Ice Cream Shakes and Smoothies

When it heats up outside the last thing you want to do it heat up the kitchen making a dessert.  I turn to smoothies and shakes in the warmer months because I can incorporate fresh ingredients in them and THAT makes me feel like I am 'having my cake and eating it too'.

If you have any kind of blender you can create your own concoction like I did.  The common theme in my milkshakes is good quality vanilla ice cream, milk, a banana and adding a bit of our hot fudge both while processing AND after.

This one is a chocolate banana. Cool, creamy and topped with warmed hot fudge and fresh whipped cream.