Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2005

This has now become a favorite in our family. My kids have it every morning with breakfast. I change up the fruit to whatever I have in the fridge. Today was banana/peach. We have had banana/blueberry and banana/blackberry. All are good. Try this a little thicker (we use vanilla yogurt) and serve it with a spoon. My kids and I both LOVE this.....also added a raw egg to add some protein. Thanks

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CHEFANDERSEN

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2005

I wasn't so impressed with this recipe.... Maybe it shouldn't be called a milkshake, because it is really more like a smoothie or julius. I used fresh blackberries.... it was okay, but nothing extraordinary. This is nothing like a thick, creamy milkshake you buy at McDonalds!

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2005

This is so good. I agree with others that you do not need ice if you are using frozen fruit. I also used Splenda and would not advise using it in this recipe. I usually put Splenda in a lot of my cooking but you could really taste it in this. Next time I make, I will for sure use real sugar. I used blueberries, strawberries & cherries. Great recipe. Thanks Lisa

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2005

Really good milkshake. The next time I make it I will not use so much ice. You really don't need the ice if you are using frozen fruit. Thank you for sharing.

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2005

No need for sugar if you replace the milk with vanilla yogurt, which I think is tastier too. (using fat free yogurt is good for we adults) Also, because the berries were already frozen I didn't even need the ice cubes. I did add a bit of water just to thin it out a tad. Good basic recipe Lisa and thanks so much!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2005

Awesome, I made a few changes...I didn't have frozen berries so I added 3 cups fresh blueberries, i also only filled my blender a 1/3 of the way with ice and added 2/3 cup shredded coconut. It was delicious!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2005

For not having any ice cream in it, this was pretty good. I used frozen strawberries and blueberries, and doubled the amount of them. It took quite a bit of stirring once I got everything into the blender though, since the frozen berries immediately froze the milk and made it into a VERY thick smoothie. I omitted the sugar, and sweetened individual cups with packets of Splenda, and it turned out fairly tasty. I think I'd like a little stronger berry flavor though, so I'd maybe add some sort of syrup next time.

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2005

This was really good considering there was no ice cream in it...i scaled it down to 2 servings and drank it all by myself. ;) i used strawberries instead of mixed berries, and added more strawberries and less ice. yummy!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2004

Made this with fresh blackberries. YUMMM!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2004

This is delicious, I have made it several times. It is really good just as a snack or served with waffles or french toast. MM. I am going to try it with soy milk next.

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2004

We used strawberries and my kids were not crazy about it. I think we are just used to the thicker ice cream shakes.

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2003

Excellent! I live in Denmark where they don't have quite the selection of ingredients that we do in the US so I am always on the lookout for simple recipes. I certainly hit the jackpot here. Thank you.

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2003

This recipe was great. I at first thought that maybe there wouldn't be enough sugar but there is. I scaled the recipe back for 2 servings. It was good.

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2003

I didn't have frozen mixed berries, but I did have frozen strawberries. Perhaps this substitution was the problem. This milkshake was great consistency, but lacked the berry flavor I was looking for. I even doubled the strawberries! What I finally ended up doing to create the strong berry flavor I was looking for was to add 2T of RazzMaTazz (raspberry liqueor) and 1T of raspberry flavored syrup found in the coffee/tea section of the market. The modified result was a good strong berry flavor. The shake had excellent texture which made you think you were drinking a very rich shake without all the calories and fat. This recipe would probably be rated a 4 or 5 had I used the mixed berries it calls for. Thanks Lisa

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