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How to Make a Milkshake

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 8/16/22Updated: 5/18/23

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two chocolate milkshakes

Make a creamy, delicious and perfect classic milkshake anytime. Sharing all my tips for how to make a milkshake combining your favorite flavor ice cream and milk.

two chocolate milkshakes

Why’ll You Love this Recipe!

Wondering how to make a great milkshake at home? Making one at home couldn’t be easier. All it requires is two ingredients, milk and ice cream. The trick to the perfect milkshake is the ice cream to milk ratio and today I’m sharing with how I make my shakes and then you can take it from there, get creative and come up with all kinds of fun flavor combos!

milkshakes with whipped cream

Milkshake Ingredients

All you need are some simple ingredients. You need ice cream and you need milk.

  1. Ice Cream. For a chocolate milkshake, I usually use vanilla ice cream with chocolate milk but if you want a double chocolate shake use chocolate ice cream along with chocolate milk. I prefer a full-fat ice cream.
  2. Milk. I love using Chocolate milk for even more chocolate goodness but you can also use regular milk if using chocolate ice cream.
SPOON IN A MILKSHAKE

Tip from Leigh Anne

  1. The trick to a good homemade milkshake is to use high quality ingredients, a good, whole milk and a good quality ice cream. I promise you it makes a difference.
  2. You can make a milkshake using any flavor of ice cream you like along with either white or chocolate milk.

How to Make a Milkshake Thick

The trick to a thicker milkshake is the ice cream to milk ratio. Use 2 cups of ice cream to 1/2 cup of milk.

You will need a spoon to eat this milkshake, not a straw! If you prefer to use a straw and want a thinner milkshake just add in more milk or less ice cream.

pouring chocolate milk into blender

How to Make A Milkshake At Home

  • Place 2 cups of ice cream into a blender.
  • Add in 1/2 cup of milk.
  • Blend until smooth and thick.
Pouring thick milkshake into glass
  • Pour into glass and top with whipped cream, sprinkles and a cherry if desired.
milkshakes topped with whipped cream

How To Make a Milkshake Without A Blender

No blender, no problem. Try one of these methods.

Bowl Method. Add softened ice cream into a bowl along with milk and use a whisk to blend together.

Jar Method. Put softened ice cream and milk into a jar with a lid, either a mason type jar or a blender jar. Use a spoon to smash ingredients together and then put on the lid and shake to combine.

Food Processor or Immersion Blender will work too.

overhead shot of a milkshake

Milkshake Mix-Ins:

  • Baked Goods. Use brownie pieces, your favorite cookie, cupcakes or leftover pie! You could even use cookie dough!
  • Syrups: chocolate syrup, caramel sauce or strawberry sauce. You could also use hot fudge sauce. Add to taste.
  • Fruit: Strawberries, bananas, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, mango. Use 1/4 -1/2 cup of fruit.
  • Preserves. Add in your favorite flavor of jam, lemon curd or orange marmalade.
  • Spreads. Such as peanut butter or any nut butter, Nutella or Cookie Butter.
  • Something Crunchy.  Mini chocolate chips or chopped chocolate, graham crackers, Oreo cookies, candy bar pieces, or waffle cone pieces.
  • Nuts. Peanuts, almonds, pecans or walnuts.
chocolate chips in a blender

Best Milkshake Toppings

You can get as creative as you like with this one! Of course the traditional topping is whipped cream with a maraschino cherry and maybe a few sprinkles but try some of these other options.

  • Malt. Add in powdered malt for an old fashioned chocolate malt!
  • Cookies: Crushed cookie crumbs (Oreos, chocolate chip, oatmeal etc.)
  • Sauces: Caramel, strawberry, berry, hot fudge, chocolate, pineapple
  • Nuts: toasted peanuts, slivered almonds, crushed pecans
  • Fruit: maraschino cherries, bananas, berries such as blueberries, raspberries or strawberries.
  • Candies: Sprinkles, M & M’s, nonpareils, skittles, Nerds, chocolate chips, crushed peppermint candies.
overhead shot of two milkshakes

Some more How to Make a Milkshake Recipes.

  • Fresh Strawberry Milkshake
  • Pumpkin Pie Milkshake
  • Birthday Cake Milkshake
  • Chocolate Malt Cookies
  • ChickFilA Peppermint Milkshake

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two chocolate milkshakes

How to Make a Milkshake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
A creamy, delicious milkshake is perfect anytime. Sharing all my tips for how to make a milkshake combining your favorite flavor ice cream and milk.
serves: 1 milkshake
Prep:5 minutes minutes
Total:5 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups ice cream flavor of choice
  • 1/2 cup milk white or chocolate
  • whipped cream
  • cherry

Instructions

  • Add ice cream and milk to blender.
  • Blend until smooth and thick.
  • Put into glass and garnish with whipped cream and a cherry

Tips & Notes:

  • The trick to a good homemade milkshake is to use high quality ingredients, a good, whole milk and a good quality ice cream. I promise you it makes a difference.
  • You can make a milkshake using any flavor of ice cream you like along with either white or chocolate milk.
  • Don’t have a blender?  Mix by hand, use a food processor or an immersion blender.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 1196kcal (60%) Carbohydrates: 181g (60%) Protein: 24g (48%) Fat: 47g (72%) Saturated Fat: 13g (81%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g Monounsaturated Fat: 14g Cholesterol: 112mg (37%) Sodium: 663mg (29%) Potassium: 705mg (20%) Sugar: 96g (107%) Vitamin A: 1381IU (28%) Calcium: 516mg (52%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
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