🥤 Milkshake
A milkshake is a thick, cold drink made by blending milk with ice cream, sugar and a flavouring such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. It is creamy and sweet, thick enough to need a wide straw, and is served in a tall glass. It is a staple of diners, ice-cream parlours and fast-food menus, often alongside burgers and fries.
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What it is made of
Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 ml cold milk
- 4 scoops ice cream (about 250 g)
- 1–2 tbsp sugar, to taste
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or 2 tbsp cocoa powder or 150 g strawberries
- Ice cubes (optional)
Method
- Put the milk, ice cream, sugar and flavouring into a blender.
- Blend for 30–60 seconds until smooth and thick; add a few ice cubes for a colder, thinner shake.
- Pour into tall glasses and serve immediately with a wide straw.
How to make it lighter
- Order or make a small size — a large shake can be more than a meal.
- Skip the added sugar: ice cream already sweetens it.
- Use low-fat milk and fewer scoops of ice cream, and add fruit for flavour.
History
Early milkshakes in late 19th-century America were often alcoholic eggnog-style drinks, but by the early 20th century the name meant a sweet blended milk drink. The spread of electric drink mixers in the 1920s and 1930s helped make the thick ice-cream version a soda-fountain classic. Today it is sold worldwide.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →