All I Want Is a Chocolate Malted

DEAR SOS: I was born and raised in New York. I’ve not been able to get a really good malted milk here. All I get is a thick shake with malt powder added. The only time I get a good one is when I visit New York.

ADA ESTELA

Los Angeles

DEAR ADA: I found recipes in our files for thick malted milk shakes. Then I called Kevin McCafferey, the owner of Soda Jerks in Pasadena. He said he thinks what you want is a New York malted, which has the consistency of an egg cream. Here’s his recipe.

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New York-Style Chocolate Malted

Active Work and Total Preparation Time: 5 minutes

For a vanilla malted milk, omit the chocolate syrup.

1 1/2 cups cold milk

1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

1/4 cup thick chocolate syrup

1 tablespoon malted

milk powder

Combine the milk, ice cream, chocolate syrup and powder in a blender and blend until smooth.

1 to 2 servings. Each of 2 servings: 282 calories; 210 mg sodium; 35 mg cholesterol; 10 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 45 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams protein; 0.74 gram fiber.