Boozy Rum King Cake Shake

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Let the good times roll, or at least get the party started, with our delicious Boozy Rum King Cake Shake.

Made with the yummiest Blue Bell King Cake ice cream, it’s like a little bit of heaven.

Celebrate with a Mardi Gras King Cake Shake

And add that fresh beignet for garnish?

No wonder they call these freak shakes when you pile on the goodies!

They’re freaky good!

 

 

When that creamy ice cream meets your palate, you know it’s going to be a good time.

So put on your flashiest beads and make some of these shakes for your krewe.

It’s really easy to make a couple or a dozen of these drinks.

Boozy Rum King Cake Shake

 

 

 

Made with Texas’s finest Blue Bell ice cream, this boozy shake is sure to be a hit.

And if you’re fortunate enough to live in New Orleans, by all means, get your beignets from Cafe du Monde.

But if you’re like me and are a few thousand miles away, we like this recipe to make beignets at home.

After all, if you’re making a King Cake Shake, you need some other New Orleans delights.

A note about nutrition: So Mardi Gras is FAT TUESDAY and is the time to indulge before Lent begins if you observe it.

So it’s a good day for a cheat day.

And you’ll want to have a cheat day if you decide to eat the beignet. 

And who’s not going to eat the biegnet?

Just keep in mind that eating the beignet adds 700 calories to the drink.

So savor it; it’s truly an indulgence.

We can do our penance the next few weeks, right?

Our boozy rum king cake shake is perfect for Mardi Gras.

It’s made with Blue Bell’s King Cake Ice Cream.

It’s the perfect Fat Tuesday indulgence, especially topped with a beignet.

Ingredients you need to make the Boozy Rum King Cake Shake

 

 

• 1.5 ounces of silver rum
• 3 scoops king cake ice cream (Blue Bell)
• 1 beignet, for garnish

You will also need:

• Simple Syrup – for the rim
• Purple Sanding Sugar – for the rim
• 2 straws – 1 to drink with and one to support the beignet
• 1 umbrella, for fun

Make it a Mocktail instead

If you’d like to serve the shake without alcohol, simply omit the rum.

If you want to enjoy a touch of that yummy rum flavor, you may always add a couple of drops of rum extract.

You may want to add a bit of half n half in the blender to help the drink blend more smoothly.

How to sugar the glass

If you want to sugar the glass, let’s do that part first.

After all, it’s a party, and sugaring glasses for parties is fun!

You’ll begin by placing the sugar on a plate.

Then on another plate, add a touch of corn syrup.

(Alternatively, you can use a lime and rum a lime wedge around the edge of the glass.)

Turn the glass upside down, then gently dip it into the corn syrup.

Then dip it into the sugar.

Turn the glass right side up and set it aside while you make the milkshake.

How to dye sugar with food coloring

If you don’t have purple sugar, you can easily make your own by tinting some regular sugar with food coloring.

What you want to do is spread your sugar on a plate.

I like to use a paper plate for this to make clean up easy, but any plate will do.

Then put a small amount of food coloring in the middle of the sugar.

Spread the food coloring around so that it’s evenly coated. 

I find a fork is ideal to use to mix the food coloring and the sugar.

 

 

Once the food coloring and sugar is well combined, you’re ready to dip the glasses!

Here’s a time saving tip:

If you like to make sugared glasses often, you may want to mix up more than you need for today’s drinks.

That way you can have your homemade colored sugar for the future. 

 

 

How to make the Boozy Rum King Cake Shake

Place rum and ice cream in a blender.

Blend and pour into glass.

Once in glass feed a straw through the beignet and set in the glass.

Add umbrella and straw and serve!

How to adjust the consistency of the shake

If the shake is too thick or too thin, you can make an adjustment and then pulse the blender to make it nice and smooth.

If the shake is too thick, add more rum. 

Or if you don’t want to add additional alcohol, you can always add a splash of milk.

It’s better to add a little bit at a time so you don’t end up trading a shake that is too thick for one that is too thin.

If the shake is too thin, add more ice cream.

More great drinks for Mardi Gras 

Skinny Hurricane Snow Cone. 

Malibu Rum Mardi Gras Jello Shots

Grasshopper Cocktail topped with Thin Mint Cookies

Spiced Rum Milk Shots

Salted Caramel Banana Mango Daiquiri

Starfruit Pineapple Mint Julep Recipe

Bloody Caesar Cocktail Recipe

Pot of Gold Mimosas

Sparkling Tequila Sunrise

Sparkling Pimms Cup Punch

Tropical Mango POG Rum Punch

Blackberry Whiskey Lemonade

Ginger Apple Whiskey Punch

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If you haven’t had a chance to make it yet, be sure to save the recipe on Pinterest so you’ll remember where you found it.

You may enjoy following our Pinterest Boards, Rum Recipes and Mardi Gras Cocktail and Mocktail Recipes.

 

 

 

This recipe for King Cake Shake was originally published on March 3, 2019 and was updated in February 2022.

 

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