This Shamrock Shake Recipe is festive and delicious. This copycat milkshake is made with mint chocolate chip ice cream, and green food coloring gives it that extra green color.
This shake tastes just like the McDonald’s version you get around St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy your favorite seasonal shake at home at time of the year with this recipe.
All you need is a blender to make this tasty ice cream shake. It’s as easy as blend and serve!

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Shamrock Shake Ingredients
To make this copycat shamrock shake, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):
- Mint chocolate chip ice cream
- Milk
- Green gel food coloring
- Whipped cream for topping
- Chocolate mints for topping (or sprinkles!)

How to Make a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake at Home
- Add ice cream, milk, and food coloring to your favorite blender and mix well.
- Pour into a tall glass (like these fountain shop soda glasses) and top with whipped cream and chocolate mints or sprinkles.

FAQs
Want to make it an adult version? Add Bailey’s Irish Cream for a Boozy Shamrock Shake!
You can use low calorie, fat free, or sugar free ingredients in this recipe and it still tastes great. Cool Whip makes a sugar free whipped topping that tastes amazing! You might also want to try Halo ice cream, which has really low calories, if you are okay with artificial sweetener.

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- Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew


Shamrock Shake Recipe
This Shamrock Shake Recipe is festive and delicious. This copycat milkshake is made with mint chocolate chip ice cream, and green food coloring gives it that extra green color.
Ingredients
- 4 scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream
- 1 cup milk
- 3 drops green gel food coloring
- Whipped cream for topping
- Chocolate mints for topping, or sprinkles!
Instructions
- Add ice cream, milk, and food coloring to your favorite blender and mix well.
- Pour into a tall glass and top with whipped cream and chocolate mints or sprinkles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1397Total Fat: 74gSaturated Fat: 45gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 258mgSodium: 558mgCarbohydrates: 159gFiber: 5gSugar: 131gProtein: 29g
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