Name: Copycat Shamrock Shake Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 tsp. mint extract; 9-10 drops green food coloring; whipped cream; Maraschino cherry; Green sugar sprinkles

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How to make a creamy and minty copycat shamrock shake recipe at home with a few simple ingredients any time of the year.

If you’ve been hanging around Chatfield Court for any amount of time then you know that I am a fan of green desserts. My Green Stuff recipe is at the top of the list but a McDonald’s shamrock shake isn’t that far behind.

Every year, come January, I count down the days until my favorite minty green frozen concoction comes out.

I kid you not.

shamrock shake with whipped cream, cherry and green straw on butcher block countertop

Now that I learned to make them myself, I don’t have to wait for March, I can make my favorite mint shake any time of the year.

Not only that but I know exactly what I’m getting and I can make it as minty or as creamy as I want.

How can you make your own McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

Just a few simple ingredients including vanilla ice cream, milk and of course, mint.

What flavor mint is a Shamrock Shake?

If you’re a lover of shamrock milkshakes then you know that it’s the mint flavor that makes it. When you make your own you want to be sure that you use mint extract (and not peppermint).

You can add green food coloring (for that traditional green color) or go without. It won’t change the flavor.

Make it like they do at the restaurant and a top it with whipped cream and a cherry. Some even love to add green sugar sprinkles.

Me?

I don’t need the sprinkles, cherry or whipped cream. Just give me the minty green milkshake and I am perfectly happy.

Oh, and a fun green striped straw always makes a milkshake taste better.

Don’t you think?

So what do you think about shamrock shakes? Are you a devoted fan like I am or are they not worth the hype?

shamrock shake with whipped cream, cherry and green straw on butcher block countertop and large graphic

Yield: 1 shamrock shake