Shamrock Shake Recipe [No Food Dye]

This Shamrock Shake recipe is the homemade version of McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. It’s made with 1% milk, vanilla bean ice cream, vanilla extract, mint extract, spinach, and fresh spearmint leaves. Skip the mysterious green food coloring and DIY this kid-fav St Patrick’s day recipe!

Shamrock Shake Recipe

Kids love the shamrock shake…and parents love healthier ingredients.

This St. Patrick’s Day recipe is colored green with a super healthy food hack…fresh produce. What are we using? Mint leaves and spinach, baby! Using green produce in place of food dye is always an appealing choice.

The spinach and mint leaves add green color and minty flavor. Fresh spearmint is believed to improve digestion, as well as remedy nausea or headaches, and it makes everything tasty minty fresh!

I use full-fat ice cream for this recipe, but I’ve also used frozen yogurt with great results.

This shamrock shake recipe is also made with 1% milk. Let’s just keep that our skinny secret.

Shamrock Shake Tips

Tip #1: Purée the mint leaves and spinach leaves with the milk and vanilla before adding ice cream. These ingredients require more blending than ice cream. If you add everything all at once, you’ll end up cooking the ice cream.

Tip #2: If you want more minty flavor or more green, add more mint or spinach. You probably can’t overdo this one.

Tip #3: You can use a classic kitchen blender for this milkshake, but a high-speed blender will purée the leaves into a finer texture.

I use either my NutriBullet 900 or my Vitamix for the shamrock shake and all smoothies. It really depends on the batch size of the shake.

How to make a Shamrock Shake

1. Blend mint leaves, spinach, 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 full recipe instructions below

Shamrock Shake Ingredients

• spearmint leaves
• fresh spinach leaves
• 1% milk
• vanilla extract
• vanilla bean ice cream or vanilla frozen yogurt
• spearmint extract (or peppermint)
• (optional) whipped cream

Recommended tools

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

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Shamrock Shake Recipe [No Food Dye]

This Shamrock Shake recipe is the homemade version of McDonald's Shamrock Shake. It's made with 1% milk, vanilla bean ice cream, vanilla extract, mint extract, spinach, and fresh spearmint leaves. Skip the mysterious green food coloring and DIY this kid-fav St Patrick's day recipe!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 1-cup servings

Calories 333kcal

Author Traci Antonovich

Ingredients

• 10 Mint Leaves
• 1/4 cup Fresh Spinach 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, SPINACH, 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

Shamrock Shake Recipe [No Food Dye]

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 333 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 64mg21%

Sodium 162mg7%

Potassium 489mg14%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 34g38%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 1351IU27%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 329mg33%

Iron 1mg6%

* 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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