Cream Pie Milkshake Recipe Using Goat Milk

This milkshake recipe replaces ice cream with whole goat milk for a nutritious, ice-cold treat that tastes like a cream pie in a glass. Overall, goat milk is a great nutritional addition to most diets, and its sweet taste and creamy texture make it a wonderful ingredient in dessert recipes. Full of nutrients, it contains more protein, vitamin A, vitamin B6, niacin, calcium and other minerals than cow's milk.

It also has properties that make it easy to digest. In particular, the size of its fat globules is smaller, and the absence of a protein known as agglutinin means that the fat molecules do not clump together like the fat in cow's milk. Both of these properties enhance digestibility, and make this nutritious drink extremely rich and creamy tasting.

The digestibility properties, differing protein structures and a lower lactose level allow some individuals who are allergic to cow's milk, or who are lactose intolerant, to tolerate goat milk.

This milkshake recipe is just one of many recipes that can provide a great-tasting way to introduce "the other" milk and its health benefits to your family. Warning: It will disappear fast, so be ready to make more! Recipe makes one glass.

Mix the following in a blender until smooth:

• 1/2 cup goat milk
• 1 cup ice
• 1 Tbsp. instant pudding powder, any flavor
• 1 Tbsp. graham cracker crumbs
• 1 Tbsp. whipped topping

Pour into a glass and garnish. Some topping ideas include:

• All flavors: whipped topping and graham cracker crumbs
• Vanilla: maraschino cherries
• Chocolate: chocolate chips, candy sprinkles
• Butterscotch: butterscotch or chocolate chips
• Pistachio: pistachio nuts or almond slivers

If your family ever told you they wouldn't drink goat milk...this recipe will have them eating their words!

Maria Garza began raising dairy goats in 2001 as part of a diversified, small-scale farm that also included horses, donkeys, sheep, chickens and ducks. Initially interested more in the animals themselves, she was soon amazed by the quality and taste of the milk they produced.

Being by profession a scientific researcher, she put her research skills to use on goat milk, learning not only how to process it and make delicious cheeses and other products, but also about the chemical and nutritional properties. The findings convinced her that goat milk is truly an amazing nutritional substance that's vastly under-utilized in providing nourishment in Western society.

Her efforts to educate the public and spread the news about goat milk for nutrition and skin care resulted in the creation of the website, Everything Goat Milk at http://www.everything-goat-milk.com - a one-stop site for information on nutritional properties, health uses, recipes and instructional articles for making cheeses and other products with goat milk. Visit the site to find out more about how to use goat milk to enhance your health.