Shamrock Shake Recipe

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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!

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

1. Add ice cream, milk, and food coloring to your favorite blender and mix well.
2. Pour into a tall glass (like these fountain shop soda glasses) and top with whipped cream and chocolate mints or sprinkles.

FAQs

Can I Make this Recipe with Alcohol? Want to make it an adult version? Add Bailey's Irish Cream for a Boozy Shamrock Shake!

Can I Make this Recipe Healthy? 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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Shamrock Shake Recipe

Author: Emily Enchanted

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.

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Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Calories 717 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 4 scoops mint chocolate chip ice cream
• ▢ 1 cup milk
• ▢ 3 drops green gel food coloring
• ▢ whipped cream for topping
• ▢ chocolate mints for topping

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

Serving: 1Calories: 717kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 18gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 293mgPotassium: 1023mgFiber: 3gSugar: 79gVitamin A: 1494IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 588mgIron: 2mg

The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.

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