Cherry-Vanilla Milk Shake with Root Beer Granita

By Martha Stewart  Updated on January 22, 2019

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 bottle (12 ounces) root beer
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups bottled sour cherries with their juices, cherries drained and juices reserved

Directions

• Pour root beer into a baking pan and freeze, uncovered, until firm, about 2 1/2 hours. Using a fork, scrape into small shards. Cover, and freeze until ready to use.
• Puree ice cream and reserved cherry juice in a blender until smooth. Add cherries, and pulse until combined but still chunky. Divide among 6 to 8 glasses, and top each with 2 tablespoons root beer granita.

Cook’s Notes

Bottled sour cherries are available online or at specialty food stores.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July 2008