Milkshake Madness Strawberry Cream Shots

Mini-bottles are perfect. You can get an assortment of flavors without buying a large bottle.  

In my recent copy of Food Network Magazine, they revealed the next biggest trend, spiked milkshakes: Strawberry Cream, Blueberry Malt, and Salted Caramel. I love it, dessert and cocktails in mini portions. Someone should get the 'evil genius' award for thinking of this.

Last night I served the Strawberry Cream to our visiting neighbors. They were a huge hit! In fact I ended up making three batches. Yep, we were knocking those delicious little shots back so fast you'd swear we were expecting someone to come in and snatch away our boozy milkshake.

Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup all-natural strawberry jam, recipe follows
1 ounce cream cheese
1 shot raspberry liqueur
2 tablespoons milk
Whipped cream and fresh raspberries for garnish

Ingredients for strawberry jam:
2 pounds fresh sstrawberries, hulled
4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions for jam:
In a wide bowl, crush strawberries in batches until you have 4 cups of mashed berry. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, mix together the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to high, and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil, stirring often, until the mixture reaches 220 degrees F (105 degrees C). Transfer to hot sterile jars, leaving 1/4 to 1/2 inch headspace, and seal. Process in a water bath. If the jam is going to be eaten right away, don't bother with processing, and just refrigerate.

Directions for milkshake:
Blend the ice cream, jam, cream cheese, liqueur, milk and 3 ice cubes in a blender on medium speed until thick and smooth. Divide among small glasses. Top with whipped cream and a fresh raspberry.

Strawberry Milkshake