I don’t know about you but I used to love Shamrock Shakes from a certain fast food restaurant. What I did not realize was that it was up to the franchise as to whether they purchase the mixture to the make the Shamrock Shakes. My local stores quit purchasing the Shamrock Shake mixture several years ago, so I have had to solve my need for a Shamrock Shake by making my own Shamrock Ice Cream.
I like to make my homemade ice cream fat free by using skim milk and fat free half and half, however you could substitute any fat content milk and half and half. If you wanted you could also add mini chocolate chips and have a mint chocolate chip ice cream. Please note: be sure to use mint extract in the recipe and not peppermint extract – they are not the same!
- 1 cup skim milk
- 2 cups fat free half and half
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract (NOT peppermint)
- 8 drops of green food coloring
- Combine all ingredients together.
- Pour into your ice cream maker.
- Follow instructions for your ice cream machine (mine takes 15-20 minutes).
- Keep all ingredients cold before combining.
- Ice cream will be soft right from the machine.
- Store leftovers in the freezer; they will be firmer than directly from the machine.
Yum – now I can just make my own and not have to head down the street to get one!! I love it! Pinning to try.
Thank you Jamie!
I’m right here drooling because it’s like 35 degrees here right now. Yep. I can feel summer.
We have been having spring like temperatures for a while now it’s so very nice 🙂
Omg, I LOVE Shamrock Shakes, but I never seem to get my fill before they disappear for the year! I’ll be making these at home for sure!
Thank you for sharing with us at #mommymeetupmondays!
Thank you Brandyn!
I have never had a shamrock shake to be honest with you, but I hear great things. I love ice cream so this is definitely something I’ll have to try. Thanks for sharing at #MommyMeetUpMondays!