Shamrock Shakes

Name: Shamrock Shakes
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 large shakes
Ingredients: 2 cups vanilla ice cream; 1 ¼ cups milk; ¼ teaspoon mint extract, or more to taste; 9 drops green food coloring; 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, or to taste; 2 tablespoons whipped cream, or to taste; ½ teaspoon green decorator sugar, or to taste

Rating: 4.7 stars

46 Ratings
37 Reviews
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This has become a St. Patrick's Day tradition in our house. The kids love it, and so do I.

By Julie Kimball Fitzgerald

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

2 large shakes

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 2 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 ¼ cups milk
¼ teaspoon mint extract, or more to taste
9 drops green food coloring
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, or to taste (Optional)
2 tablespoons whipped cream, or to taste (Optional)
½ teaspoon green decorator sugar, or to taste (Optional)

Directions

Step 1
Blend ice cream, milk, mint extract, and food coloring together in a blender until smooth.

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Step 2
Drizzle chocolate syrup around inside walls of 2 tall glasses; pour shake into glass. Top with whipped cream and green decorator sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

412 calories; protein 10.1g; carbohydrates 52.5g; fat 18.7g; cholesterol 70.3mg; sodium 182.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (37)

Most helpful positive review

Sarah Jo

03/05/2013

I doubled this recipe. I used Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean ice cream I cut back on the milk by half (for a thicker shake) and added a touch more mint flavoring. The kids and I drank every bit of this. Read More

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(13)

Most helpful critical review

Erika

04/27/2020

The flavour was great but we had to add extra ice cream because it was very runny. Read More

46 Ratings

5 star values: 38
4 star values: 4
3 star values: 3
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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Sarah Jo

03/05/2013

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Christina

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04/09/2013

This was great! I didn't measure the milk just kept adding until it was the consistancy that I wanted. Great flavor and very pretty to look at. The girls loved this for a treat today after lunch. I will be making these again YUM! Thanks for sharing.:) Read More

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Bernice Dray

03/04/2014

Delicious! Read More

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Jenn Danilowicz Scott

02/28/2016

Made this twice this weekend! Some recipes say not to use peppermint extract but that was all I had on hand and it worked just fine. As others stated I added less milk...probably 1 cup of milk per 2 cups of ice cream. I will never again buy a Shamrock shake from McDonald's! Last year when I got one it tasted a bit odd and I think it was the dye they used. And...for about 6 I was able to make about 10 shakes for my family. Read More

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DeeMomMom

03/17/2015

This was fantastic! I made it exactly like the recipe with Haagen-Daz vanilla and it was a big hit with the whole family! We will be making these at home from now on!! Read More

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kiramavery

03/17/2015

Wow! I loved this recipe! I didn't have any mint extract so I put in a bunch of after eight chocolates and blended them along with it and it gave it a nice minty taste. I also added a bit more ice cream to make it thicker. Thanks so much for the recipe! I will definitely make it again!! Read More

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Lara Mari

03/15/2014

THANK YOU! Our local fast-food chain's shake machine was "down" and I really needed my annual Shamrock Shake fix FAST! This reminded me that yes I am capable of making my own shakes and I can also control what goes into them too! I didn't measure anything but I used approximately equal amounts of milk and ice cream a splash of mint extract a couple drops of green food coloring and it came out perfectly! I will be making this every St. Patrick's Day and any other time the mood strikes me! Read More

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Jayelle

03/25/2013

I just made a ton of this stuff. Everyone loved it. I would use less milk though. Maybe start off with one cup (which was perfect for us) and add more if you need to. Read More

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Bev

03/10/2015

These are so good! I used less milk start with 1 cup and add more as needed. But I like these thick. Who needs to go to McDonald's now? Read More

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Erika

04/27/2020

The flavour was great but we had to add extra ice cream because it was very runny. Read More

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I doubled this recipe. I used Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean ice cream I cut back on the milk by half (for a thicker shake) and added a touch more mint flavoring. The kids and I drank every bit of this.

Delicious!

This was fantastic! I made it exactly like the recipe with Haagen-Daz vanilla and it was a big hit with the whole family! We will be making these at home from now on!!

I just made a ton of this stuff. Everyone loved it. I would use less milk though. Maybe start off with one cup (which was perfect for us) and add more if you need to.