Milkshake Recipes

What can beat an icy cold thick milkshake drink? And milkshake recipes are such fun to make! Add chocolate, or the classic banana or strawberry, or plain old vanilla… along with fun ingredients like jello, dates, coconuts, or pineapple… to your favorite flavor of ice cream… along with wholesome milk… blend them in a blender… and pour the milkshake into tall glasses… and viola!... there you have your very own homemade milkshake recipe to sip and savor. Nutritious, cool, and healthy, here are a few simply delicious milkshake recipes for you to try out.

Cinnamon-Apple Milkshake

1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Put the applesauce, cinnamon, and ice cream in a blender and blend until it becomes smooth. Then, add the milk, and blend some more. Pour the milkshake into tall glasses and sprinkle some more cinnamon on each before serving.

Fruity Date n’ Yogurt Shake

1/2 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 a banana
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup crushed ice

Put the orange juice, banana, and dates in a blender, and blend until smooth. Then add the ice cubes and yogurt and blend at high speed.

Pina Colada Shake

2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup coconut cream
1/2 cup pineapple juice
Some white rum

Put all the ingredients in a blender and process until it becomes smooth.

Tropical Sunshine Shake

2 cups milk
1 cup vanilla yogurt, frozen
2 cups mango, peeled, pitted, and cubed
1½ cups papaya, peeled, seeded, and cubed
1 cup orange juice
2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 cups crushed ice

Put the sugar, yogurt, orange juice, papaya, mangos, and milk in a blender and blend until smooth. Then add the crushed ice and blend some more.

Lime Delight

1 scoop vanilla ice cream
1 scoop of lime sherbert
1/4 cup milk
Crushed ice
Thin slices of fresh lime

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve with thin slices of lime on the rims of the serving glasses.

Frosty Strawberry Milkshake

1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
1, 6-oz can pink lemonade, frozen
1, 10-oz pkg frozen strawberries
A few fresh strawberries

Put all the ingredients except the fresh strawberries in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into tall glasses and garnish each with the fresh strawberries.

Cherry n’ Chocolate Shake

3/4 cup cold milk
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
3 maraschino cherries, with the stems removed
Some more cherries and whipped topping

Put the milk, ice cream, cherries, and chocolate syrup in a blender and process until it becomes smooth. Pour into serving glasses and top with the whipped topping and a cherry on each.

Coffee n’ Banana Shake

1/4 cup milk
1 scoop coffee ice cream
1/4 cup espresso, strong
1/2 banana
1 cup crushed ice
Whipped cream
A pinch of nutmeg
A pinch of cinnamon
Some chocolate shavings

Put all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Pour the milkshake into a tall glass, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate shavings.