honduran family hanging off a milkshake glass out of my mind now. =)
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
It’s like you read my mind haha <3
JulieD says
When I saw your photo on fb, I didn’t get that it was a mashup, I just thought it was genius. I feel the same way about smoothie bowls, I thought the point was to drink it. But still milkshake bowls are genius. 🙂
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
OMG the smoothie bowl… I admit I pin them cause they are beautiful and sound tasty but in the end I’m never gonna make it. I’m just gonna blend it up in my single serving bullet blender and drink it from the same cup it was blended in. I refuse to “eat” my smoothie with a spoon. But if I have to have a beverage in a bowl, I want it to be this milkshake bowl!
Stella says
Love it! Those shakes are ridiculous! I’ve actually thought that from the very first one I saw. WTH are you supposed to do with the cupcake on the side of a shake?! Absurd. A lot of the food trends are lost on me. Kale… bleh! Smoothie bowl – heck no! But a few of them I have gotten into. I love buffalo chicken and was totally into the buffalo-chickening everything fad. Another one that I totally love (which is ironic because it is the alcoholic equivalent of the freakshakes) are the freak-bloody-marrys. I don’t know why I am opposed to a giant lollipop hanging on the side of a shake, but fully support an entire meal skewered and thrown into a cocktail. We’re all a little crazy I guess.
Emily @ Life on Food says
Too funny! And I am absolutely going to try one of these milkshake bowls out. If for nothing else, it is easier to hide a spoonful of goodness than a whole cup from my daughter who has to try everything in sight.
Panya says
I said this two months ago on Twitter:
I’ve been saying for years that “cold soup is a smoothie”. Now that “smoothie bowls” are a thing, I’ve amended that to “IT’S BABY FOOD”. Stop trying to act like “smoothie bowls” are a new invention & are totally cool & avant-garde — YOU’RE EATING BABY FOOD OUT OF A BIG BOWL. Evidently I was decades ahead of my time when I was taking jars of peach baby food to school for lunch when I was in the first grade.
Lisa says
Honestly, my children did this all the time when they were growing up … it was called playing with their food ( ice cream ), lol. P.S.- I loved doing it with my ice cream when I was little too. 😉