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Chocolate Milkshakes

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  • Total 10 min
  • Servings 2
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There’s no need to head out to the malt shop when you have this easy milkshake recipe on hand. The ultimate in retro comfort food, milkshakes are actually very easy to make at home. You need just three ingredients, two steps and 10 minutes to whip up this chocolate milkshake recipe in your blender.
Updated Jun 12, 2019
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup chocolate-flavored syrup
  • 3 scoops (1/2 cup each) vanilla ice cream

Steps

  • 1
    In blender, place milk and syrup. Cover and blend on high speed 2 seconds.
  • 2
    Add ice cream. Cover and blend on low speed about 5 seconds or until smooth. Pour into glasses. Serve immediately.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Don’t forget a creamy topping, colorful sprinkles, or maraschino cherries. Look for refrigerated whipped topping in a can, made with real cream, and hunt down compostable paper straws or long sundae spoons for fun.
  • tip 2
    Set up a milkshake bar for the family using the recipe (have double the ingredients ready) as a starting point. Put out small dishes of candy-coated chocolate pieces, thick caramel or butterscotch ice cream topping, toffee baking bits, and/or broken cream-filled wafer cookies or gingersnaps to top the milkshakes. Be sure to use a heavy-duty blender!
  • tip 3
    Adding 1 tablespoon malted milk powder will add that ‘50s diner vibe to the thick shakes.

Nutrition

380 Calories, 14g Total Fat, 8g Protein, 55g Total Carbohydrate, 41g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
430mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
41g
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • There’s just something about sipping on a straw and enjoying a chocolate milkshake that calls up images of soda fountains, malt shops and the sweetness of times gone by. If you wonder why milkshakes are sometimes called “malteds,” that refers to the practice of adding malt powder to the cold drink. Food historians credit a man named Ivar ""Pop"" Coulson. In 1922, when he was working at Walgreen’s soda fountain Chicago, he added two scoops of vanilla ice cream to a malted milk drink, changing the face of frozen desserts forever and making his own mark on American food history. Of course, milkshakes are just the start when it comes to ice cream treats. For more ideas and throwback favorites, check out Betty's Best Ice Cream Dessert Recipes.
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