Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: You haven’t had a homemade strawberry milkshake until you make one with fresh basil. This combination is going to blow your mind!
How long it takes: 5 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: blender
Servings: 1
I told you that I was going to be coming at you with more milkshakes. By now you should have all tried my mojito milkshake. No? Get on it!
I promise I’m capable of creating a strawberry recipe without basil. You’ll love these strawberry chocolate chip muffins!
You can find similar straws here. Aren’t they cute? Plus they’re paper and biodegradable. Perfect for a homemade strawberry milkshake, if I do say so myself.
More homemade milkshakes
Making your own milkshakes is so easy and if you have ice cream at home, you can be super creative and make your own special concoction! Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Millkshake: I love this one because it incorporates a couple of healthy ingredients!
- Nerds Milkshake (Not a Nerds fan? Try other candy you happen to have at home.)
- Maple Whiskey Milkshake with Espresso: a “grownup” milkshake.
Homemade Strawberry Milkshake with Basil
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberry ice cream
- ¼ cup milk (whole milk is best)
- ½ cup roughly chopped fresh strawberries, additional for garnish
- 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves, additional for garnish
- Optional: whipped cream for topping, red food coloring (see note)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Add more ice cream or milk as needed to achieve desired consistency: more ice cream if it’s too thin, more milk if it’s too thick.
- If desired, serve topped with whipped cream, fresh basil, and a fresh strawberry. Serve immediately.
Notes
- I use a natural strawberry ice cream, so I did add a tiny amount of red food coloring to achieve the pretty pink color since the ice cream was quite white. If you buy a standard type of strawberry ice cream, it may be pretty pink already, especially since you’re adding fresh berries. If I wasn’t photographing this milkshake, I would have left the coloring out.
- Nutritional information does not include whipped cream.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Disclosure: I have been compensated by Milk Means More for my time to develop this strawberry basil milkshake recipe and write this post. All opinions are as always, my own. Find out more about why Milk Means More on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest.
Gosh this looks sensational!
Love your secret ingredient!! What a delicious summer treat!
This is stunning and sounds so refreshing!
YES!!!! the basil is PERFECT!! Love this!