If you’re looking for something sweet and festive to serve this St. Patrick’s Day – with a bit of a childish kick – a green shamrock shake will probably do the trick.

Most of the ingredients for this shamrock shake can be found at any grocery store, but for this; all of my ingredients were from Save Mart.

What makes this milkshake different than any other is its vanilla kick tied in with a hint of refreshing mintiness; the creamy texture of the ice cream with these flavors makes for an awesome cool treat.

This recipe was adapted from number-2-pencil.com

Shamrock Shake

4 cups of slow churned Ice cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon pure peppermint extract

1 ½ to 2 cups low-fat milk (depending on desired thickness)

3 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon of green food coloring

First in a blender, add in the vanilla ice cream. This will act as the base for when adding in the rest of the ingredients and it will prevent any spills and messes.

This recipe uses low-fat milk, but you can easily substitute low-fat milk for any type of milk that you like.

This recipe also uses sugar but you can choose to leave it out.

Next, add the vanilla and peppermint extracts, milk, sugar and green food coloring- blend for about a minute until smooth. You do not want to over-blend because the milkshake will end up runny.

The shamrock shake serves four people. For this presentation I used glass cups with a lemon slice on the side to rim the edges of the cups for the green sprinkles to stick. If you end up making extra shake and want to save it for later, you can pop it in the freezer and eat it another day.

Before making this milkshake, I was a bit skeptical how it would turn out. After making it for a first time, I found myself wanting more. I found myself wanting more because unlike most milkshakes, I can taste the sweet flavorings being used such as the vanilla and peppermint extracts. The peppermint extract leaves a refreshing tingle on my tongue.

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