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Boston coolers in tall glasses with silver straws.

Boston Coolers

Heather Smoke
Easy, homemade Boston coolers made with just 2 ingredients! These vanilla bean and ginger ale milkshakes are refreshing and delicious on a hot summer day.

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5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings4

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ qts (3 pints) good-quality vanilla bean ice cream
  • 2 cans (24 oz) Vernor's ginger ale

Instructions
 

  • Chill your glasses in the freezer first, preferably for 20-30 minutes.
  • Scoop the ice cream into your blender, then pour in 1 1/2 cans of the ginger ale.
  • Blend for 30-60 seconds until smooth and creamy. Only add the rest of the ginger ale if the mixture is too thick to blend.
  • Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately. Makes 4 adult-sized milkshakes, or 8 child-sized milkshakes.
  • Notes: For a "float" scoop vanilla ice cream into a glass and pour the ginger ale over the ice cream. For a drink that's not as thick as a milkshake, simply blend less ice cream with more ginger ale.
Keyword Boston coolers, Ginger Ale, Milkshake, Vanilla Ice Cream
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