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" Though a simple vanilla, chocolate or strawberry milkshake always hits the spot, chefs aren&amp;#039;t letting the classics hold them back. Intrigued by the endless possibilities, culinary minds have taken to the challenge of creating the most uniquely delicious milkshake possible using ingredients we&amp;#039;d never dream of dropping in a blender. From an avocado shake to a sweet bacon-flavored treat, check out the desserts that have, well, shaken up the competition.  Avocado  Spike Mendelsohn of Top Chef season 4 fame is the genius behind this shake, which is served as a special during the summer months at his Washington, DC\u2013based restaurant, Good Stuff Eatery. To make it just like Spike, peel and pit 4 ripe avocados before blending until finely chopped (about two minutes). Add a 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk, 2 cups vanilla ice cream, 1 cup whole milk and \u00BD cup chopped fresh cilantro before blending. Recipe yields approximately four milkshakes. Photo courtesy of Good Stuff Eatery.  Bacon  In his book Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes, author Adam Ried dedicated an entire section to unconventional recipes, including the Maple-Bacon Shake. To try, just fry 2 slices of thinly cut bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and let excess fat in the skillet cool. Then, along with 1 Tbsp of the cooled bacon fat, blend 2 Tbsp Grade B maple syrup, 6 Tbsp cold milk (whole or reduced-fat), 8 medium scoops of softened French vanilla ice cream and a pinch of salt. Garnish with bacon bits for more bacon flavor. Recipe yields 3\u00BD cups. Photo by Jean Song. Waffles  On his blog Hugging the Coast, Doug DuCap, coauthor of the Knack Fish &amp;amp;amp; Seafood Cookbook, posted the recipe for his take on waffles and ice cream: the Strawberry Waffle Milkshake. To recreate, toast 2 frozen waffles until crisp and lightly browned before grinding in a food processor. Then blend with 2 Tbsp strawberry preserves (or \u00BC cup chopped fresh or frozen strawberries), \u00BD cup half and half, 1 cup vanilla or strawberry ice cream, 1 Tbsp maple syrup, 1 tsp honey and \u00BC tsp vanilla extract until well mixed. Top with whipped cream and toasted chopped walnuts or pecans. Recipe makes one (large) milkshake. Photo courtesy of Hugging the Coast.   Guinness  At Rudy&amp;#039;s Can&amp;#039;t Fail Cafe in Emeryville, California, diners can satisfy both their beer and ice cream cravings for the bargain price of $5.75 when they order the &amp;quot;Shakin&amp;#039; Jessie.&amp;quot; Each shake boasts approximately 5 oz of a premade mixture containing 2 shots of Peet&amp;#039;s brewed espresso and about a &amp;quot;tall boy and a half&amp;quot; (roughly 24 oz) of Guinness Stout along with 2 &amp;quot;hefty&amp;quot; scoops of chocolate ice cream and chocolate syrup to taste. Photo courtesy of Rudy&amp;#039;s Can&amp;#039;t Fail Cafe.  Ube (Purple Yam)  This pretty purple milkshake is a menu mainstay at The Oinkster, a Los Angeles\u2013area eatery offering &amp;quot;modern, innovative and stylish takes on American classics,&amp;quot; and owned by former fine-dining chef Andre Guerrero. (Fun fact: The Oinkster was featured on Food Network&amp;#039;s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.) Inspired by Guerrero&amp;#039;s Filipino heritage\u2014ube is a common dessert ingredient in the Pacific Rim\u2014the 16-oz shake is the closest they can get to the real thing with 4 to 5 scoops of Fosselman&amp;#039;s Ice Cream Co.&amp;#039;s taro ice cream with 1/2 cup milk. Photo courtesy of The Oinkster.  Kool-Aid  The fast-food chain Steak &amp;#039;n Shake has been around for over 75 years thanks in part to their beloved burgers and shakes, including the most recent addition to the kids&amp;#039; menu, the Kool-Aid Shake in Grape or Tropical Punch. The recipe calls for 1 Tbsp Kool-Aid, 3 scoops of Shake Base (a flavorless Steak &amp;#039;n Shake\u2013branded ice cream) and a splash of water. For the at-home version, substitute Shake Base with any vanilla ice cream; to create small, medium and large sizes, increase servings of Kool-Aid by 1 Tbsp and ice cream by half-scoop increments for each size. Photo courtesy of Steak &amp;#039;n&amp;#039; Shake.  McDonald&amp;#039;s McNuggets  In March 2009, friends Georgia and Alie set out to find the perfect after-hours dessert. A then-favorite late-night snack proved all the inspiration they needed, and prompted the main ingredients: 2 McDonald&amp;#039;s Chicken McNuggets, 1 tub of McDonald&amp;#039;s Barbecue Sauce, 1 large McDonald&amp;#039;s Chocolate Triple Thick Shake and 3 to 4 shots of vanilla-flavored vodka. Recipe yields two milkshake martinis, a.k.a. The McNuggetini\u2014so dubbed by Georgia, a contributor to the blog This Recording. Photo courtesy of Georgia Hardstark via Facebook.  Cupcake  Two Utah-based sweets shops\u2014Sammy&amp;#039;s in Provo and The Sweet Tooth Fairy in Draper\u2014have been serving up a treat most of us have only dreamt of: a CupShake, a.k.a. ice cream blended with a whole cupcake. How it works: Customers choose one cupcake from an array of offerings (both shops use The Sweet Tooth Fairy&amp;#039;s cupcakes), from regularly available flavors like Strawberry Shortcake to rotating flavors like Tres Leches. Then, in its complete form\u2014icing, sprinkles, toppings and all\u2014the cupcake is blended with a helping of soft-serve vanilla ice cream! Photo courtesy of The Sweet Tooth Fairy.  Cap&amp;#039;n Crunch  KGB, which stands for Kerry&amp;#039;s (as in celebrity chef Kerry Simon) Gourmet Burgers in Las Vegas, is known for three things: burgers, a vodka bar (made of ice) and the Cap&amp;#039;n Crunch Milkshake. But you don&amp;#039;t have to go to Harrah&amp;#039;s Las Vegas to gamble on this cool treat. Re-create it at home by combining 3\u00BD scoops of vanilla bean ice cream, 12 oz of milk that&amp;#039;s been soaked in Cap&amp;#039;n Crunch beforehand and 1 cup of the cereal in a blender. Garnish with whipped cream, a sprinkle of Cap&amp;#039;n Crunch and a chocolate cigarette. Photo courtesy of Celena Haas.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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