Best Detroit Egg Cream Recipes

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DETROIT EGG CREAM



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an egg cream that I grow up with - as I'm sure many of you "Michiganders" did too.... Recipe Source: an old clipping from the Detroit Free Press - found in my mother's cookbook

Provided by Jen Smallwood

Categories     Other Drinks

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/4 c chocolate syrup, hershey's
1/3 c ice cold white milk
1 can(s) vernors
1 tall glass

Steps:

  • 1. Pour in the chocolate syrup, then add the milk, stir up well. Slowly add the Vernors. It will start foaming, but that's half the fun. Let it calm down a little, and add more Vernors. Mix slowly and drink. After you have one your hooked. Its the best egg cream around. New York can have their Egg Creams with their seltzer water! For in Detroit we make it with "Vernors".

VANILLA EGG CREAM



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Vanilla is truly a precious commodity -- only use the best. Follow this recipe to make your own vanilla egg cream.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Yield Makes 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 tablespoons Vanilla Simple Syrup
4 ounces whole milk
4 ounces cold seltzer

Steps:

  • In a tall glass mix together vanilla simple syrup, milk, and seltzer; stir well to combine. Serve immediately.

EGG CREAM



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A classic drink that actually uses neither egg nor cream! This is an old NYC drink from back in the days of soda and milkshake shops. This always reminds me of Sunday mornings with my father.

Provided by elanger241

Categories     Drinks Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

½ cup seltzer water
½ cup milk
chocolate syrup, or to taste

Steps:

  • Pour the seltzer into the glass first or it may bubble out of the glass. Pour in milk and stir in chocolate syrup until dissolved.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.5 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 9.8 mg, Fat 2.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 67.3 mg, Sugar 15 g

NEW YORK EGG CREAM



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 3

Fox's U-Bet chocolate flavor syrup
Cold whole milk or half-and-half
Ice-cold club soda or seltzer water

Steps:

  • Pour 3 tablespoons of chocolate syrup and 1/4 cup of milk or half-and-half into a 16-ounce glass. While beating vigorously with a fork, slowly add club soda until the glass is almost full. Add a straw and serve very cold.

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