Cocktail shakes

Alcoholic shakes: Charlie Brown, left, consisting of roasted Spanish peanuts, infused high proof bourbon, vanilla custard, and chocolate ganache, and Drunken Girl Scout, consisting of Irish whiskey, creme de menthe, Fernet Branca and chocolate custard are two of the alcoholic shakes offered at Short Order at the Original Farmers Market. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / May 25, 2012)

June 9, 2012

 

Total time: 10 minutes

Servings: 1 cocktail

Note: Adapted from Julian Cox of Short Order. Thin Mints can be substituted with a similar type of chocolate-mint cookie.

2 scoops chocolate ice cream

2 scoops vanilla ice cream

1 ounce Irish whisky, preferably Powers

1/2 ounce creme de menthe, preferably Tempus Fugit

1/2 ounce Fernet Branca-Menta

1 ounce crushed Thin Mints

Chocolate sauce, for garnish

Mint spring, for garnish

Thin Mint, for garnish

In a blender, blend the chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream, Irish whisky, creme de menthe, Fernet Branca-Menta and crushed Thin Mints. Swirl chocolate sauce around the inside of a Mason jar and pour in the shake. Garnish with a mint sprig and Thin Mint.

Each cocktail: 910 calories; 11 grams protein; 104 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams fiber; 39 grams fat; 20 grams saturated fat; 103 mg cholesterol; 87 grams sugar; 308 mg sodium.