Pumpkin-Coffee Milkshake Recipe

By
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Maggie Hoffman

This afternoon pick-me up is a little less sweet than your regular milkshake, adding coffee into the mix—in the form of strong brewed coffee as well as coffee ice cream.

Recipe Details

Pumpkin-Coffee Milkshake Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 20 mins
Serves 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup strong coffee
  • 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 cups coffee ice cream (about 6 medium scoops)
  • Garnish: 6 whole coffee beans (optional)

Directions

  1. Stir brown sugar into coffee to dissolve. Let cool.

  2. Add coffee mixture, milk, pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger to the jar of a blender. Add ice cream and pulse until smooth. Divide between serving glasses and garnish with a few coffee beans if desired.

Special equipment

blender

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