My $100 VISA Gift Card Giveaway
I would never have known that Edy’s Slow Churned Shakes and Smoothies existed if I hadn’t been asked to try them out as part of a BlogHer review.
In a nutshell, they are individual-sized cups that you can find in the freezer section at the grocery. Pour a 1/3 cup of milk in them when you’re ready to enjoy them at home, stir them up, and instantly, you have a restaurant-quality smoothie or shake. Yummmmm.
In my house, the Shakes only lasted a couple of hours in the freezer before being spotted and demanded for dessert! The kids were thrilled that they got to “make” their shake themselves.
First, we tried basic Vanilla.
The kids carefully poured a 1/3 cup of milk into the shake mix, which looks like soft-serve ice cream when you open it.
They stirred (with a little help to keep the shake from ending up on the walls and ceiling!)…
…and a few seconds later, we had a smooth, delicious Vanilla Shake.
To add even more fun to the occasion, I let the kids add “mix-ins.” Punky put chocolate chips into her shake…
…while Bruiser opted for rainbow sprinkles.
The consensus? Well, both kids gobbled them up, and I’m pretty sure they liked them even better because they “made” the shakes themselves. Personally, I liked the shake for the kids because if they’re going to have a dessert treat, at least it’s one with milk in it! Also? I managed to get a few sips of the shake myself and it was fantastic. Edy’s Shakes (also known as Dreyer’s in some markets) also come in Chocolate, Strawberry, and Cookies n’ Cream.
More popular with the adults in the house were the Smoothies, which come in Mixed Berry, Strawberry Banana, Sunrise Blend, and Tropical flavors. They were tasty and very fruity, and they “disappeared” from our freezer quickly.
To get you even more excited about Edy’s Slow Churned Shakes and Smoothies, BlogHer is letting me give one lucky Suburban Turmoil reader a $100 VISA gift card! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment at the end of this post between now and August 31st, telling me which Smoothie or Shake flavor you’d like to try most, and why. In the meantime,look for special offers on shakes and smoothies on Edy’s Facebook page.
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Good luck!
Looks delish! Think it would be good with Almond Milk? I don’t buy cow’s milk.
I don’t see why not. The milk just makes it more soupy, like a shake.
Call me boring, but I’d have to go with vanilla. Thanks for the giveaway!
I saw these in the store and had to fight the urge to snap some up. I might just have to give one a try after reading this post. I think I’ll get the cookies n’ cream first.
While one side of me says Mixed Berry,I prefer to listen to the louder, more hormonal side that screams CHOCOLATE.
Mixed Berry all the way!
Probably the chocolate. What girl doesn’t love chocolate?
The smoothie flavors look really good.
Vanilla.
Definitely chocolate!
Hmmm. What the heck is “Sunrise Blend?” May have to try that one…
I’m a traditional gal so I’d go for the vanilla shake.
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I would like to try the sunrise blend or tropical in the smoothies and the chocolate or cookies and cream on the milkshake side. I have seen them at the store before and was curious what they were like. Glad to know that they are tasty and now about to become a problem for me.
alicia6270 at sbcglobal dot net
Oh I love shakes! Especially chocolate and peanut butter ones with Reese’s mixed in! yuuuumm
I love milkshakes, the vanilla sounds awesome!
Those sound delicious!
As a bit of a purist, I would try vanilla. (Besides, I think the quality of any vanilla ice cream is a good gauge on the quality of the product!)
Hands down ~ Cookies and Cream! My whole family would love it!
I would have to go for chocolate…
I’d probably like the Mixed Berry smoothie best, unless the blueberry note is too strong.
https://twitter.com/#!/amaddox33
I’ve gotta try chocolate! When I was pregnant, I didn’t want anything to do with chocolate. Now that I’m not, gimme gimme!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com
What a great idea for a summer treat! Can’t wait to try the chocolate one!
The mixed berry smoothie looks YUM!
That looks delicious! I need to try one…
http://twitter.com/#!/eep86
I buy Edy’s ice cream all the time. I have not seen the shakes in my grocery store yet, but I can’t wait to try the shakes. I try to make my
own shake from ice cream and milk, but hate to mess up my blender
just for that. So, this will be perfect – prob. my fav. will be chocolate.
It always is!
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I’d like vanilla, please.
Id like chocolate and also a tropical smoothie I love Edys ice cream.
the chocolate!
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Yum! I would love to try the vanilla!
Barbara
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Would love to try the vanilla!
Do they come in mint chocolate chip? Cause if they do, bar the grocery store doors! I’m a comin’ to get em!
Does the Sunrise Blend smoothie help you like the sunrise time of day? If so, I’m going to need one a day…..
I would love to try the Mixed Berry! It seems fairly healthy and looks SO good!!! 🙂
I would buy the mixed berry smoothie. My daughter loves smoothies, I can’t keep them in the freezer, and that’s both of our favorite flavor.
Normally I’d go with the chocolate, but since I’ve already had that one (delicious, by the way), I would love to try the Strawberry Banana smoothie. It looks yummy!
Definitely chocolate, w/chocolate chips mixed in and a drizzle of chocolate sauce on top…
Oooh, I am a sucker for mint chocolate chip. I’ll be looking for these at my grocery stores on my weekly run this Saturday! We eat ice cream every night at my house. GASP. Please don’t see the WW police after me.
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I’d have to go straight-up vanilla, so that I could add my own mix-ins. I’ve never heard of these before – thanks for sharing! I’ll be scouring the stores for them!
Cookies and Cream – had ’em, loved ’em, will have ’em again!
id like to try vanilla the most because i like pouring in chocolate syrup!
http://twitter.com/#!/DesMoinesDealin/status/103971846512316416
I’ve been reading through the reviews and all I know is that this is making me want a malted. Yum. Also? Sigh.
I love anything berries. I’d like to try mixed berry first.
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YUUUUUM! Mixed Berries would be a favorite with the kids!
shannoncarman at yahoo dot com
http://twitter.com/#!/channynn/status/104192223977025537
I’d like to try the Tropical Smoothie. It sounds good!
I’d like to try Edy’s Cookies n’ Cream shake
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I’d go for the Strawberry flavor – yummy!
Hi, I would love to try the vanilla milkshake. It’s always been my fave but not all places have a good vanilla shake and if I can make it at fine, even better!
My favorite is vanilla!
rjs682 at yahoo dot com
My favorite would probably be the Tropical Smoothie.
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I’d love to try the Tropical Smoothie. I can never make a good smoothie at home and I love anything tropical flavored. Wouldn’t it be great to add some sliced bananas and strawberries to it too!
Tweeted:
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I would like to try the Strawberry. I like to be a little different
I love milk shakes. This sounds wonderful,and delicous. Can’t wait to try one.
What a great idea! I would try strawberry.
I would love to try the Vanilla!
mommy2skie@yahoo.com
I’d love to try the vanilla … I’ve been craving a vanilla shake for weeks!!
I want to try the mint chocolate chip. I love chocolate
http://twitter.com/#!/HappyTina0115/status/105084751630700544
The strawberry banana smoothie sounds delish! And I’m lazy so I like that it would be less work than me busting out the blender 🙂
samanthajocampen at gmail
Cookies and Cream is one of my favorite ice cream flavors, and I’d love to try the shake!
Strawberry for me, yummy!
angella13 at gmail dot com
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Oooh those look yummy. Super cute pictures also, love the addition of the sprinkles! I’d love to try the chocolate flavor. Thanks!
shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com
I’d like the vanilla
tmc480 at yahoo dot com
The kids are adorable! I would like strawberry please, it was my favorite growing up!
Paukd1590 at hotmail dot com
Vanilla has always been my favorite. I’ve seen these (though not the smoothie versions) in the grocery store and wondered how they worked. Now that I know I’ll have to give them a try!
I am a chocoholic, so chocolate it is.
Thanks for the info!
Those look good!
Reminds me of ice cream making for some reason. I used to work at an ice cream shop where the owner made all of her ice cream homemade. It comes out of the mixer in a vanilla shake-y type mix. Delicious! Kids love it, too.
Vanilla! I like the idea of adding some extras to it…which would involve some chocolate, I’m sure…..
I’d definitely try the vanilla. I *might* sneak some espresso powder in there, though. Is that legal? (Hey, stop trying to take my picture.)
Mixed Berry, I was heading towards Vanilla until I saw that..I love love berries..it reminds me of the berry shakes I’d get at the local soft ice cream stand.
These look super delicious and I would love to try the Chocolate flavor!
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During the school year, any of these would be a tasty (albeit fattening) substitute for the glass of wine I enjoy when the kids are in bed on summer nights.
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Yum! I’d like the Tropical Smoothie!
I’d like to try the Vanilla Shake!
You didn’t happen to find these at your (and my) local Kroger store the other day, Lindsey? If so, I hope they have chocolate! If not, we can always stir some chocolate syrup in to taste.
I would like to try the mixed berry smoothie. I’m not really into ‘straight’ fruit flavors, but mix them together? Yup, that’s for me!
The mixed berry sounds delicious! Thanks!
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I would like to try cookies and cream – yum yum!
I’d love to try the strawberry banana. I’m always a fan of this flavor, can’t go wrong! 😀
I can’t wait to try these. I will definitely try the chocolate and cookies and cream
Jillpeach20 @ aol . Com
chocolate because thats my favorite
zachsgran1 at yahoo dot com
https://twitter.com/#!/blp3/status/106337245748932608
vanilla
I would love to try the Mixed Berry! Looks so good.
rebelbellevintage@gmail.com
I love to try the cookies ‘n’ cream. I really like cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream, so I think this would be good too.
The mixed berry sounds great
My favorite flavor of ice cream is strawberry so that is what I’d like to try!
thanks also for a chance to win!
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I would definitely like to try the Strawberry Banana Smoothie!
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I love Vanilla anything and it is my flavor of choice!
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Tweeted here too
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Mixed Berry Smoothie is the one I want to try
Chocolate, please!
I’m such a pushover for ice cream. My fave is chocolate but after reading your review I’m left looking at the picture of mixed berry smoothie and it looks so good I’d really like to try that one first.
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love vanilla
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I would love to try cookies n cream because it is one of my favorite ice cream flavors! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I like strawberry.
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I would really like to try cookies and cream. Yum!!!
CHOCOLATE. I’M PRETTY PICKY ABOUT FLAVORS, SO THAT’D BE WHY. THANKS!
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I would like to try the strawberry and banana smoothie the most, because I love those in a smoothie the best, and I would love a simply way to have my favorite treat. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
I tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/Jammie79/status/107131295984918528
My step-daughter tried the oreo cookies shake – liked it!
I love only Chocolate Ice Cream so that is all there is. Cannot wait to try it.
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Thank you VERY much for this contest and post! I’m so glad I came across this! I buy Dreyers/Edy’s all the time and did not know about this new line. This is very cool for an ice cream junkie!
I would love to try the cookies ‘n’ cream! Thank you!
Fruit smoothies yummy
Blogged http://sodahoney.blogspot.com/2011/08/831-slow-churned-shakes-reviews-blogher.html
Vanilla, I like to mix it with fruit or smother in chocolate!
Chocolate! I love chocolate ice cream
These look amazing and simple! I would love to try the chocolate shake because I’m crazy about chocolate. Thanks for a chance to win the gift card so I can stock up some of these shakes and smoothies!
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I would try the vanilla one ~ fun treat!
Very fun! The chocolate would be delicious!
I’d like to try vanilla most right now because I can mix any number of things with that flavor and they all taste terrific.
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I tweeted this
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I would love to try the tropical fruit smoothie for hubby and I and knowing my daughter, she would want to try the cookies n cream shake!
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vanilla definitely
http://twitter.com/#!/rsmc1/status/107898975264317440
Cookies and cream because I love oreos!
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I love chocolate milkshakes It is one of my favorites.
I would love to try the Chocolate shake! yummy
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Will definitely be trying the vanilla shake, now. And i may add some coffee to the second one!
I’d start with vanilla, can never go wrong with vanilla. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Strawberry. I might mix in some fresh chopped strawberries. Yum.
Now I really want a chocolate shake. I was going to try to be adult and say a smoothie, but all I can think about is making a chocolate shake and throwing some M&Ms in there.
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Cookies n’ Cream sounds good to me!
Mmmmm…..tropical fruit smoothie! Need to try that!
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I would like to try the strawberry banana because it is one of my favorite combos.
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I’d like to try the Tropical smoothie because I love fruit!
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I’d like to try whichever flavor doesn’t contain any Weight Watchers points.
I haven’t tried them yet! They look delicious! Love anything with chocolate!
I have yet to try these yet but they look awesome! Cookies and Cream sounds great! snyder2338@yahoo.com
I want to try the Tropical because I like fruit.
Thanks for the contest.
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I would love to try strawberry. Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/jasmineward/status/108452024139526145
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I’d like to try Vanilla because it looks tasty and vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor!
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I’d like to try Vanilla as it’s my favorite ice cream flavor! (Sorry if this is a double post, having problems with the comment widget.)
I’d like to try Vanilla as it’s my favorite ice cream flavor! (Sorry if
this is a double post, having problems with the comment widget.)
I have not heard of these before now! In my neck of the woods, Dryers is Edy’s and I went to thier website to check these out and would love to try the Sunrise blend smoothie! mmm! I love citrus and was happy to see it was vegetarian too!!!!
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My favorite is strawberry so that would be my first choice.
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We have a serious chocolate milkshake addiction in this household. I’ve been trying to be good and resist them, but these look so fun to try! I don’t have any kids of my own to make them with, but they are a good idea for the next time we keep our nieces and nephew!
i would try the strawberry shake
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I’d love to try the Mixed Berry.
https://twitter.com/#!/cjwallace43/status/108798980783210496
Even though chocolate is my favorite flavor, right now the mixed berry smoothie sounds really good, have no idea why. Maybe because it sounds refreshing and summery.
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What a neat idea! I would love to try the cookies and cream – my fav!
These look really great!! I will be looking for these in my freezer!
Natalie
nat_mxryder@yahoo.com
I’d like to try the strawberry banana smoothie. It’s my favorite of all the fruit blends for so many different desserts and a smoothie I could make so easily would be right up my alley.
Sunrise Blend for me because I’m more into fruity than sweet!
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I’ve already tried the chocolate and LOVED it, so I’d try the mixed berry smoothie next, because I like having smoothies in the morning as a breakfast alternative and this would make it really convenient!
I’ve already tried the chocolate and LOVED it, so I’d try the mixed berry smoothie next, because I like having smoothies in the morning as a breakfast alternative and this would make it really convenient!
I want to try the Chocolate Shake!
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I’ve never heard of these shakes. The kids look like they are having so much fun. And those smoothies! I’ve got to look for these at kroger or meijers in my town. I really love how clear your photos are and want to jump in them. @MCJunkie
got a tweet in.
https://twitter.com/#!/MCJunkie/status/109114780643635200
i’d love to try cookies n cream