Shakes and Floats Recipes

This is a favorite girl's-night drink for me. We love to mix these up any time of the year but even better on a hot summer day.

Despite the name, the Boston Cooler is a Detroit original. To be properly enjoyed, you must use Vernor's as your ginger ale. However, as it's not readily available in all markets, substitute other brands if you must.

A cold refreshing drink on a hot summer day.

Packed with protein, this shake is reminiscent of the famous ice cream bar. Tasty, healthy, and sure to keep you full until lunch or beyond.

All of my friends rave about these frosty drinks. I pour my leftover coffee in ice cube trays and keep them on hand all the time. You can make fun squiggly designs on insides of glasses with chocolate syrup, before pouring mochas. Top with whipped cream.

It's great on a hot summer day and easy to prepare.

This dirty banana drink tastes like a milkshake, an adult milkshake! And it's made with only 4 ingredients! Instead of using ice, which will water it down, I use a frozen banana which thickens it and gives it a creamy taste.

My favorite milkshake recipe.

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

This is a yummy milkshake. You can add some ice if you like it really cold.

Whipping cream makes this chocolate milkshake recipe creamy and light as air. Drizzle with chocolate syrup after you pour in the cream for an even more sensational chocolaty treat.

This is a great drink for any time of the year! In the winter, it can bring you the great taste of hot chocolate and the feeling of a nice warm day. In the summer, you can cool off with this refreshment and still get the same hot chocolate taste that normally only comes in the winter. This was derived from my own original hot chocolate recipe, which is the best that I know. However, I will make this drink even more! Top with whipped cream.

The most unique and refreshing milkshake around.

You can tweak this with low-fat and low-calorie ingredients. Sometimes I like to add whipped cream and caramel as a topping.

Depending on whom you talk to, making ice cream floats with beer is either a genius idea or a horrible mistake. The key is to choose a beer on the toasty, malty, sweeter side and stay away from beers that are too hoppy, dry, and bitter. Here I offer two recipe versions: coffee ice cream with stout and vanilla ice cream (the safest option) with a Belgian raspberry sour (or any fruity beer). I'd make a small test glass first to ensure it works for your palate.

Our family loves milkshakes in the summer to cool off. The creamy orange flavor of this shake was a big hit.

This homemade strawberry milkshake makes for a creamy, sweet treat to enjoy on those hot summer days!

This fresh strawberry smoothie with vanilla ice cream is great on a hot summer day!

A creamy chocolate shake with a nice light banana flavor that I came up with one night. This recipe is for one party mug-sized shake. I'm not normally a fan of banana-flavored drinks, but this milkshake tastes amazing!

Bananas make this icy milkshake delicious and nutritious. It is yummy. A kid's favorite!

This is my kid's favorite blueberry milkshake recipe. Made with vanilla ice cream and yummy, healthy blueberries and bananas, it's a perfect summertime treat!

If you've been looking for a way to work zucchini into a smoothie, here is a recipe for you!

This quick, easy choco shake recipe makes a creamy, luscious chocolate shake!

It doesn't have any ice cream but tastes like a milkshake! This is a recipe that my uncle told me about. At first I thought, 'Gross! That sounds terrible!' As it turns out everyone in my family loves it; even my picky sister who hates bananas! This is a recipe for when the kids say, 'Mom can we go to Sonic®? We want a milkshake!' And instead the kids can eat a delicious, healthy, and filling summer snack. The most important direction of all: Enjoy!