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Mix one part Bells Syrup with ice cream and roughly seven parts milk.
Add drinking chocolate for chocoholics, and malt if you like an old fashioned milkshake.
(about 3 – 4 teaspoons for a large milkshake)
Note: Bells Chocolate and Jaffa Syrups need Chocolate powder to make the Bells flavour.
Whiz up (leaving some unmixed ice cream to eat at the end), and top with a sprinkle of Nutmeg for the authentic Bells taste.
Some tips: • For optimal whizzing, use milk that has been opened about 2 days earlier. • Try Bells Syrup over Ice Cream, waffles, or pancakes for a great quick dessert • Bells Syrups also work wonders with your favourite cup of coffee or as an ingredient in your cooking.
How to Make a Bells Soda Spider
Mix one part Bells Cordial with ice and four parts fizzy soda water. Add desired amount of premium ice cream and enjoy! Some tips – • Make sure you stir the mix before you put the ice cream in • If you don’t use ice, be prepared for extra ‘fizz factor’ • Try adding some cordial to your favourite alcoholic drink for a drink with a difference • You can also use the cordials with soda water for an old fashioned soda or with water for a great cool drink.
Bells Milkshake and Spider flavours – mixing one or more syrups can make some of the yummiest Bells flavours. See below for our full flavour list including how to mix some of them for Bells ‘Special Flavours’. Think you can come up with a new Bells flavour? Drop us a line and if the staff at Bells agree, we’ll add it to our list. Note: the only thing chocolate syrups goes in is the chocolate milkshake, everything else has powdered drinking chocolate added to give it the authentic Bells taste. * Requires drinking chocolate to be added
Other Milk Bar Drinks and Desserts
Bells Sundae Supremes (Long Johns)
Strawberries and Cream Line a parfait glass with Bells chocolate syrup Add ice cream up to 3/4 of the way up the glass Add Bells Strawberry and Chocolate syrup to taste Place 2 halved fresh strawberries in glass Add another scoop of ice cream and Bells Syrup Top with another fresh strawberry, whipped cream, chopped nuts and a marshmellow Serve with a long handle spoon
Cherry Ripe Line a parfait glass with Bells chocolate syrup Add ice cream up to 3/4 of the way up the glass Add a dash of Bells coconut Syrup Add Bells Raspberry and Chocolate syrup to taste Add 2 teaspoons of chopped cherry ripe chocolate bar Add another scoop of ice cream and Bells Syrup Top with more chopped cherry ripe, whipped cream, & chopped nuts Serve with a long handle spoon [pic of cherry ripe Sundae]
Mars Bar Line a parfait glass with Bells chocolate syrup Add ice cream up to 3/4 of the way up the glass Add Bells Caramel and Chocolate syrup to taste Add 2 teaspoons of chopped Mars Bar chocolate bar Add another scoop of ice cream and Bells Syrup Top with more chopped chocolate bar, whipped cream, & chopped nuts Serve with a long handle spoon
Tutti Frutti 1 small scoop vanilla ice cream 1 small scoop fruit salad Small layer green jelly Drizzle of Bells strawberry syrup 1 scoop vanilla ice cream 1 small scoop friut salad Small layer red jelly [raspberry, strawberry or port wine] Drizzle of Bells Lime Milkshake Syrup Top with 1 scoop of vanilla ice-cream Drizzle with a small amount of Bells syrup and sprinkle with mixed nuts. Serve with a long spoon and wafer. Note: Fruit salad must be fine. I used to get this Tutti Frutti at a Maitland Milk Bar. A. Taggart. "Karkheh Dragon" – Sarsaparilla Cordial and Lime Milkshake Syrup in a glass of milk with an ice cream floating on top. (From my memories of "The Delta" Milk Bar in Traralgon, Victoria my family built and ran for nearly 30 years up to 1963)
Bells Cocktails Make your next cocktail party one to remember by spicing it up with Bells Syrups and Cordials, perfect for creating those exotic tastes with milk, soda or straight up.
Strawberry Dream 30ml Vodka 30mls Bells Coconut Syrup 30mls Bells Strawberry Syrup 2-3 Strawberries Crushed Ice Combine all ingredients and plenty of crushed ice in blender and blend well. Pour into martini (or similar) glass, garnish with skewed strawberries.
Crazy Jayne (named after the famous Bells employee who invented these cocktails) 30ml Bells Cream Soda Cordial 30mls Bells Raspberry Syrup Soda Water Dash Bells Blue Raspberry Cordial 30ml Vodka Ice Using a tall, straight glass, place ice in the bottom. Gently layer vodka, Cream Soda, then Raspberry over ice. Fill with soda and drizzle with Blue Raspberry.
Irish Creme 400ml Condensed Milk 300ml Cream 3 tablespoons Bells Caramel Syrup 3 Eggs 1-2 Tablespoons Bells vanilla Syrup 1 Cup Irish Whiskey Process all ingredients in a blender for 20-30 seconds until just thickens. Will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks (except in Jayne’s fridge, when it only lasts days if not hours)
Banana Dream 40ml Homemade Irish Cream (see previous recipe) 30ml Bells Chocolate Syrup 40ml Cream 1 x Banana Blend all ingredients until smooth. Poor into brandy balloon.
Pineapple Frappe Crushed Ice 30mls Bells pineapple Syrup 30mls Midori (Melon Liquor) 30mls Vodka Place ice in a glass. Pour pineapple, melon and vodka over ice. Garnish and serve.
Bells Mocktails (non-alcoholic)
Green Snakes 30ml Bells Spearmint Syrup 60ml Cream (or milk, or ½ milk ½ cream) Dash Bells Coconut Syrup Green Snakes Lollies Blend all ingredients except snakes. Serve with snakes draped all over the glass.
Witches Broth Ice Bells Kola Cordial Soda Water Vanilla Ice Cream
Dash Bells Raspberry Syrup Place syrup and Kola Cordial to taste in a tall glass with ice and stir. Top with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle of Raspberry Syrup. Garnish with a plastic spider and don’t forget to add a straw and spoon to eat the ice cream.
Traditional Recipes
