We all need to treat ourselves sometimes, and vegan milkshakes are just the drink for that! But, you can make a healthy milkshake by picking healthier ice cream and using frozen fruits instead of added sugar from syrup. So let me share with you how we make a healthier plant-based milkshake recipe at home. Classic milkshake recipes are not vegan. They are made of dairy ice cream and milk. Both ingredients are made from cow milk and sometimes butter or cream for the ice cream.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make your vegan milkshake are four ingredients
Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream – We used low-sugar coconut milk vanilla ice cream to make a healthier vegan milkshake. Plant-Based Milk of Choice – Almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk work in this milkshake. Frozen Fruits – Use frozen strawberries for a strawberry milkshake or frozen banana for a banana milkshake. Vanilla Extract – For an even stronger vanilla taste and flavor.
How To Make A Vegan Milkshake
A vegan milkshake is pretty easy to make in less than 2 minutes. The good news about this recipe, you can adapt it to make all milkshake flavors, like a vegan chocolate milkshake or banana milkshake.
Serving Vegan Milkshake
Serve the milkshake in a tall shake glass topped with vegan whipped cream like dairy-free coconut whipped cream. Then add some of your favorite toppings to decorate:
Vegan Sprinkles Glace Cherry Chocolate Chips Melted Chocolate Drizzle Vegan Marshmallow
Vegan Milkshake Flavors
You can use this recipe to create a range of plant-based milkshake recipes.
Chocolate – Use a chocolate ice cream base, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder and replace the frozen fruits with frozen cubes of canned coconut cream. Or, use frozen bananas for a chocolate banana milkshake. Vanilla – Use vanilla ice cream, skip the fruit, and use only 1/4 cup of milk. Add ice cubes if too thin. Banana – Use vegan vanilla ice cream and frozen banana pieces. Strawberry – Add frozen strawberries to the dairy-free vanilla ice cream. Mint – Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of peppermint flavor and a few mint leaves. Peanut Butter – Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter or almond butter to reduce saturated fat. Use frozen banana and vanilla ice cream base.
More Healthy Drinks Recipes
Below I listed some more vegan drinks recipes for you to try.
