Copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes
2 Cups of Vanilla Ice cream (or your dairy free alternative)
1 ½ Cups of Milk (or your dairy free alternative)
¼ tsp peppermint extract (or a shot of some leftover peppermint alcohol from Christmas)
Green food colouring
Whipped cream (or topping alternative)
Cherries and sprinkles for garnish
1. Blend the ice cream, milk and extract in a blender until smooth;
2. Add food colouring and pulse until it’s mixed in;
3. Pour into your glass of choice;
4. Top with the whipped cream, sprinkles and cherry.
5. Enjoy!
Few additional tip:
- When choosing your ice cream, choose a brand that specifically calls itself ICE CREAM. If it is not called ice cream, the ingredient list is going to be LONG, hard to pronounce and may not have ANY cream in it. (This tip does not apply clearly if you are using a dairy alternative)
- Gradually add the food colouring in until you are happy with the colour.
- Use real cherries not the maraschino ones- my chef instructor in college HATED maraschino cherries with an undying passion and that’s always stuck with me. Plus now it’s healthy!