No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake

No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake is a homemade version of the green, fast food milkshake we see every year around St. Patrick’s Day. This natural beauty is made with 1% milk, vanilla bean ice cream, vanilla extract, mint extract, and fresh spearmint leaves. Skip the funky, green dye and DIY this holiday treat!

No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake

The title says it all. There is no food dye in this St. Pat’s Day recipe.

What are we using? Mint leaves, baby!

Using natural ingredients in place of food dye is always an appealing choice.

The mint leaves add light green color and minty flavor.

What’s great about a homemade Shamrock Shake

Kids love Shamrock Shakes…and you love healthier ingredients.

It’s made with 1% milk, and we can let that be our skinny secret.

Fresh spearmint is believed to improve digestion, as well as remedy nausea or headaches.

You can substitute frozen yogurt for the ice cream and make it healthy.

Shamrock Shake Tips

Purée the mint leaves with the milk and vanilla before adding ice cream because it requires more blending action than what’s necessary to soften the ice cream to the right consistency.

If you add everything all at once, you’ll end up cooking the ice cream.

You can always add more mint for more color and flavor, especially if you like your mint milkshake extra minty.

If you want the color to be a brighter green, add a handful of fresh spinach to the recipe.

Use any blender for this milkshake, but a high-speed blender will purée the leaves into a finer texture.

I love my NutriBullet 900 for this job.

It’s one of my favorite kitchen appliances!

Here are the steps to make Natural Green Mint Leaf Shamrock Shake:

1. Blend mint leaves, milk, and vanilla until leaves are puréed.

2. Add ice cream and blend until creamy.

3. Add tiny drops of mint extract.

4. Pour into serving glass and top with whipped cream and a sprig of mint.

* grab the recipe instructions below

Ingredients needed for No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake:

• 10 (or more) spearmint leaves
• 1% milk
• vanilla extract
• vanilla bean ice cream
• spearmint extract (or peppermint)
• (optional) whipped cream

Kitchen tools I want on hand for this recipe:

• high-speed blender (NutriBullet or Vitamix)
• milk bottle serving glasses
• printed paper straws

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No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake

No food dye Shamrock Shake made with spearmint leaves, ice cream, vanilla extract, 1% milk, and mint extract.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 1-cup servings

Calories 332kcal

Author Traci Antonovich

Ingredients

• 10 Mint Leaves
• 1 cup 1% Milk or any milk
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
• 1/2 tsp Spearmint Extract or Peppermint
• optional Whipped Cream

Instructions

• In a high speed blender, blend MINT LEAVES, MILK, and VANILLA until leaves are fully pureed; add ICE CREAM and pulse until creamy; (optional) add MINT FLAVORING.
• Serve chilled; garnish with fresh spearmint leaves and (optional) whipped cream.
  

RECIPE NOTES

Yield: 2 cups

Serving size: 1 cup

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, and are estimates based on unbranded ingredients acquired from a nutrition database. For accurate calculations, please refer to brand packaging information and consult your nutritionist.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

No Food Dye Mint Shamrock Shake

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 332 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 63mg21%

Sodium 159mg7%

Potassium 468mg13%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 34g38%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 1000IU20%

Vitamin C 2.4mg3%

Calcium 329mg33%

Iron 0.4mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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I originally published this recipe to Amanda’s Cookin in January, 2017.

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