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!
If you’re interested, you can find similar straws here. Aren’t they cute? And they’re paper and biodegradable! They’re 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:
- Chocolate Banana Millkshake: You can also add peanut butter to this milkshake if you want. I love this one because it incorporates a couple of healthy ingredients.
- Nerds Milkshake: This one is almost like a flurry. 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
- 1 to 2 drops red food coloring, optional (see note)
- whipped cream, for optional topping
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.1 cup strawberry ice cream, ¼ cup milk, ½ cup roughly chopped fresh strawberries, additional for garnish, 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves, additional for garnish
- If desired, serve the milkshake topped with whipped cream, fresh basil, and a fresh strawberry. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Food coloring: My favorite ice cream is a natural strawberry ice cream which is fairly white in color. For the photos, I wanted the milkshake to be a lovely pink shade, so I did add a tiny amount of red food coloring. If you buy a standard type of strawberry ice cream, it may be pretty pink already because of added artificial color. If I wasn’t photographing this milkshake, I definitely would have left the coloring out.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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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!