Every time my little sis comes to visit me here in Richmond she takes a day trip up to DC to see her BFF. She never fails to send me a taunting text about the yummy toasted marshmallow shake she’s enjoying at a little joint near the Capitol. I finally decided I’d had enough of drooling over my keypad. With a quick google search I found out the creator of this lovely shake spilled the secret on the Oprah show. So now I can make my own batch of this DC staffer staple any time I like. And let me just tell you (and then multiply this sentence by a hundred) that this shake is awesome.
Take about 12 regular sized marshmallows (or more!) and broil them in the oven for 2-3 minutes. Watch these babies closely or they might catch on fire. And don’t be tempted to use mini-mallows. They won’t give you the right char-to-gooey-mallow ratio.
Let the marshmallows cool. Then blend them with two cups of vanilla ice cream and one cup of milk.
Pour into glasses and garnish with a toasted marshmallow. Take a big sip and you’ll be speechless. Partly because it is utterly delicous and partly because you’ll realize you don’t have to go to all the trouble of building a campfire when you start craving the oh-so-summery flavor. It will be a lovely moment. Promise.
If you do decide you want to roast them over the fire, check out Missy’s post on how to roast them perfectly, here. You may be good enough to challenger her for the gold medal.
And you may or may not be inclined to share. I’ll leave that up to you, but make sure you have your fill before you hand over the blender glass. 
How could I not take a picture of these classic two-year-old fingers? Chipped off hot pink nail polish, dirt under the finger nails, marshmallow stick between the fingers. Love. This. Girl.
Ingredients
- 12 regular sized marshmallows
- 2 cups of vanilla ice cream
- 1 Cup milk
Instructions
- Take about 12 regular sized marshmallows (or more!) and broil them in the oven for 2-3 minutes. Watch these babies closely or they might catch on fire. And don’t be tempted to use mini-mallows. They won’t give you the right char-to-gooey-mallow ratio.
- Let the marshmallows cool. Then blend them with two cups of vanilla ice cream and one cup of milk.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with a toasted marshmallow.
carrie says
Yummy! I’ll have to try that – and I can’t help but thinking of maybe some chocolate & crumbled graham crackers, too!
Sarah says
Me too! That was the first thing that came to my head when I heard about this shake. I’ve always wanted to try the s’more version but I never make it past the marshmallows because I love the flavor so much. Let me know if you ever try it. I’d love to hear how it turns out.
Peggy says
Wow I am going to have to try this but we will be using chocolate ice cream and with crumbled homemade graham crackers on top. I’ll let you know how it goes if you want.
Sarah says
I would love to hear how it turns out!
Nesleirbag says
Great pics and great post! I LOVE marshmallows! And that cutie holding the milkshake is adorable! One of my all-time favorite posts on HowDoesShe is Gold Medal Marshmallows. If you missed it, now you can read it. If you read it already, read it again! It’s a hoot!
Julie says
okay…those look amazing!! But even more amazing is the fact that your oven is like SPOTLESSLY SPARKLY NEW!!! tell me your secret…it may just inspire me to clean mine ;o)
Sarah says
The secret is to go to my friend’s house to take pictures. 🙂
Renee says
From the DC area and this shake is why we go to that crazy busy little joint! So glad you posted this!
Kerri says
Looks and sounds delicious! I love that you put her hands on here. Adorable!
Anna says
I LOVE the gooey stickiness on her fingers and the mischievous smile on her face. Great summertime recipe.
Kathye says
August 10th is national S’mores day. Thanks for giving me another idea to serve on that day. YUM!!!!
Angela says
There is a place in Rockefeller Center NYC (Bill’s) that makes a shake called “Campfire” and this sounds like it. . .LOVED IT! Can’t wait to try this out and see!
Sarah says
I’ll have to put that on my NYC restaurant list. Thanks for sharing!
Sharon at www.momof6.com says
As soon as I saw this recipe- I knew that I had to make it for my ‘smores lovin’ family. And so I did! Last night! And it received twelve thumbs up from my kids! My only issue? The marshmallows stuck to the non-stick foil that I used to broil them on….. did this happen to you?
I plan to feature this recipe and a picture on my Sunday Links to Love post over at http://www.momof6.com.
Warmly,
Sharon
Jenny says
Sarah!! I didn’t realize this was your post until seeing beautiful Miss 2! I can’t wait to make this for my boys 🙂
Betty Bake says
lovely and oh so delicious
YUM!
well done on the experimenting
hugs
Betty Bake
Melinda says
My marshmallows totally melted right onto the pan too, but I scraped off as much as I could. Very yummy.
Katie says
OH. MY. GOODNESS. is all I have to say. Im really wishing I had bought some marshmallows when I was shopping yesterday!
Katie says
I think I have just found my next girl scout meal project! Maybe with a few choc chips and a Teddy Graham on top!
Katie says
We made it last night and the entire family loved it! Bought more marshmellows for today!
Marji says
I am SO trying this tonight! I’m thinking maybe a Silpat will help with the stick factor on the cookie sheet?
Sarah says
You could try the Silpat. Marshmallows are so sticky that I think they’ll stick to everything. I used a cookie sheet with a non-stick coating and it was pretty easy to get most of it off with a spatula. The residue washed off easily in the sink. I think foil would be difficult because the marshmallows would stick and you’d have to pull out all the foil pieces. The only other thing I can think of would be to spread a little cornstarch on the pan… I’ll try a little more experimenting and see if I can come up with anything. Let me know what works!
Marji says
The silpat worked great. Most of the marshmallows just lifted off. Where there were a few little sticky spots, I used the back edge of a butter knife and they rubbed right off. These shakes are the perfect taste of summery goodness in a glass!
Teresa says
I can’t wait…I’m buying the goods first chance I get!! Thanks for sharing, and cool photography.
Heidi says
This was so delicious! Thanks for posting! 🙂
Alyssa says
Found you from a link at the Dating Divas website! Just tried this shake and oh-my-word is it GOOD! I used my silpat and had absolutely no problem of sticking…they all came off just fine!
Sarah says
We have so tried these a few years ago and they quickly became my families favorite shake. You can’t get anything more yummy than this to-die-for marshmallow shake. Thanks for sharing!
Joe Kline says
As someone who likes marshmallows, I must try these.