Mint Mocha Milkshake

James bought these funky flavored coffee beans a few weeks ago for fun. As coffee snobs it is anathema to us to do much with coffee flavors, but he knows I like mint chocolate ice cream, and I also like the visual appeal of the color combination of mint green and chocolate brown so he made an exception. We drank the coffee for our morning beverage the weekend before last, but didn't finish all the beans so I got the idea to use them in a milkshake (aka a "coffee cabinet") since we had some coffee milk (for those who don't live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island this is a specialty in these parts) and some vanilla ice cream. I ground the beans then added them to a blender with the ice cream and milk. I had hoped the grinding along with the blending would reduce them to something that wouldn't be noticeable in the final product, but in fact they left a rather grainy texture to the shake. It was good in any case and a fun way to use the beans.