Shamrock Shake Recipe
This homemade Shamrock Shake is a copycat of the minty St. Pat's Day ice cream shake. It's made with fresh greens for color, volume, and nutrition!
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 579kcal
Equipment
- ice cream scoop or portion scoop
- high speed blender or food processor
- serving glass
Ingredients
- 4 cups Vanilla Ice Cream about 8 scoops
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach or Kale about 2 ounces
- ⅛ teaspoon Spearmint Extract or Peppermint Extract *Do NOT use essential oils!
- ½ cup 1% Milk as needed
Garnish (optional)
- Whipped Cream
- Fresh Mint
Instructions
- Place ICE CREAM, SPINACH, and MINT EXTRACT in blender.
- Blend ingredients, adding splashes of MILK until the shake reaches a thick and creamy texture.Note: You might not need to use the entire milk amount.
- Taste the shake and adjust the flavor by adding tiny amounts of extract, if needed.
- Add desired toppings, serve and enjoy!
Notes
*ATTN! DO NOT USE ESSENTIAL OILS for food recipes as they are NOT safe to eat. Use spearmint extract, peppermint extract, or fresh mint leaves ONLY.
Recipe testing notes
- Blenders tend to warm ingredients, so if the shake liquefies in the blender, place it in the freezer long enough to solidify to your liking.
- Using partially melted ice cream also results in a milky shake instead of a thick and creamy milkshake. Refer to the solution above, if needed.
- Less powerful blenders may leave tiny flecks of spinach in the shake. Just a heads up if your people are finicky detectives.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 787mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 4040IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 442mg | Iron: 1mg