Pantry Raid: Date Shake Edition

hey guys Alton Brown here in the empty good eats Test Kitchen hey in the afternoon I don't know about you but I really want a beverage that's loaded full of nutrition but also tastes a lot like chocolate and it's full of caffeine come on over so basically this is like a faux chocolate shake that also supplies a bit of a pickup for the afternoon when you start to drag it also gives you some world-class nutrition we begin with almond milk 180 grams unsweetened we're gonna keep this this mug around to drink out of because I don't like washing things because there's no one here to wash things anymore so I have to wash things and I don't like to wash things ten pitted dates these are a large medjool dates but you could use whatever date you want as long as they basically look about this same shape and size make sure the pits are out otherwise your blenders gonna have a tough time one frozen banana and yes I happen to own dishes that perfectly fit bananas don't know how that happened make sure it's frozen helps to break that into a couple of pieces that's quite cold also I have here 5 grams of Dutch process cocoa powder I told you is gonna taste chocolatey this stuff also has antioxidants in it that look it's gonna make it taste like a shake ok and I'm gonna add a pinch of salt because salt we still have more ingredients but we're not gonna deal with them yet lit up activate your blender you will need a blender for this and then I'd keep it on kind of medium speed for about a minute believe it or not a medium speed will chop up the dates better than high speed at this point banana I'm not worried about now we're gonna turn it up to high for about 20 seconds [Applause] that sounds pretty smooth turn this guy off and then I'm gonna add a hundred and fifty grams or milliliters if you like of coffee this is high octane leaded leaded but caffeinated coffee it's also been chilled doesn't have to be actual cold brew but it does need to be cold last but not least 250 grams ice other things you could add Kahlua vodka whatever that chocolate liqueur is that I could never remember the name of bourbon cream damn in here we go all the way at high speed for about 15 seconds we're till you don't hear any little chunky ice bits going around in there looks like a chocolate shake and you know what it's gonna taste like one two only a chocolate shake that actually has no dairy in it and is loaded with nutrition I'm feeling better already don't give this to the kids though especially in front of naptime because

Channel: Alton Brown

Views: 388,286

Rating: 4.9572911 out of 5

Keywords: Alton Brown, Pantry Raid, Food, Cooking, Recipes, Dates

Id: SEE4oq_NAck

Length: 3min 34sec (214 seconds)

Published: Sat May 16 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Xskills]

Kinda sounds like a lot of work, but that mouthfeel that defines a milkshake is achieved with fruit and not fat (especially butterfat nor coconut oil). Plus what you are going to do dates for sticky toffee pudding but there's too much work or equipment required for it?

[u/Leocedm]

Tried this recipe and I love it! I put it through a seive after blending to make it silky smooth. It's a lot to drink the whole thing so I recommend putting half in the fridge for the next day.