can i ask you a personal question?  WHAT was your favorite cereal as a kid?

mine was fruity pebbles.  always fruity pebbles.  (unless those frosted cheerios were on the table).   we used to have to fight for the fruity pebbles around my house because my dad would take the biggest bowl he could find and make a GIANT bowl of cereal for himself on the weekends.

the. worst.

a few weeks ago i had an amazing moment.  i was walking down the streets of the upper east side and randomly got SWARMED with the smell of fruity pebbles.  AH. MAZING.

the only downside?  i couldn't get them out of my brain.  it was like all i wanted in the world.  i have no words.

sooooo. i decided to experiment.  and that meansssssss boozy milkshakes!

when i was younger i'm pretty sure milkshakes were the ONLY way i got calcium.  i used to make them with an immersion blender that we kept in the retractable bread box.  it means i had to pull literally EVERYTHING out of the box to even find it, because a whole bunch of crap was stuck in there too.  so basically i had to be REALLY devoted.  (which i generally was when it came to milkshakes).

my favorite flavor?  COFFEE.  i loveeeeeed coffee milkshakes.

that was obviously before i had a boozy milkshake… which just changed my world.

sooo. we're gonna start this off by making what i've deemed “cereal milk”

basically we're just putting some cereal in the the milk and letting it soak for a while.  it's THIS step that makes this recipe a little bit intense.  it's not an “on a whim” recipe.  for it to really be great, you've got to plan… like at least 20 minutes ahead (but preferably 2 hours).

i stand by the claim that THIS step is what makes these milkshakes.  if you absolutely can't do it in advance, i'd just throw the full cup and half of dry cereal into the milkshake when you're blending it up.

but really CEREAL MILK is my jam.  it's the bees knees.  and you just NEEDDDDD it.

please?

after the cereal soaks for a while, we just stream the milk through a sieve to get the mushy cereal out  and then its good to go!

we blend it up with some cake vodka (or you could use whipped cream vodka if you're out of cake ?) & french vanilla ice cream (because french vanilla is way creamier than like vanilla bean.  ew.) and some more cereal!

you could use an immersion blender if you wanted, this recipe makes two servings.  i used my trusty ninja!

and that's it!

I used some whipped cream on top of mine and sprinkled some extra fruity pebbles on top and stuck some along the glasses with a little honey.

they just look SO pretty.

they're super indulgent, so i can't slurp these down like a vodka soda.

and i loveeee them for a special occasion.  I first came up with them for frankie's birthday and he LOVED them.  it's like a special treat!

so let's celebrate the start of summer!  with a cold boozy milkshake!

because it's going to be colorful and fun and amazing… just like these milkshakes!

slurppp.

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