My five year old loves chocolate shakes.  I made these the other day.  They are so fun to make as a family because each person gets to create their own amazing shake.  Really the toppings are endless.  Just add in whatever sounds good to you.  This recipe make 3 big shakes, so you can make smaller ones for everybody.

Ingredients:

Ganache:

• 1 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
• 1 cup chopped milk chocolate
• 1 cup heavy cream 

Milkshake:

• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream 
• 8 scoops chocolate ice cream 

Assembly:

• Various sprinkles, chocolate chips, marshmallows, candies and pretzel pieces, for decorating
• Scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream
• Spray Whipped topping 
• Caramel and strawberry sauces, for drizzling
• Cherries, for topping

Directions:

For the ganache: Put the semisweet and milk chocolate in a heat safe bowl. Heat the cream until very hot in a saucepan and pour over the chocolate. Stir until melted and combined. Let cool.

For the milkshake: Put the milk, vanilla and chocolate ice cream and 1 cup of the ganache in a blender and blend until combined.

To assemble: Spoon some ganache into large mason jars and spread on the sides. Spread some ganache around the rim of the jars. Dip the rims in sprinkles, chocolate chips, marshmallows and/or candies, or press on pretzels. Add a scoop of ice cream to each glass and pour in the blended milkshake. Squirt whipped cream onto the top of each glass and add pieces of the bars or brownies. Now go crazy and decorate the top with more whipped cream, ice cream, candies, etc. Drizzle with caramel or strawberry sauce and top with a cherry.

Recipe from Ree Drummond and changed slightly by Newell Family Kitchen