I have a super power. I can look at a sad, understocked, and unloved fridge… and find a dessert in it. You have the bottom scrapings of the peanut butter jar, a bit of powdered sugar, and some random chocolate chips? Dessert. You have honey and walnuts? I think there’s something we can do there. You have marshmallows? Um… that’s totally dessert. You’d be surprised of the wonders you can work with strawberry jam. Bacon can be salty dessert. Bake it with brown sugar, you big dummy. Granola? Put that on anything and drizzle it with honey. Barbecue sauce!? Wait… only if you’re desperate. Capers? No… those aren’t ever dessert. Maybe I’ve gone too far.
Here’s a dessert that came from my (slightly) understocked fridge. Ok.. truth be told, I had lemon sorbet in my freezer. Maybe that doesn’t exactly count as understocked… but maybe I’ve just spoiled myself. I mixed tart lemon flavors with creamy milk and crunchy graham crackers. The result is a no muss, no fuss, anytime dessert-y good time.
This is another one of those loose recipe situations. Life doesn’t always require lists. Let’s just go with it.
Grab a blender and a pint of tart lemon sorbet. Blend sorbet with about 2/3 cup of milk. I used a few splashes over 2/3 cup. Once milkshake is blended smooth and thick, add a hearty handful of crumbled graham crackers. Stir with a spoon. Spoon the milkshake into 4 small glasses. Top with whipped cream and more graham cracker crumbled. Eat with a spoon and big ol straw. Enjoy immediately. Recipe makes about 2 1/2 cups of milkshake.
It’s creamy, bright , crunchy, DELICIOUS!
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Joy! You’ve got skillz. This looks like a total dreamy dreamboat.
P.S. I think I need to call into Homefries! I’ve got a question!
call us!!!
Joy, that looks beautiful and refreshing! It’s still triple digits here in the desert and this might just be what gets me through the rest of summer! Brilliance, as always!
YES, dessert can be a spoon o’ PB and choco chips. but your milkshakes are wayyy better than that ;)
I love the naming of this milkshake, especially if it was as impromptu as the dessert itself! This morning I made pancakes and my husband asked me, so what’s the name of these pancakes? And I was like, um, pancakes. And he said, no! every food has a name! I was impressed that he has caught on to that fact . What’s in a name — for food bloggers, like everything. Lemon meringggggue… totally rolls off the tongue, just like sipping a milkshake. I love it. Thanks for your endless creativity!
high five!
Ommmgshhh….you ARE supernatural! haha! This looks delicious~
I am in LOVE with this dessert!
holy molY. This looks amazing!!!
I have some beautiful key limes that are begging to grow up and turn into sorbet, then marry graham crackers and go off on a whipped cream honeymoon.
Ohmygoodness yes. You know what else I have in the freezer beside the lemon sorbet? Limoncello. Yes, that’s happening tonight. Thank you!
this looks amazing!!! thank you!
Oh heavens YES!!!
Is it okay if I add vodka to make it an ‘adult’ drink??? Wait! Don’t answer that, I’m going to do it no matter what you say!
I like how it is a ‘no fuss’ recipe! Mmmm!
this looks delicious!!! What a great idea.
Love milkshakes and love lemon but have never had a milkshake made with lemon sorbet. Must try this.
I can definitely relate to being a dessert MacGyver. I have been known to throw something together with some fruit and assorted leftovers (ice cream, cookies, meringues, etc.). Comes with having a serious sweet tooth.
oh my gosh. these are my dream. now i just need to work on a non-dairy version so i can share with the bf.
Once upon a time I worked at a 50′s style diner where I wore a sea foam green polyester uniform (think the sitcom “Alice”). We served decadent pies (lemon meringue, coconut cream, chocolate cream, etc.) and soda fountain creations (milkshakes, italian sodas, etc.). Occasionally we’d have an imperfect piece of pie (oops, how did that happen?) that we couldn’t serve to customers. At first those got scarfed down by waitstaff equipped with a barrage of forks. Then one day someone had the brilliant idea of blending a piece of pie into a milk shake.
Oh yum.
Good thing I don’t work there anymore.
I like your moves.
Tonight I had rando-dinner. If you have pasta, some olive oil and some garlic – GAME ON. Red pepper flakes? We must be kindred spirits.
Heart you, Joy. I heart you.
This does sound delicious. I have been craaaving lemon meringue pie for months! And have just been too lazy to make it myself. But I could do this…easy as pie. No, easier!
I love your creativity to put this recipes together!! :)
Usually I shy away from milkshake recipes, only because I can never figure out the whole ice cream to milk ratio. I love the simplicity of this one, plus that amazing lemon-y flavor! Of course, the bad news is that slurping milkshakes on a daily basis has just become a much closer reality for me. Which will be delicious, but I’ll have to buy a new wardrobe. :D
what the what! this looks insanely delish must make now!
Oh man, these look to die for! And that’s a pretty good magical power to have. Sometimes I feel like I have that power with dinner (just the other night I could swear we had no food and then made some slammin’ rice and beans with spicy mango slaw) but I wish I could come up with yummy desserts like this :-)
Wow, super power is right. These look ah-mazing!
Well I know what I’m having for lunch! Just so happens we have all that in the kitchen! Yay!
*hugs*
You most certaintly do have super powers to make desserts out of a not so fully stocked pantry/fridge. I’m still working on mine!
Also, not only do I love lemon desserts, but desserts in mason jars are the best. Thanks for the awesome idea :).
Hi Joy!
I love your blog! This Lemon Meringue Pie Milkshake looks sooo good!!! Can I have some? haha
Thanks – KK
Oooh seems like the most accurate response.
SOOOO Love anything lemony.Dont know what it is about a jar,but it seems to make anything you eat or drink taste better.I dont think my boyfriend will get mad at me having ANOTHER recipe to add to my list after he tries this.As the saying goes “The best way to a persons heart is thru there stomach “.Thanks for all the GREAT recipes.
You’ve inspired me to look in the deepest corners of my fridge/freezer…..I’m a little scared and a little excited too.
xo
Cortnie
The best recipes are created when the fridge is empty… necissity being te hmother of invention, and all. I love this one! I haven;t had amilkshake all summer, how sad is that? I wonder if this would work with the key lime sorbet in my frezzer… key lime pie milkshake? sounds good to me!
It seems to be “kitchen scrapping” time eh? I did the same thing, but not with desserts…. pulled together enough ingredients for a tomato cobbler last night.
This is insane. In a good way! I don’t think there’s ever been a more beautiful milkshake!
Thank god for your superpowers! Lovely dessert!
Genius! Lemon meringue anything!
BTW, I don’t facebook, but do comment now and then…
These are a great idea! My whole family love their lemon meringue pies so these would go down a treat. It’s funny how sometimes the ideas borne from desperation (for dessert) usually turn out the best.
Oh, I must make these. I don’t have any ingredients (well, except milk). Maybe I can buy more lemons on the way home and make it with lemon curd and vanilla ice cream. It is totally doable, and my mouth would be super happy!
This is the second pie inspired milkshake I’ve seen in the past couple of days (Pumpkin Pie Shake was the other one). Seriously genius, combining two of my favorites things!
How bout Buh Nana bread with Nutella??? Yumm
OK, kids…These were UH-maaaazing. (and it took about 5 mins. to make!) Go make these, NOW. you won’t regret it!
oooh! I am SO going to try and vegan-ize this! It looks amazing – then again, everything you make looks ah-mazing! I was wondering what kind of camera you use to photograph your food…?
By the way, you can check out the blog that my sister and I write at oneinchapart.wordpress.com
We would LOVE to hear what you think of it :)
sounds so good I can’t wait to try. I try to work with what I have to and sometimes it forces me to come up with the coolest stuff!
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