Vanilla Peach Bourbon Milkshake

This vanilla peach bourbon milkshake is the perfect boozy summertime frozen treat. Vanilla bean paste mixed with fresh peaches, bourbon and vanilla bean ice cream. It’s the perfect cocktail + dessert!

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Soooooooo I had my surgery yesterday. The good news is that it wasn’t as scary as I thought it was going to be and going to sleep is really not that bad. Plus the anesthesiologist gave me a lovely little tranquilizer to help settle my nerves before I got wheeled into the operating room. I should point out that anytime a doctor offers up a tranquilizer you should go ahead and say yes. It really is lovely.

I remember them putting an oxygen mask on my face and saying out loud “wow it feels really funny” and then all of a sudden I was awake in a whole different room. Afterwards I begged for water and after I assured them I was fine and was having zero stomach issues they let me start drinking water. Do you have any idea how hard it was to go that long without water?! I’m one of those freaky people who drink an obscene amount of water each day so going that long was torture.

After a few hours I was ready to leave and got to walk out of the hospital sporting a fancy front velcro post surgical bra and a prescription for pain pills – holla! 

After I left I was STARVING so I made my husband take me to the diner so I could eat my weight in this salad I have an obsession with. Then I got home and crashed for 3 hours. It was a pretty lazy day and I’m 100% ok with that.

I even made myself a non-boozy version of this milkshake last night. My throat was still a little sore so a milkshake was just what the doctor ordered. The thing I love the most about this milkshake is that it’s not just vanilla but it’s vanilla bean paste AND peach. I first learned about Nielsen-Massey vanilla bean extract and paste from watching Ina Garten. She always talked about using “good vanilla” and Nielsen-Massey was the one she chose. Every since then, I have exclusively used their vanilla and I’m obsessed. I’m especially obsessed with their vanilla bean paste and you will see it in just about all my sweet treat recipes on my site. I also recently found out that Nielsen-Massey is owned by 3 generations of Nielsen’s. How cool is that? Plus all their beans are examined by hand and their products are certified gluten-free, certified Kosher, allergen-free and GMO-Free!

The other thing I love about this milkshake is that it includes fresh summer peaches PLUS bourbon because why not?

This vanilla peach bourbon milkshake reminds me a lot of my favorite childhood dessert – homemade peach ice cream. Except it’s bursting with a just a touch more vanilla bean flavor and a bit of an adult bourbon buzz. I really think it makes the perfect dessert for hot summer days. PLUS it’s an excuse to keep buying all. the. peaches.

{Looking for more milkshake recipes? Try my double chocolate s’mores milkshake, banana foster milkshake or my strawberry creme fraiche milkshake. Also, be sure to check out these delicious recipes from my food blogger friends – perfect peach pie, fresh peach ice cream, peach slab pie or these baked peach oatmeal cups.}