Description
Ina Garten’s creamy New York egg cream blends chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer for a classic Manhattan beverage. Cool refreshment awaits as you enjoy this nostalgic drink straight from Brooklyn’s soda fountain traditions.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup cold whole milk or half-and-half
- ½ cup ice-cold club soda or seltzer water
- ¼ cup chocolate flavor syrup
Instructions
- Glass Preparation: Select a tall 16-ounce glass and position it on a clean surface, ensuring stability for the mixing process.
- Chocolate Foundation: Artfully drizzle chocolate syrup along the interior glass walls, creating an elegant spiraling coating that will infuse the drink with rich flavor.
- Milk Integration: Cascade cold milk into the chocolate-lined glass, gently swirling to produce a harmonious blend of creamy chocolate undertones.
- Aeration Technique: Utilize a robust fork to whisk the chocolate milk vigorously, introducing air and generating a light, effervescent texture that defines the classic egg cream’s character.
- Soda Finale: Stream chilled club soda into the mixture, stirring continuously to maintain a seamless integration while preventing excessive foam formation and preserving the drink’s delicate structure.
- Presentation: Insert a vibrant straw against the glass’s inner wall and serve immediately, capturing the quintessential New York beverage experience at its peak refreshment and temperature.
Notes
- Chill Your Glass: Refrigerate the glass beforehand to keep the egg cream extra cold and maintain its refreshing quality.
- Syrup Technique: Coat the glass interior carefully with chocolate syrup for an even, rich chocolate flavor distribution throughout the drink.
- Stir with Purpose: Whisk vigorously to create a light, airy texture that defines the classic New York egg cream’s signature frothiness.
- Serve Instantly: Enjoy immediately after preparation to experience the perfect balance of cold milk, chocolate, and effervescent soda at its peak freshness.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 24 mg