Root Beer Milkshake {Whirl}

The delicious flavor of a root beer float made with homemade root beer is blended together to make this delicious root beer milkshake.

Ice cream and summer go hand in hand at our house. And this summer we will be making a lot of root beer whirl’s at our house.  Root beer whirls are one of those childhood food memories for me.  It is all of the flavor of homemade root beer floats, but in the form of a root beer milk shake.  Sometimes it is called a root beer freeze, but since our local drive in my hometown called them a root beer whirl so do I.  And no matter what you call them, they are delicious!

In order to duplicate that homemade root beer flavor I have a little secret ingredient in my root beer milkshake.  Most people make them out of root beer and ice cream, but that never has quite enough root beer flavor for me.

The secret ingredient?  Root beer extract.  It’s the stuff you use to make homemade root beer.  I only added in just a bit, 1/2 tsp.  But it gives that root beer whirl just the right flavor I remember from my childhood!  Of course, a good quality root beer also helps.

Root beer extract is available on the baking aisle with all the other extracts. Not all grocery stores carry it.  But keep looking if the first store you check doesn’t have it.  It is so worth it!  Makes a huge difference in the flavor of your root beer milkshake.

Whether you call it a root beer milkshake, a root beer freeze, or a root beer whirl all you need is some ice cream.  I use vanilla bean (thus the little black flecks in my root beer whirl).  Some good quality root beer and some root beer extract.  Just blend it all up for a delicious summertime treat!

For some other frosty summer time treats try these:

Lime Sherbet Freeze – Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream Floats – Old Fashioned Ice Cream Soda.

Root Beer Milkshake Recipe

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Root Beer Milkshake

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

This delicious rootbeer milkshake has all the flavor of homemade rootbeer and the creaminess of your favorite rootbeer float,

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: rootbeer, rootbeer float, rootbeer milkshake

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 458 kcal

Ingredients

• 3 C vanilla ice cream
• 1 C root beer
• 1/2 tsp root beer extract

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in blender and mix.

Nutrition Facts

Root Beer Milkshake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 458 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21g 32%

Saturated Fat 13g 65%

Cholesterol 87mg 29%

Sodium 173mg 7%

Potassium 394mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 59g 20%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 54g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 16.7%

Vitamin C 1.4%

Calcium 25.9%

Iron 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Leigh Anne

Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! Food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I love sharing easy, delicious recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. When she started her blog, Your Homebased Mom, over 9 years ago she had no idea that it would one day house over 2,400 recipes and ideas! .

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