Make a McDonald’s-ish Shamrock Shake at home

Every year, when I first see the signs go up on the McDonald’s message board under the golden arches, I stop and get myself a shamrock shake.  This year, I had 2 little monkeys with me who also wanted shamrock shakes.  It cost me almost $10 for those 3 shakes!  They are yummy, and I only get one a season, but still…a bit costly now that I’m not just buying one.

So I scoured the web for a recipe to make them myself.  I figured, vanilla ice cream and mint extract couldn’t be too hard.

Copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

Ingredients:

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream or soy ice cream
• 1 1/4 cups 2% low-fat milk or soymilk
• 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
• 8 drops green food coloring

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
2. Stop blender to stir with a spoon if necessary to help blend ice cream.
3. Pour into 12-ounce cups and serve each with a straw.

That’s it!  Simple, fun, tasty and probably a lot cheaper to make them at home.

Note: for a thicker shake use more ice cream and less milk.

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