Growing up I thoroughly enjoyed drinking a milkshake. My parents would make it in a very traditional way. They’ll get some fresh milk add in some almond extract or another flavour. They’ll then pour everything with a handy amount of ice in a blender and blend everything together. When mixture starts creating a thick and creamy froth on top you knew that the milkshake was ready to be consumed. My parents would then pour them into a glass with a straw and off I’ll go through several brain freeze sessions. I was nice and light and not overly unhealthy. Things have changed. Drastically. Dramatically to be more concise.
We’ve all had made and drank milkshake in some ways or another. However, I believe that few of is actually know the history behind the creation of such a drink. And I must admit that I had no clue how it was even invented. Milkshake was first created in the late 1800s. It was first made as an alcoholic whiskey drink. But roughly 15yrs after it first appeared, milkshake was referred to as drink made as a mixture of milk and fruits. At this stage I must locate the origin of this drink as being the United States. By 1922, milkshakes became a mainstream drink after a Walgreens employee in Chicago, Ivar "Pop" Coulson, took an old-fashioned malted milk (milk, chocolate, and malt) and added two scoops of ice cream. This is milkshake as we know it today! Soon this drink became very popular. And obviously the youngsters and young adults were the ones to queue up with the famous drink. From there, milkshake went through a lot of changes, including automation of the product.
Nowadays, milkshakes have evolved substantially and are commonly referred to as Freakshakes. And believe it or not it is an Australian invention! You may wonder what is a freakshake? Well this article of The Guardian UK describes it best: “They are overindulgent, overloaded and over here… For the uninitiated, they are milkshakes topped with cream, topped with cake, topped with sauce, with a handful of sweets thrown in for good measure – a monstrous mashup of a drink and dessert.”
Most freakshakes are super-duper sweet treats and are guaranteed to indulge your inner sweet tooth. At their best – or worst – freakshakes are so over-the-top that they may even come with a mini burger or some other bizarre topping. But the best thing about freakshakes is that they’re so fun and easy to make. One good way is to add (or chuck Aussie slang) all the ingredients in a blender and top it all with a mountain of whipped cream. And it’s not a freakshake if you don’t add up as many other bits and pieces on top of the cream that one can possibly bear.
Freakshakes shops have been popping up like mushrooms around my area. But the best comes undeniably from a little Mauritian shop in the suburb of Hampton Park by the name of SugarBun. They were amongst the first to follow the freakshake trend in Melbourne. The shop started their activities as yet another coffee shop offering all-day breakfast. They were generally only busy over the weekend. But then they decided to introduce freakshakes to their menu. And God they went all freakish on the milkshake! With the help of social media people started pouring in from all over the state. Some would genuinely attempt to drink the monstrously big and sugary and elegant beverage. Soon they were on the national News and more people came pouring in. When we finally decide to give it a try, we were surprised to discover that they actually had bollards in front of the shop to manage the huge influx of patrons. Eventually they bought the shop next door and expanded upstairs. Funny enough they don’t use the next door space to accommodate their customers. It is used by their personnel to create these amazing beverage.
When I went I ordered a salted caramel milkshake - it was still know as such last year. Needless to say that I didn’t manage to finish it. In fact, since we were sharing the drink, my husband didn’t manage to do so either. Casting an eye around the room not one patron managed to finish their drink. Instead most of them were busy taking pictures and posting them on social media. By the time I got home I was very high on sugar and for a little while was very energetic and lively. The kind of behaviour of a frantic kid. But it also gave the idea of trying to make a healthier version of this new type of milkshake by using nutritionally better ingredients and fresh fruits. Let’s put it this way: this was the intent! The end results is as decadent and rich as a freakshake should be. And let’s be honest there is more reason why you only have one of those drinks per year and it has nothing to do with their nutritional value.
I hope you enjoy it.
Bon appétit!
And good luck to everyone.
INGREDIENTS
- Strawberries
- Marshmallows
- Strawberry Sauce
- Mixed Berries IceCream
- Milk
- Chocolate Decorations
- Fairy Floss
- Waffles
- Musk Sticks
- Pocky Strawberry Flavour
- Berry Mousse Cake
METHOD
- Bake Berry Mousse Cake(https://steemit.com/food/@foodforsoul/a-very-berry-mousse-cake) to serve as decoration.
- Buy or make your own Fair Floss(https://steemit.com/cookwithus/@foodforsoul/cook-with-us-25-mango-parfait-with-coconut-sorbet-on-a-fairy-floss-bed) to serve as decoration.
- Melt some white chocolate and add food colouring. Pour on a flat surface to cool down before creating some chocolate toppers for decoration.
- In a blender, add milk, ice cream, and strawberries and blend well together.
- On a black plate crumbs some biscuit and set as the base for the milkshake/freakshate.
- Place the jar on top and add the strawberry sauce before pouring in the milkshake followed by some scoops of ice cream.
- From there add in all the remaining elements in the order that suits you best in a creative and luscious way.
Good on you @foodforsoul for making a healthier version of this Freakshake - wow - thanks for the history of it
Thank you. Actually I didn’t make the healthy version as I think it’s impossible when making a freakshake!
Glad you didn't make the healthy version as we are entitled to our little 'treats' once in a while.
Wow - I have never heard of a freakshake. One thing I have always loved is what we called a Fruit Salad Health Drink and this was like its name suggests, fruit salad whipped up and blended with ice-cream. Still a favourite for me. Yours looks amazing !!
Thank you @pandamama. It does appear that what we held for granted as a simple drink has evolved so much that we can’t even call it a milkshake anymore. The Australian own freakshake is testament to that.
My late father owned an ice-cream parlour and they had a Sundae called "Awful Awful" - your freakshake reminded me of it. It had choc sauce poured into the iced glass so it stuck on the sides and contents were fresh fruit, strawberries, nuts, ice-cream and then topped with cream and a cherry. We even had people coming in and competing to see who could eat it the quickest and also once how many they could eat. It was also served in a very large glass
Thank you @pandamama. This sounds absolutely amazing. I think that ice cream and milkshake for that matter are those sweet treat that absolutely create lasting memories. I can tell that you’ve built such memories just by the amount of details in your comments.
Wow you've really made a good and proper indulgent freakshake @foodforsoul!
They're all the rage here as well, all over the top creations that's impossible to have in one sitting, quite crazy ;);)
Love your story as well, great entry as always our Super Cook!
Thank you @lizelle. I think sometimes we just need to let go and indulge in whatever craziness makes us happy or crazy for one day. And somehow this is what this drink truly represent.
I've never heard of them being called freakshake...what a perfect name. Strawberries are my favorite and you have created a beautiful strawberry "dreamshake" for me. Good luck!
Thank you @loveself. I didn’t about the name either until I started researching the subject this week. And I was even more surprised to find out that it was invented in Australia more precisely in Canberra which I didn’t suspect would be the birth place of such a creation. I did enjoy using strawberries and painting a pink drink in such a fashion.
This milkshake is a work of art! Great presentation. I can't imagine you'd be able to finish it but looks awesome regardless. Love the bright colours! Good luck this week :)
Thank you @gardeningchef. It was more of a mess than a work of art. But all in all it was a really good experience to create such a drink.
That looks soooooo good! And wonderful presentation, once again!!
Thank you @nat-expressions. I think for this one it’s all about adding as much as you can to the milkshake and transform it in whichever attracts the eye.
Beautiful colours! Looks epic!!!!
Thank you.
Holy cow!! I've seen things like that on the Food Network, but hadn't heard that term for them yet. Totally makes sense given the freakish amount of ingredients put into what originated as a humble sweet treat. I can definitely see why something like this would be hard to finish, but what fun to give it a try! Another show-stopping entry!
Thank you @planstoplanks. To be honest I’m definitely not going to make one of those every week. On the other hand the beverage itself was not sweet at all. In fact it lacks sugar in isolation. But added to all the other elements it is definitely a sweet treat on all levels!
Ha! I have not heard the term freakshake before. Where have I been? I do see these colorful milkshakes in restaurants a lot now. They are so popular and tempting and I think they're fun.
You did really well with yours. Lots of yummy goodies to ensure aan unforgettable milkshake experience. Great work with all the elements and with putting them together to make your own freakshake!
Thank you @offoodandart. As I mentioned in another comment Canberra (where the freakshake was invented) is not particularly known for being too outlandish when it comes to food. But weirdly enough they invented this particular treat. The more fun was actually putting all the elements together. The night before I had my friends birthday at my house and baked a trio of cakes and cheesecake. I used some leftovers of the strawberry mousse cake to complement the freakshake. All in all I’m really happy with the outcome.
Looks so good no one can say 'no' to it!