Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milkshake

by Heidi Published: Jul 9, 2014 Updated: Aug 30, 2018

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I have to tell you, this wasn’t my idea.

This milkshake is 100% Smudge. I mean, cereal and ice cream? It’s a 10 year old’s dream! At first I scoffed the idea because it’s a pretty simple concept but then what milkshake isn’t? And when I recalled how Momofuko Milk Bar does a cereal milk ice cream, I realized this might be pretty much GENIUS!

Posting a milkshake in the middle of summer isn’t really a novel idea, but it wasn’t until I heard about Milkshake Week hosted by Julie of The Little Kitchen and Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil that I jumped on the chilled bandwagon to join in some serious chilling. And give Smudge a reason to slurp to her little heart’s content.

Milkshake Week is a celebration of cool sips and Julie and Lindsay have gathered a gaggle of other bloggers to participate in a week of milkshakes. There are some serious flavors going on, with lots of sweet slurping. You really should hop around and see what everyone has to offer.

The Michelangelo Milkshake from Love & Olive Oil
Cappuccino Milkshake from The Little Kitchen
Berries & Cream Milkshake from My Baking Addiction
Birthday Cake Milkshake from Cookies and Cups
Blueberry Pie Smoothie from Warm Vanilla Sugar
Mocha Malt Shakes from Bluebonnets & Brownies
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Milkshake from Dairy Good Life
Nerds Milkshake from Rachel Cooks
Pistachio Cookies And Cream Shake from kokocooks
Key Lime Pie Milkshakes from Katie’s Cucina
Peanut Butter Cup Banana Milkshake Recipe from Reluctant Entertainer
Bourbon Salted Caramel Milkshakes from Love & Olive Oil
Milkshakes of Desperation from Bake at 350
Roasted Pineapple Coconut Vegan Milkshake from Cafe Johnsonia
Pudding Pop Milkshake from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
Lemon Pie Milkshake from Crazy for Crust
Peanut Butter Pretzel Milkshake from Cookies and Cups
Vanilla Chai Milkshake from Kitchen Treaty
Cheesecake Milkshake from Cook the Story
Cherry-Cola Milkshake from Boulder Locavore
Peanut Butter-Caramel Milkshake from Miss in the Kitchen
{2 Ingredient} Coffee Milkshake from Barefeet In The Kitchen
Biscoff Cookie Milkshake from Katie’s Cucina
Turtle Pecan Milkshake from Dairy Good Life

They’re also hosting a giveaway of a KitchenAid Diamond Blender, like the one I used to mix this tasty drink through a straw. I LOVE it and know you will too. Enter here and here to get one for yourself.

About the recipe:

Like Momofuku Milk Bar’s Cereal Ice Cream, I steeped the crunchy cereal in milk to infuse the cereal flavor. In the end, I added a little more cereal to the milkshake to really bump up the flavor and add a little crunch.

Because milkshakes are so simple it’s another reason to use really great ingredients. I used Real® Seal milk, dairy topping and ice cream because real ingredients make ALL the difference in cold summertime treats when dairy is involved. And when wouldn’t summer call for sweet summer ice cream treats?

When I order a milkshake I’m looking for an ultra rich, super thick milkshake. Which isn’t the easiest to replicate at home. I chill my glass and let the ice cream mellow so only the smallest amount of milk is needed so the milkshake stays thick. Using a strong blender like the KitchenAid Diamond Blender makes blending that much easier and keeps the milkshake thick since it blends it quickly.

I sprinkled the top with an extra crunch of cereal and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. A selection of fun, wide mouth straws is essential for slurping.

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