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Copycat Shamrock Shake

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Optional Ice Cream Maker Churn Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: copycat shamrock shake, green smoothies, healthy milkshake, healthy shamrock shake, healthy smoothie recipes, real food shamrock shake, shamrock shake recipe, st paddys day recipes, st patricks day recipes
Servings: 3
Author: Renee Kohley - Raising Generation Nourished

Ingredients

  • 3 cups whole milk or full fat milk alternative like coconut milk See Notes
  • 25 Noor Dates pitted (If using Medjool dates, use half the amount since they are bigger)
  • 2 tsp mint extract
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • Optional taste-free add-in's for added nutrients such as up to 1.5 cups frozen riced cauliflower and/or up to 1/4 cup collagen.
  • 1/2 cup baby spinach for natural green color or natural food coloring to your color liking (See Notes)
  • Optional whipped cream or coconut whipped cream topping for garnish

Instructions

  • Put the milk and dates in your high speed blender and blend on high on the smoothie or ice cream setting. Blending this first will help break down the dates the best.
  • Add the mint and vanilla extracts, sea salt, optional add-in's and spinach or natural food coloring and blend on the smoothie or ice cream setting again. If you need to add more spinach or food coloring to get the color how you like it, you can blend again.
  • You can drink the shake as is, or churn it for 15 minutes in your ice cream maker to make it more of a melty soft serve consistency. This extra step really does take the texture to more of a milk shake!
  • Garnish your shamrock shake with whipped cream and/or naturally dyed green sprinkles if you wish!

Notes

  • I use 2 cans of unsweetened coconut milk for this recipe. Oat milk or macadamia nut milk should work too. Almond milk might be too thin to get the consistency of a milk shake. 
  • For the green coloring, add the spinach or the natural green food coloring in small amounts to start. You can always add more but you cannot take it out!
  • This is the ice cream maker I have had for over a decade. It is a middle of the road churner and works so great! We make ice cream all summer long, so it has been such a great investment! Put it on your gift wish list!
  • You can find naturally dyed green sprinkles and naturally dyed green sanding sugar HERE.
  • You can find the cutie glass shamrock straws HERE. (If you prefer something less breakable, try any of the festive shamrock paper straws here.)