Palm Springs Date Shake Recipe • Southern California Delish | Club Foody
We just came back from the Palm Springs area and I’m ready to pack my bags again and return to this gorgeous oasis! As I said many, many times; if I could live there, I would! I’ve been in love with this Southern part of California since I was 16 and I came for my first visit with my father. Back in January 1981, we met down there with my Aunt Rolande and Uncle John along with my cousin Michelle. During our stay in paradise, we went to the Bob Hope golf tournament. Yes, I did see Bob Hope and even took a picture of him. Other celebrities that were at the tournament were President Ford, Orson Wells and Jack Nicklaus. Great memories and great fun! Since then I’ve been back to Palm Springs almost a dozen times – definitely not enough – and intend to return each year – dreaming is okay… it keeps you going! Every trip, I make sure to add a new golf course to play and a new restaurant to try. Until this year though, I never really looked deeper into trying something that is a local favorite from the area. This is all Club Foody’s fault – food, food, food! I found a milkshake! That’s it, you say! Yes, but this milkshake is very good! We went to Indio just outside of Palm Desert and nearby La Quinta to explore Shields Date Gardens where you can apparently find the best Date Shake in Southern California! When you enter, it almost feels like you entered a time capsule that is frozen in time. There’s a bunch of gadgets from the 50’s-60’s and 70’s and on the back wall, you see a long counter just like the ones you see in a diner, with those low chrome stools that spin… that’s where the shakes are made! There are books, toys, candies, sauces, dressings as well as dates – go figure… for sale, lol! . There’s also a small area where people can sit and watch an educational movie on the “Sex Life of a Date” – really? – Yep that’s the title, I didn’t make it up! Further to the back, they have an outdoor area where you can enjoy breakfast and lunch. Is it a tourist trap? ABSOLUTELY! Still, it was fun to discover a new taste sensation… We thought the date shake was good but not excellent and let me tell you why… we found it too sweet with big chunks of dates in it! So what did we do? We thought – “How can we make it better… well at least more to our liking? I knew we had pitted Medjool Dates in our refrigerator in Vancouver so it was one of the rare things I was looking forward to on our return… creating our version of a Palm Springs Date Shake! Within a week of being back in Canada, I made this Palm Springs Date Shake and we both really loved it! One thing I made sure to improve was the texture so what I did was to soften the dates so there are no big chunks in the shake. I want something sweet but not overly sweet therefore I just relied on the sweetness from the ice cream and the natural sugar from the dates… no need to add extra sugar to it. This Palm Springs Date Shake is a twist on an iconic food favorite with a few added ingredients that you just have to try! It is easy to make and you’ll be surprised how delicious this shake is. I really think that next time I’ve got the blues of not being in Palm Springs (I have that feeling at least a couple of times a month), I will make myself a Palm Springs Date Shake, close my eyes and bring the oasis back… ahhhh! Bon appétit! Check out these other beverage recipes… – Tropical Sunshine Smoothie – Agua de Jamaica – Homemade Lemonade – Orange Julius Copycat – Berry Fusion Smoothie – Indian Masala Chai and for even more beverage recipes, click on this link… Recipe Category • Beverages
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