The milkshake is one of the most iconic dessert drinks out there. Made from a velvety blended base of rich ice cream and refreshing milk, a milkshake is the perfect blank canvas for almost any flavor you can imagine. The best part? They’re a cinch to make at home. For a step-by-step of how to make a milkshake with a blender and some easy milkshake recipe ideas, keep reading.

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Ingredients

• 3-4 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• 60ml – 80ml milk
• Flavour add-ons of choice

Tip: For vegan-friendly milkshakes, swap out the ice cream with either frozen bananas or a vegan ice cream alternative. For the cow’s milk, substitute with plant-based milk alternatives such as coconut, almond, cashew or rice milk.

What You'll Need:

• Blender
• Large glass or cup
• Straw

How to Make a Milkshake in a Blender

Step 1: Prepare Your Tools and Ingredients

Place your glass or cup in the freezer to cool down for serving. Take the ice cream out of the freezer and let it thaw until its texture resembles soft serve. Thicker ice cream is harder to incorporate – you might have to add extra liquid to soften it up enough to blend, which will result in a less-than-perfect shake. If you're planning on using flavor additions, chop or measure out those ingredients too.

Step 2: Add Ice Cream, Milk and Extras to Your Blender

Or skip the extras like fruit and nuts for a classic vanilla shake.

Step 3: Blend Until Silky Smooth

This should take only a couple of minutes. Add more ice cream or milk until the thickness is as desired.

Step 4: Garnish and Serve

Classic milkshake garnishes include whipped cream, sprinkles and a maraschino cherry or two. For a charming old-fashioned presentation, serve your milkshake in a ribbed, stemmed glass and sip through a striped paper straw.

Popular Milkshake Flavours

Once you’ve mastered the milkshake’s simple two ingredient base, you can begin to experiment with flavour combinations. We’ve compiled a list of a few milkshake recipe ideas to give you a little inspiration.

Malt: For an even more old-fashioned taste, blend 4 tbs. of malted milk powder with the milk in your blender until fully dissolved. Add ice cream last.

Cookies & Cream: Crush 3 thick cookies (such as Oreos) in a bag. Blend together the milk and ice cream and then pulse in the cookie bits until evenly combined. Top with a couple more cookies or cookie chunks.

Chocolate: Blend about 30g chocolate syrup into the vanilla milkshake base – you can use chocolate ice cream for this recipe, but it isn’t necessary. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to enhance the chocolate flavour. Top with more chocolate syrup or chocolate shavings.

Fruity: For a fresher taste, blend about a cup of a fruit of your choice into the milkshake base. A teaspoon of vanilla extract will strengthen the flavours. You can use strawberries, raspberries, bananas and even mangoes.

Peanut Butter: Throw 10 - 15g of creamy peanut butter into the mix and blend. Garnish with some chopped peanuts or peanut butter cups.

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