Name: Chocolate thickshakes
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 litre tub vanilla ice-cream, softened; ⅓ cup milk; drinking chocolate powder, to decorate; Chocolate sauce; 200 g block dark chocolate, chopped; 300 ml tub thickened cream

These thickshakes are an irresistibly simple snack or dessert for hot summer days.

Ingredients

2 litre tub vanilla ice-cream, softened

⅓ cup milk

drinking chocolate powder, to decorate

Chocolate sauce

200 g block dark chocolate, chopped

300 ml tub thickened cream

Method

1.To make sauce, combine chocolate and ½ cup of the cream in a large saucepan. Stir over a low heat until melted and smooth. Remove. Cool to room temperature.

2.Drizzle 1 tblsp sauce down the side of each of the four serving glasses (1 1/3-cup capacity), rotating glasses.

3.Beat remaining cream in a small bowl of an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

4.Place ice-cream, milk and remaining sauce into a large blender. Blend until smooth.

5.Divide mixture evenly among prepared glasses. Top with whipped cream. Dust with sifted drinking chocolate. Serve immediately.

Hannah Oakshott