With my birthday fast approaching I’ve been feeling a little old especially thinking back to my childhood days. One thing that makes me smile is the memories of sitting on the counter while my Dad made us chocolate milk; it was one of our favorite treats on his days off.  It is funny how the simple things stick with you the most from your childhood.
Who’s been with me over the years to remind me of my chocolate milk days? Dairyland!  Did you know they’ve been an iconic Western Canadian company since 1917?  They’re celebrating 100 years of providing fresh, local milk to Western Canadian families with new vintage limited edition packaging. Now you can remember the fun milk memories from your childhood too!
Dairyland’s horse and wagon delivery days might be over, but their commitment to delivering products of the highest quality isn’t. You’re going to love their 100th-anniversary celebration, full of fun contests and exciting news. Follow , so you don’t miss out on anything.
Our #Dairyland100 Custom Milkshake
To celebrate the simple things that bring us closer together as a family we’re creating new milk memories with our very own custom Dairyland milkshake!  With four people in the house creating one milkshake recipe we all love was a challenge, but one we were happy to take on.
Strawberry Banana Milkshake Recipe
The kids came up with this recipe on their own as a compromise between their two favourites – banana and strawberries.  The ice cream recipe we’ve included can easily be adapted to any flavour you like, just substitute the frozen banana for 2 cups of frozen fruit.
Strawberry Banana Milkshake Ingredients
- 2 cups banana ice cream (recipe to follow)
- 1 cup of Dairyland milk (we like whole milk for a creamier milkshake)
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- Chocolate sauce
- Sprinkles
- Whipped cream
- Maraschino cherries
Super Simple Banana Ice Cream Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- ¼ cup Dairyland milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Splash of vanilla
- ¼ tsp lemon juice
Strawberry Banana Milkshake Directions
- Combine ice cream ingredients in a blender and process until smooth, place in freezer until needed.  No need to clean the blender, you’ll use it later.
- Set up your milkshake cup station with plates of chocolate sauce and sprinkles.
- Place banana ice cream, milk and sliced strawberries in blender and process until you reach desired consistency.
- Dip rim of milkshake cup in chocolate sauce and then sprinkles, fill with milkshake, and top with whipped cream and a cherry!
- Enjoy!
The recipe makes enough for four servings if you’re sharing. The kids love the milkshake straight out of the blender! As a Mom I’m thrilled because it is full of healthy ingredients and a special treat I’m happy to make with them.
#Dairlyand100 Giveaway
I’ve teamed up with Dairyland so you can celebrate 100 years of fresh local milk in your home too. We want to know your favourite milk memory.
Winner Receives: One year supply of Dairyland Milk, winner receives 52 coupons.
Giveaway Open to:Â Western Canada, except where prohibited
Ends:Â March 5th, 2017
Good luck!
What’s your favourite Dairyland milk memory?
Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Dairyland to bring you this post and giveaway.  All opinions are my own.
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I remember coming home from school and having milk and cookies as a snack! I used to love dipping my chocolate chip cookies into the milk! I actually still do this! Yep I am a kid at heart.
We used to get milk delivered to our door! On days when we were off school, we’d race out to talk to the milkman when we saw the Dairylands truck pull up on the street in front. Every once in a while, my mom would surprise us and put some chocolate milk on the order form. (Though she never let us order those orange and grape drinks they used to sell…)
Having milk and cookies with the grandkids when I was in Edmonton .
When I was pregnant my weird craving was milk. I loved drinking a large glass of cold milk. My son has always been a huge fan too.
I grew up in the Maritimes where they didn’t have Dairyland milk. We had a favorite brand but when we moved out west in 2002, we found out they didn’t sell “our” brand in Western Canada. We actually went out and bought every brand we could find and held a taste test to see if any compared to the brand we grew up with. Dairyland was the clear winner and we haven’t bought any other brand since.
I attended an elementary school that served a carton of Dairyland Milk with lunch almost everyday. I’m a picky eater soI didn’t even touch the lunch most of the time and was always hungry afterwards, but I became friends with one of the new kids in my class and we bonded over being picky eaters. We had mini competitions to see who can finish our lunch first – even if we didn’t like it. It was then that we learned to appreciate the goodness of milk and we looked forward to it at lunch.
After school snack of chocolate chip cookies with a big glass of milk!!! Yum!!!!
I have fond memories baking cookies with my mom – the fresh out of the oven cookies were always served up with a glass of milk
Sitting at the table with my older brother bowing bubbles in our milk. MOM hated it but we use to laugh so much!
My favourite milk memory is selling milk at school during the lunch break. The teachers got to pick who sold it, so it was always a big deal to be chosen!
Making chocolate chip cookies with my daughter and dunking them in the milk.
growing up we rarely had bought milk since we raised our own cows but I recall mom treating us once in a while to Dairyland chocolate or strawberry milk, that was so good
Sittting in the truck stop with my Grandfather every sunday 🙂
I was a lunch monitor as a kid and we were rewarded with a carton of chocolate Dairyland milk. In the spring, we would freeze our chocolate milks to make a nice icy treat to enjoy after our “shift”. My mom never bought chocolate milk for us so I always looked forward to that carton of chocolate milk!
Favorite milk memory was when I was little we had milk delivered in glass jars. After school it would be fresh milk and gramma’s baked cookies.
Favourite memory the Dairyland milk man delivering the milk
My favorite milk memory is on hot summer days we would make floats with Pop Shoppe pop. Mostly orange floats, but sometimes root beer and grape too.
My favourite memory is making our first milkshake with Dairyland Milk. My then boyfriend (now husband) had never tried milkshakes before so making it for him and watching him drink it was quite memorable.
When I was child we didn’t have much to eat, but each morning before school my mom served me cup of milk before she sent me off to school. I looked forward to it each morning! Cup was sitting on table and my mom on a chair sitting with me watching me drink until I was done. She served it in my favourite cup that had small teddy bear on it .
My favorite Dairyland milk memory is when we would go to my Gram’s and she would make us milkshakes. She has a counter like an old fashioned icecream shop and we would feel like we were in a restaurant. She even had little menus.
On delivery mornings my Dad and I would like to drink chocolate milk that was half frozen from sitting outside from when the milkman dropped it off during the night.
I remember coming home from and drinking chocolate milk. Sometimes I would sneak a sip right out of the carton
Having milk and cookies
It would have to be eating cookies and milk
My favourite memory was having milk and cookies after school.
My favourite memory is when we get to add chocolate syrup as a treat when we were growing up.
My best memory was learning to make milk shakes with my Dad!
My fav memories of dairyland milk isn’t so much about milk themselves but remembering that once upon a time my grandma used to have milk delivered to house… milkman would come to door, Grandma would have her change ready…. And smiles from the grandkids coz we got fresh milk! (And no its not the bottles ones coz I am not that old!)
My favourite milk memory is in the summer, whenever I was thirsty, I would love to have milk and sometimes, when my mom was not home, I love to add in some chocolate syrup to make it a chocolate milk
Going to the farm to see the milking process impressed me very much.
When I was in elementary school I got to be the milk delivery person to each classroom back in the day when we could order cartons for lunch.
When i discovered chocolate milk!
My favourite milk moment was waiting for the milk man to deliver the milk. I always thought it was fun as kid!
My favourite milk memory is making hot chocolate as a kid. It was always a special day because I didn’t get much sugary food as a kid.
my mom always made us chocolate chip cookies for after school, and we’d always have it with milk!
My favorite milk memory is of my Oma. She used to make homemade hot cocoa on the stove top and the taste was just incredible because of the milk used.
My favourite memory was swirling in chocolate syrup into my glass of milk as my after school treat.
Enjoying some milk and cookies!
My grandmother waiting for us to get home from school, a plate of freshly baked chocolate cookies and a glass of milk at the ready.
My favourite memory was buying the Strawberry flavour as a treat after school.
Our kids love milk. Last summer, we made homemade icecream with dairyland milk and they loved it so much.
Dunking warm cookies into a glass of frothy, fresh milk! wonderful childhood memories!
Mine would be working on my grandparents dairy farm one summer. amazing memories learning about the milking process
We used to make milkshakes on Friday nights and watch a movie together.
Back in elementary school my uncle was a milkman. He would come by our house to give my school friends & I free little chocolate milks as treats!
I remember adding Nesquik to homogenized milk to make chocolate milk. I didn’t like the Strawberry Nesquik as much. 🥛🇨🇦
The times we would get chocolate milk instead of white!
Eating my my mom’s homemade chocolate chip cookies and drinking milk!
Dairyland Milk is the only kind I buy..so everyday it is a part of my family!!
My favorite dairyland milk memory is making milk mustaches with my siblings when we were kids!
My favourite milk memory is having hot chocolate with milk with my grandmother as a child.
My favorite dairyland milk memory is dunking Oreos into the milk.
My favourite Dairyland milk memory is having a chocolate chip cookie with my milk that my mom poured from a bagged milk.
One of my favorite milk memories was buying milk straight from a dairy farm. I think we bought two gallons for about $5!
Favourite Memory is getting deliveries in little glass bottles. So awesome.
My favourite Milk memory was milking the cows at my aunt and uncle then drinking the fresh milk!
Leaving Dairyland milk for Santa
My favourite memory is when I was little and my Nana would let me have chocolate milk out of a special cup shaped like a cow!
My favourite milk memory is when I tasted chocolate milk for the first time as a child. It tasted amazing!
that twitter handle is out of date.
Thank you for the update 🙂
I am not sure why it shows up still. My new one is @daddysask and it is the one i used in the rc. 🙂
My favourite Dairyland milk memory was when I was a kid and left the milk out for Santa.
This looks so good! I love milkshakes 🙂
Milkshakes are a big hit in our home. Strawberry milkshakes are one of our favorites.