Boozy Lucky Charms Cereal Milkshakes with Marshmallow Frosting.
Can we pretend these are pancakes?
I have good reason.
Two weeks ago, Eddie and I had a little pancake cookoff. Not just any pancake cookoff either. For months – actually, probably two years now? – he has been obsessed with the idea of making lucky charms pancakes.
It all started when we were at one of our favorite restaurants for brunch. Our server told us that the previous week, they were serving lucky charm pancakes with a glaze made out of the cereal and everything. I am telling you that I have NEVER seen him so crazy over an idea for so long. I mean, under normal circumstances he doesn’t even remember what we had for breakfast three days ago let alone what he DIDN’T get to have for brunch nearly two years ago.
Makes no sense. No sense at all.
Before I continue, I have to tell you something weird. He doesn’t eat the lucky charms marshmallows from the box. In fact, he doesn’t eat them unless the are totally soaked in the milk.
And it all comes back to styrofoam. Eddie has the worst aversion to styrofoam. The sound and texture is like nails on a chalkboard to him. He can barely even say the word. He cringes and makes the most hilarious faces and just can’t STAND it. If he ever has to open a package where the product is enclosed in the foam or if something is packed with the foam peanuts, I have to sit there and watch him open it. The holidays are equally as hilarious when he opens gifts because my brothers purposely throw styrofoam at him.
He is probably reading this right now totally losing his mind over how many times he has had to read the word styrofoam.
ANYHOO. The lucky charms marshmallows remind him of a styrofoam texture. Yep. When I suggested that we top our pancakes with marshmallows, he looked at me like I had forty heads and said quite nonchalantly that “no one eats the marshmallows.” Um. What? Hello. The marshmallows are pretty much the ONLY reason people buy the cereal and I know a certain person (definitely not me) who used to eat every marshmallow out of the box and leave the rest behind for her brothers. Again, definitely not me.
I’m still very confused at his marshmallow thoughts.
So a few Sundays ago, we each attempted our pancakes. That was a feat in itself because working together in our small kitchen makes us have hateful thoughts. But we did it – first my way, then his.
Uh, did you know that when said marshmallows are blended and mashed and combined with other things, they turn a lovely shade of greenish brown? Yes. That shade of milkshake up there is the shade of the crushed marshmallows. Can you imagine some beautiful greenish brown pancakes? How lovely.
That was issue number one, but issue number two was the major lack of flavor. Neither of us could really remember what lucky charms tasted like, but obviously I scooped about four handfuls out of the box during our pancake-off.
The pancakes didn’t taste like lucky charms. I tried the whole cereal-milk thing (my friend Megan rocks at this) but the lucky charm cereal – neither that marshmallows or the other… things? got soggy in the milk. Like at all. Like after 24 HOURS. No sog. What exactly is in this stuff? I don’t even want to know. I’m just going to blend and drink.
Oh. But. We kind of… bought… more than one box of lucky charms for our little weekend contest which left me with quite a bit of cereal. Two months ago I made these rice krispie treat milkshakes soooo… it was happening. I decided to try blending the marshmallows and then soaking them – which worked much better in terms of flavor. You can also throw a few extra handfuls of cereal into the blender and let it do it’s thang.
And then add vodka.
And then to be worse (or wonderful), swirl some marshmallow frosting on top.
Or whipped cream. But at this point, that’s kind of boring.
I think I am now done trashing up things with my childhood cereals. I think.
Boozy Lucky Charms Cereal Milkshakes with Marshmallow Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups lucky charms marshmallows
- 2 cups milk
- 4 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/3 cup marshmallow vodka
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- a batch, or extra leftover marshmallow frosting
- extra cereal for topping
Instructions
- Add the marshmallows to a food processor and blend until powdery. It’s okay if a few larger pieces remain. Add the milk to a large bowl and pour in the blended marshmallows. Stir to combine, then let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, add the ice cream, marshmallow milk, vodka and vanilla extract to a blender. You can add extra cereal if you’d like! Blend until combined and pour into glasses. Top with frosting (or whipped cream!) and some extra marshmallows.
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P.S. I totally got him to eat the marshmallows.
122 Comments on “Boozy Lucky Charms Cereal Milkshakes with Marshmallow Frosting.”
I’m dead. These are the most incredible Milkshakes ever.
I hate the actual cereal part of lucky charms….I always just ate the marshmallows.
And now I can do that and feel like a grownup with the whole vodka thing.
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Taylor.. this is what my son is doing with Lucky charms cereal, he eats marshmallows and does not eat the rest:)
These are the cutest milkshakes ever! I always ate the marshmallows out of the box :-)
I am now officially jealous of marshmallow cereal now, Moving to USA just to have sip of these milkshakes is on my bucket list!
You can buy just marshmallows from nutsonline
WHAT!?!?!?? Jess, these are beautiful!!! I ADORED Lucky Charms as a kid (and to add some strength to your argument, yes, the marshmallows were the only reason for that). I’d pour milk on my cereal but pick all the marshmallows up and pile them up on the table, then put them all in my hand and throw them into my mouth all at once. A lovely visual, right? But it was like the best part of breakfast. Not sure I’d get so much enjoyment out of it now, but thank you for bringing back the memories and I am thoroughly entertained by the styrofoam story! :)
I am dying here!!! I love love love lucky charms and this shake! God, you are killing me!! hehe
Okay I just had to pause for a second, because not only is this shake is like my favourite colour EVER but also because this shake is my perfect excuse to pay for the £5 box of cereal so I can make this.
Hahaha –> “working together our small kitchen makes us have hateful thoughts.” I literally almost spit out my coffee.
This milkshake is ridiculously cute. Have Lucky Charms marshmallows always been that neon?! Terrifying and wonderful all at the same time.
I love the honesty of the hateful thoughts. For me and Eric…it’s when we grocery shop together. So much tension!
Lucky Charms is one cereal I’ve never baked with or incorporated into a recipe and….I LOVE that you did! Wow. This looks so good! Marshmallow vodka with those little Lucky marshmallows, oh I’d be in heaven! pinned
These just make me smile!
I just saw a lucky charms commercial the other day… totally making this
We totally have cook-offs too! Glad he ate the marshmallows but who wouldn’t with this drink.
Wow – your pictures are stunning! I scrolled down the whole post when I first got here just to look at all the pics! Haha I can’t believe he hates the marshmallows? I totally used to pick them all out and leave the cereal!
Oh my gosh, these pictures are like a burst of springtime on my computer screen. So soft, pretty and sweet. Easy like Easter morning. But ohhhhhh, my stomach hurts thinking about these! :)
I get the shivers just thinking about the marshmallows scratching my teeth….like nails on a chalk board. But I still ate Lucky Charms as a kid despite the shiver thing.
Your pictures are so beautiful and dreamy. Can’t wait to find me some lucky charms :)
Lucky charms are so expensive to buy here in the UK, but it is totally worth it. This looks amazing. My husband would love it.
I was going to tell you to check out cerealmarshmallows.com (had it bookmarked) but I looked again and I personally would not want to give the guy my credit card number. He has an eBay store but sells more car parts and condoms than marshmallows… so maybe go with Nuts.com as someone else mentioned above, if you don’t want to pick the marshmallows out of the cereal :)
Do these count as breakfast?
I am actually one of those strange people who will eat the actual cereal out of a lucky charms box and skip the marshmallows. I will only eat the marshmallows as long as they are soggy from the milk…..and even then they are kinda “eh” to me.
Love this idea though! So fun!
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in LOVE! this is a reminder to me that i need to pick up a box of lucky charms…my mom used to dye the milk green every St. Patrick’s Day making it that much more enjoyable to eat! do you remember when they added new shapes of marshmallows?! the red balloon and rainbow were…ARE my favorite!
So I am pretty much completely and totally obsessed with this milkshake. That is all.
These look like they’ll be super fun for my St. Patty’s festivities – I do have one question though… I lack a food processor! Is it possible to break the marshmallows up in the blender or should I do so the “old fashioned” way with a ziplock bag and rolling pin? I can’t wait to try these!
OMG this is such a Friday recipe. Amazing.
hehe, I love hearing about you two in the kitchen having a show-down!
Styrofoam, really? That’s odd! But I’m glad you set him straight and he ate a marshmallow!!
YUM!! this looks great. I have the same aversion to Styrofoam. When it’s packed and rubs against cardboard, could be a worse form of torture than water boarding for me.
Jennifer, i’m there with you. I cringed just reading about styrofoam and cardboard.
This should just be illegal. Now you’ve got imagining every cereal-inspired milkshake under the sun.
Who is your friend Eddie?
And should I be concerned?
boozy lucky charms milkshakes? oh yes please.
and i totally used to eat the marshmallows out of the box – I didn’t like them as much once they were mushy after being in a bowl of milk.
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Jesus. I will never be able to look at Lucky Charms the same way again. I’ll want to do nothing but make it into a shake. Ugh, now I’m thinking about all the other cereal/milkshake possibilities. Thanks..
And who eats the marshmallows?! When I used to eat Lucky Charms (may or may not have been 2 months ago), I used to eat all the.. things.. first and then I’ll have nothing but a bowl of marshmallows to have mouthfuls of. I used to get on such a sugar high all this commercials made sense because I swear I used to see that freaking leprechaun after every spoonful of marshmallows.
OMD I totally agree with Eddie!!! I squirmed everytime I had to read that word. ewwww. I finally feel understood.
If you like the idea of Lucky Charms Pancakes, you would probably love Captain Crunch French Toast…so darn good! I think the recipe is in the original Diners, Drive-ins & Dives cookbook. Love.
can we pretend that we are best friends in real life because ohmygoddd could this BE more amazing?! don’t think so
You just made my life. I was eating Lucky Charms earlier this week whilst doing my taxes. It has been my favorite cereal my whole life.
I am 32.
OMG. SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR.
i need to make these.
Ahhh!! I totally tried to make cereal milk pancakes with lucky charms after attending a cooking demo with Christina Tosi. Utter, utter fail. So sad. But that is so smart to blend up the marshmallows BEFORE soaking. Did you try pancakes with the marshmallow milk? I totally want to try…
I just want to say that you are a crazy person. That is all. :)
ahhhhhhhhh i have to say.. I HATE THE MARSHMALLOWS TOO !!!!!! Unless they are soaked in milk and I’m eating them with the cereal. The feeling of chewing the dry marshmallows def feels so weird and def reminds. me. of . styrofoam. hahahah so i had to comment because my friends think im weird too. But.. LOVE the milkshakes !!!
This is so fantastic. Everyone’s favorite childhood cereal + vodka. Also this is probably the first time I’ve EVER heard of someone eating just the cereal and not the marshmallows. Glad you got him to try some though!
I thought that my husband was the only person in the world who freaked out over Styrofoam! If a box/package arrives at our house and there’s styrofoam in there, he makes me open the box the rest of the way. He won’t even touch it. It’s SO STRANGE! :-)
Lucky charms is my favorite cereal, but I can’t remember the last time I had it. Looks like I will be visiting the grocery for some of these to make this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Oh. My. GOSH! Brilliant! This is possibly the best thing I’ve seen all week.
By the way, I can totally relate to your husband. When I eat Luck Charms, I actually eat all of the crunchy other pieces first then have a bowl full of soggy marshmallows. Yes, ONLY marshmallows. It’s as trashy and delicious as it sounds.
OMGWUT
This is probably one of my favorite posts of yours, EVER. These pictures are perfection and the milkshakes? Dying over them!!
You are a beautiful evil genius and I love you! The pictures are to die, I want to eat all the frosting, and I love those paper straws. Someday you should do a post about how you decide to style the photos (or have you already done that?)
WHY ARE YOU A CRAZY GENIUS!?!?!?!!?!?
As a kid, my mom never let us buy sugary cereals – and I certainly understand why. Those delicious little marshmallows were a total weakness. I’d sleep over at friend’s houses and pick out all the colorful little sugary treats, leaving some unfortunate family member to end up with the blah cereal bits. Such a funny memory of mine – thanks for bringing it all back :) Your milkshakes look so yummy and they are so creative!
This is one of the most genius milkshakes I’ve seen! Not only does it involve my guilty pleasure of the Lucky Charms marshmallows (I really don’t understand how someone couldn’t like them!), but it has marshmallow vodka, and marshmallow frosting! You totally brought it with this shake!!