Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake

This Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake with brandy is a luscious and refreshing drinkable dessert to enjoy all summer.

Hello, folks! How are you doing? It’s finally FRIDAY! Yay! I hope you are super excited about the weekend. I am so, so excited. Besides, it’s an extended weekend for us because of the holiday on Monday.

And as the weather is getting nice and warm, it’s the perfect time for a tasty milkshake. This Cloudberry Milkshake, to be precise.

What Are Cloudberries?

Rubus chamaemorus (Latin) is a flowering plant in the rose family, which produces an amber or apricot-coloured fruit. The shape resembles blackberries and raspberries, particularly yellow raspberries. But the taste is unique. While being slightly tart and earthy, cloudberries have sweet notes, somewhat resembling honey and apricot. Sometimes people also find some resemblance with the aroma of heather.

Also, cloudberries go by a few other names, including Nordic berry, knotberry, and bakeapple. Yes, if you live in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canada, you are likely familiar with the name bakeapple.

Cloudberries are native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are ubiquitous in the Nordic countries, including Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Greenland, as well as Northern parts of Russia, Canada (e.g., Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec), and the United States (e.g., northern Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Maine).

But cloudberries are expensive because they are scarce and wild berries; they are not cultivated. Unless you live somewhere in Scandinavia, it’s probably nearly impossible to buy fresh cloudberries. Hence, cloudberry jam is the answer! (Hint: the cheapest and great-quality jam you can get is from Ikea. Not sponsored).

Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake

This is a super easy drink. Or dessert. Or a drinkable dessert. Whatever you call it.

To make this milkshake, you will need cloudberry jam and vanilla ice cream. In fact, you can stop here. But I decided to add a generous splash of brandy. Because cloudberry and ice cream jam are quite sweet, brandy offsets the sweetness nicely. You can use another spirit like gin, bourbon, or rum.

You can make this shake non-alcoholic, too. In this case, you will need to add a little milk to achive the desired consistency. But in my opinion, brandy elevates a simple milkshake to a completely different level.

More Cloudberry Recipes

Please be sure to explore more cloudberry recipes:

Cloudberry Brandy Cocktail (Cloudberry or Bakeapple Jam Martini)

Cloudberry Prosciutto Brie Bruschetta

Cloudberry Jam Ice Cream

More Milkshake Ideas to Try

Orange Sea Buckthorn Milkshake

Irish Cream Milkshake (Baileys Milkshake)

Limoncello Milkshake (Boozy Milkshake)

Black Forest Milkshake (Chocolate Cherry Milkshake)

Strawberry Rose Milkshake (With Rose Petal Jam)

Lavender Milkshake

Earl Grey Lavender Milkshake

Blueberry Lemon Lavender Milkshake | Havoc in the Kitchen

I hope you like this Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake, and you will try it soon. If you make it, please let me know in the comment section of this post, send me an Instagram message, or share your photos by adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

Cheers!

Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake

Recipe by Ben | Havocinthekitchen

This Boozy Cloudberry Jam Milkshake with brandy is a luscious and refreshing drinkable dessert to enjoy all summer.

Course: Milkshakes, Boozy Milkshakes, Author’s Recipes

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Servings

2-3

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

5

minutes

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Ingredients

• about 450 g. (1.5 US pint or 2 cups) vanilla ice cream

• 1/2 cup (about 175 g.) cloudberry jam

• 1/2 cup (120 ml.) brandy or other spirit of your choice

• milk, optional – only if you prefer a thinner version or want to make a non-alcoholic version

Directions

• Let the ice cream sit out at room temperature until starting to soften, 10 to 15 minutes, for easy blending. In the meantime, chill the glasses in the fridge or even freezer.
• Place in the cup of your blender the softened ice cream, jam, and brandy (or the same amount of milk for a non-alcoholic version).
• Blend until the milkshake is smooth and pourable, about 40-60 seconds. Try and add more jam, brandy, or milk to achieve the desired taste and consistency. Divide the milkshake between the chilled glasses and enjoy! For the presentation version, you can garnish with some extra jam.