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Cherry-Vanilla Milk Shake with Root Beer Granita

Cherry-Vanilla Milk Shake with Root Beer Granita

The traditional root beer float reinvented. A quart of ice cream is whirled with sour cherries until frothy and then capped with shards of frozen soda.

Martha Stewart Living, July 2008 http://www.marthastewart.com/343286/cherry-vanilla-milk-shake-with-root-beer
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  • Yield Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

    • 1 bottle (12 ounces) root beer
    • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
    • 2 cups bottled sour cherries with their juices, cherries drained and juices reserved

Directions

  1. Pour root beer into a baking pan and freeze, uncovered, until firm, about 2 1/2 hours. Using a fork, scrape into small shards. Cover, and freeze until ready to use.
  2. Puree ice cream and reserved cherry juice in a blender until smooth. Add cherries, and pulse until combined but still chunky. Divide among 6 to 8 glasses, and top each with 2 tablespoons root beer granita.

Cook's Note

Bottled sour cherries are available online or at specialty food stores.

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