Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – or any day with this homemade green milkshake, topped with green sprinkles and Lucky Charms marshmallows. This is a fun recipe to make with kids, too!
I admit that I like seeing the ads and signs announcing when Shamrock Shakes are returning to a certain fast food restaurant. It means that St. Patrick’s Day is drawing near!
So: I made a St. Patrick’s Day green milkshake of my own! A big, frosty milkshake in a vivid shade of green. It’s made with vanilla or chocolate chip ice cream.
Why you’ll love this milkshake
If you’ve ever had a Shamrock Shake you know that they’re mint flavored. With my milkshake you can go mint – or not! My shake in this recipe is not mint, but just swap in some mint chocolate chip ice cream to make it minty.
Need a fun recipe to make with kids? They will LOVE these green shakes – even it it’s not St. Patrick’s Day!
And for a little extra fun and a little extra kitsch the milkshakes are topped with green sprinkles, and with marshmallows fished out of a box of Lucky Charms cereal! I recommend digging out the shamrocks, rainbows, horseshoes… and what the heck, grab the unicorns, too.
(Confession: I still like to eat Lucky Charms once in awhile. It was my third favorite breakfast cereal as a kid, behind Cocoa Puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch!)
How to make this milkshake
Step 1: Blend the shake
Put the ice cream, milk, flavoring, food coloring, and chocolate chips in a blender. Pulse the ingredients to make a smooth, green milkshake.
Step 2: Pour and top the shakes
Divide the milkshake mixture between two chilled glasses. Add whipped cream to the top of each glass. Finally, sprinkle sprinkles and Lucky Charms marshmallows over the tops. Serve the shakes immediately!
Notes:
- If you want to have a minty milkshake (like a certain, well-known green milkshake offered by a certain fast food restaurant) use mint chocolate chip ice cream in place of vanilla, and you can even add one or two drops of peppermint extract for an extra boost.
- For fewer calories and less fat, try using a lower-fat ice cream – I really like Edy’s Slow-Churned varieties as they taste very rich and creamy.
And there you have it: a St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Green Milkshake that everyone can enjoy! It’s fun no matter what, especially fun to make with kids, and easy to make the flavor be exactly what you wish for in a green milkshake.
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St. Patrick’ Day Lucky Green Milkshakes
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups ice cream (vanilla bean, chocolate chip, or mint chocolate chip are my suggestions)
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (unless you’re using a chocolate chip ice cream… or go ahead and add more anyway!)
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
- Green sprinkles
- 1/4 cup marshmallows from Lucky Charms cereal (Snag the rainbows, shamrocks, horseshoes… any maybe the unicorns)
- 2 Tall glasses, chilled in the freezer
- Long spoons and/or straws
Instructions
- Place the ice cream, milk, vanilla extract, and food coloring in a blender. Blend the ingredients together until the mixture is thick and smooth. Check the green color – blend in more food coloring if you think the mixture needs it to get it to a good, bright green hue.
- Divide the mixture between the two chilled glasses. Add whipped cream to the tops of the milkshakes, dividing it equally between the glasses. Add a few pinches of green sprinkles over the whipped cream. Finally, drop several Lucky Charms marshmallows onto the tops of each milkshake.
- Serve the milkshakes immediately with long spoons and straws. Sláinte!
Notes
- If you want to have a minty milkshake (like a certain, well-known green milkshake offered by a certain fast food restaurant) use mint chocolate chip ice cream in place of vanilla, and you can even add one or two drops of peppermint extract for an extra boost.
- For fewer calories and less fat, try using a lower-fat ice cream – I really like Edy’s Slow-Churned varieties as they taste very rich and creamy.
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