3/4 cup mashed cooked North Carolina Sweet Potato
1 1/2 cups low-fat vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt
1 cup skim milk
1 cup coarsely chopped snickerdoodle cookies
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Whipped cream, for topping (preferably lower in fat)
Cinnamon-sugar, for topping
In a blender, combine sweet potato, ice cream, milk, cookie, walnuts (save a few walnut pieces for topping) and cinnamon and blend until well combined and smooth.
Pour into two glasses and top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with walnut pieces and cinnamon sugar.
Makes 2 milkshakes
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I haven't even tasted this and it's already making me emotional. Shoot. Must make!
ReplyDeletethis sounds amazing! I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteboy do I want to make this! Yummmmmy!
ReplyDeleteAs a North Carolina resident and sweet potato lover, I applaud all aspects of this recipe!
ReplyDeleteStellar creation Emily! I LOVE snickerdoodle cookies....so much! yummmmmm :)
ReplyDeleteomg this looks insanely good..just wish I had some snickerdoodles on hand.
ReplyDeleteHow yummy and kid friendly is this? I love it!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks to-die-for!
ReplyDeleteEmily.. there are no words for how amazingly delicious this looks. YUM!
ReplyDeleteOhmygosh, this looks so yummy! I love sweet potatoes. I'm actually entering this contest too (tomorrow), and now I'm really glad I'm not entering my recipe into the kids category :)
ReplyDeleteAh I love anything with sweet potatoes in it! I don't know what North Carolina sweet potatoes are, but I'd guess that they're just as delicious as the ones we eat up north. Can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteYeah at the last concert I went to, the people sitting next to me were practically injecting heroin. I tried to avert my eyes so that I couldn't testify in court...but I swear that's what it seemed like. :P
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this milkshake! Wholesome and filled with my favorite orange veggie!
Yummy this looks delicious! Eric's post was funny too!
ReplyDeleteAwesome entry Emily - I want one right now!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat milkshake looks SO ridiculously good - wow!!! Very creative adding sweet potato to a milkshake!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteHands-down, the most creative use for sweet potatoes I've seen in a while! I MUST make this milkshake. Awesome idea, Emily!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS entry, i want one!!
ReplyDeleteI literally said "woah" out loud after reading just the title of this post :) What a unique flav or combo! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThis sounds very interesting. But it looks awesome! I do LOVE snickerdoodles. And I enjoy sweet potatoes. But I don't know about in a shake. Is the sweet potato flavor very noticeable?? I'm extremely interested in trying this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethis is an absolute first, emily. what an amazing texture it must have--very inventive of you!
ReplyDeleteEm, I haven't visited for a while, but your photos just in a short time have become out of sight AMAZING! That part of blogging I still have issues with - what is your secret?
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious looking milkshake! Loving the addition of sweet potato....it reminds me of Thanksgiving dessert in a glass!
ReplyDeleteHoly. Cow.
ReplyDeleteI just made this for my boyfriend last week. It was excellent!!!! Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to make your other recipes too :)
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