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Chocolate Milkshake Recipe – the best way to cool off this summer is with a homemade chocolate shake topped with whipped cream and sprinkles!
There’s nothing quite like a classic chocolate milkshake to satisfy your sweet tooth and cool you down on a warm day. This is creamy, indulgent, and couldn’t be easier to make at home. Just a few ingredients and a blender stand between you and milkshake perfection.
This chocolate shake recipe is rich and delicious! Using good quality ice cream is key. Chocolate ice cream can be really good or really bad, there isn’t an in between. So get the good ice cream for this and you will thank me.
What You’ll Need
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- Chocolate Ice Cream
- Milk
- Chocolate Sauce
- Sprinkles
- Heavy Cream
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
How To Make Chocolate Milkshakes
- Make Whipped Cream. Whip heavy cream until soft peaks. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla and beat to stiff peaks.
- Add To Blender. Scoop the ice cream into your blender and pour in the milk. Process until smooth and combined.
- Decorate Glass. Use chocolate sauce that has a nozzle or is in a squeeze bottle. Place the tip inside the glass, about 1 inch from the top. Gently squeeze rotating the glass until you have a line all the way around.
- Finish. Pour prepared shake into glass. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Good quality ice cream. Chocolate ice cream can taste fake if you get the cheap stuff. Splurge and get the good stuff for milkshakes.
- A little milk. you need a little milk to get it all to come together. Whole milk will give it a richer taste, but you can honestly use any milk that you have.
- No Blender? The recipe instructions say to use a blender to make this milkshake. But if you don’t have done, don’t worry. You can use a food processor to make a milkshake, or an immersion blender works well too.
- Toppings. You can top your milkshake with Homemade Whipped Cream and sprinkles to make them more fun! Or you can enjoy as is, it is completely up to you.
More Dessert Recipes To Try
- Jello Pie
- No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- No Bake Avalanche Cookies
- French Silk Pie
- Strawberry Popsicles
Chocolate Milkshake
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pint chocolate ice cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons sprinkles
- chocolate sauce
Whipped Cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor blend chocolate ice cream and milk until smooth.
- To line the glasses with chocolate sauce – Use chocolate sauce that has a nozzle or is in a squeeze bottle. Place the tip inside the glass, about 1 inch from the top. Gently squeeze rotating the glass until you have a line all the way around. When you stand the glass up the chocolate will drizzle down the side.
- Pour milkshake into prepared glasses. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.
To make the whipped cream
- Beat heavy cream until soft peaks. Mix in sugar and vanilla. Beat again until stiff peaks.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Such a delicious way to cool down on a hot day! Looking forward to enjoying this poolside this afternoon; looks too good to pass up!
My kids made these themselves and loved them!!
I love how easy, creamy, and delicious this milkshake is! Chocolate Milkshakes make any day feel like a party!
I mean wow! This is perfect for all the hot days ahead! Cannot wait to be having one!