Homemade Shamrock Shake
This quick and easy Homemade Shamrock Shake is made with just a few simple ingredients, is gorgeously green and has all of the creamy, minty vanilla deliciousness of the original!
Servings: 1 tall shake (about 14 ounces)
Estimated Calories: 700
Ingredients
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
- ¼ teaspoon pure mint extract, not peppermint extract
- 10 drops green food coloring
Optional Toppings
- whipped cream
- green jimmies/sprinkles
- maraschino cherry
Special Equipment
- Blender
Instructions
- Place the half-and-half, vanilla ice cream, mint extract, and green food coloring in the blender.
- Blend on low speed until smooth.If it's too thick, add a little more milk. If it's too thin, add a little more ice cream.
- Pour into a tall glass.
- Optional (but highly recommended): Top with whipped cream, green jimmies/sprinkles, and a maraschino cherry.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Half-and-half makes the shake creamier. If needed, you can make your own by combining ¼ cup heavy cream and ¼ cup whole milk.
- You can use all whole milk instead of half-and-half if you'd rather.
- Use a high-quality vanilla ice cream that has really good flavor. I use regular vanilla rather than vanilla bean for a more classic flavor, but use whichever you prefer.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of mint extract to suit your own tastes and the amount of green food coloring to get the exact color you want.
- If this serving size is too much for you or if you're watching your calories, you can halve the recipe. Or do what I often do: make the whole recipe, divide it into two smaller servings and share it with someone!
- Estimated calories shown are for the shake only and do not include any of the optional toppings.
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