Vanilla Milkshakes Without Ice Cream

ByJennifer Sikora
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Homemade vanilla milkshakes without ice cream are so good and so tasty! You won't even miss using ice cream from the store in this delicious shake.

How to Make Vanilla Milkshakes Without Ice Cream

I totally LOVE milkshakes. Now that I can make them at home, there is really no need to get one from a fast food or ice cream joint. In my family's opinion -- they are even better from MY kitchen.

The ingredients are all pantry staples and they are made without ice cream 🙂 This recipe for homemade vanilla milkshakes without ice cream is a home run!

How to Make Vanilla Milkshakes Without Ice Cream

This post was originally published on May 12, 2012.

The fun thing about making something like this is that you can add any flavors you want to it.

Some of mine are chocolate, strawberry, caramel, coffee flavored and more. So yes -- you can make a milkshake without ice cream. Here's how simple it is.

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Milkshakes Without Ice Cream

Serving up your milkshakes can be just as fun and festive. I like to use cool frosted mugs like these and serve with these oversized milkshake straws. You can also use this fun milkshake mixer when making milkshakes as well. The possibilites are endless.

I have played around with this recipe quite a bit over the years. We have made many variations from it -- chocolate milkshakes without ice cream, Oreo milkshakes, and more.

You can add strawberries, hot fudge, pineapple, mint and green food coloring -- you can totally play around with this and make some really delicious tasting shakes, but vanilla is always my favorite.

My husband's favorite though is my Emerald Mint milkshake. I made it using Green Food Coloring, and I love serving them in these cute colorful shake glasses!

Making your own milkshakes at home is simple and easy to do.

You are good to go to make your own homemade vanilla milkshakes without ice cream!

How Can You Make Milkshakes Without Ice Cream?

The key to making a milkshake without ice cream is having a combination of milk and ice. The two together create that creamy milkshake base that you are used to, but can be done without ice cream -- which makes it great.

Ice cream in general can get freezer burned, but milk can be used for quite a long time. Plus -- you can totally take it with you when you go camping and make milkshakes on the go too!

For other fun Milkshake flavors, check out these bloggers!

Yield: 6

Homemade Vanilla MilkShakes without Ice Cream

Homemade Vanilla MilkShakes without Ice Cream
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Making homemade milkshakes are easy even when you don't have ice cream!

Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups ice
  • 2 cups of milk
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons corn oil plus a 5-second squirt of non-stick spray for emulsification purposes

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until well incorporated. DO NOT leave out the oil. If you do the shake will not turn out right. Just trust me.
  2. If you want a thicker shake, add more ice. For thinner shakes, just add more milk.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 288Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 89mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 0gSugar: 54gProtein: 3g

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© Jennifer Sikora
Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts

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55 Comments

  1. This is amazing!! Its even better than the ones I get from Mc Donalds! Thank you for sharing this recipe. Its a great help!!

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    1. It allows the milkshake to emulsify correctly. If you do not add it, you can tell a big difference and does not taste right.

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    1. Hi Laura

      Yes -- you can use any oil you have on hand, just make sure to use the spray oil and don't leave that out. I have done it without that spray and it does not taste as good.

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  5. This is great! Tastes the same as a vanilla bean frappe at Starbucks! Only difference is that it costs such less when you have everything! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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    1. So glad you liked it Dylan! You can also use this same recipe for making chocolate shakes. Just add some cocoa powder to the mix! Can't remember how much we used, because we have only done it once -- but they were SO good!

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  6. I used coconut oil and a lot less sugar (I ran out and it was plenty sweet). So delicious, thanks for the recipe!

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    1. So glad you liked it Laura! I might try your variation the next time I make these shakes 🙂

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  7. forgot to add coconut oil is a great choice b/c it solidifies when cold so it adds an extra creamy texture.

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  8. These are awsome! I also add powedered Jello Pudding Mix to the base ingridients for different flavors like CHEESECAKE, Lime, ORANGE Dreamsicle, etc...! YUMMY!!!

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    1. So glad you like them! Thanks for sharing your variations. I am going to have to try that as well. Blessings!!

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  9. I would love to try this recipe but don't have any corn oil... Can I substitute It with vegetable oil or any other oils?

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    1. Then the recipe will not come out right. You have to have that 5 second squirt of spray oil in order for it to come out right.

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  11. Everything was good, but I got this strange taste of oil in my milkshake. I put as much oil as you asked.. what did I do wrong?

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    1. @Aurora,I think what you did wrong was that you did not use the oil spray I did the same thing then I made another with the spray and it tasted much better.

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  12. Jen,
    I really like your site online..
    A question for you...
    I want to make the milkshake you describe using no ice cream. However, here in Thailand where I live I can not find the non-stick spray in any stores around me. Is there any substitute I can use??
    Please advise..

    Thank you.

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  13. Jen...
    i did find a store here in thailand that has "non-stick spray"....
    on the phone they tell me it is made of olive oil......does that sound right?? and can i use that in this recipe??

    thanks again....
    Jim....

    '

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  16. Wow! I love this recipe. It's so simple and I actually have all the ingredients!!!! Is there a way to get a thick ice cream like this? I have been trying to make sea salt ice cream but all the other recipes make you boil stuff and after that my ice cream turns out really chunky. I'd love to make it with this recipe.
    Thanks for the recipe!!! : )

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  20. The ingredient in the cooking spray that emulsifies the oil is lecithin. If you can't get ahold of cooking spray for some reason, you might be able to find lecithin in a health food store or other natural foods store.

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  21. Addendum to my previous post (you can combine the two posts if you wish) since I didn't see an edit button.

    I found another recipe that called for a 3 second spray of no-stickum (my term) OR 1/2 tsp liquid lecithin. However, it specified 2% milk and no oil, so you'll have to play around with the amount of lecithin you use.

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  22. just looked at da receipe on milkshake and spotted the one with no ice cream included and am yet to try wit vegetable samosa thanx 4 da one on one info

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  24. Wow! I went out and got a blender because I was hungry for a shake. In looking for a recipe, I found yours. This is very good! Thank you for posting this!

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    1. So glad to hear it. I think I am going to try it with several different kind of flavors or something. Coffee, strawberry, etc and see what I can come up with

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    1. I have never tried it without ice, but I don't think you can. The ice is what gives it the milkshake consistency

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  29. The recipe was quick and easy which I liked. It also tasted like heaven. It turned out a little watery, however. I added the oil and nonstick spray, so maybe I did something else wrong? Besides this, it was heavenly.(: I will most definitely be making it again. Also, I read in the comments that you wanted to make several flavors... I have made other milkshakes before and it works well if you add yogurt and some fruit. Thanks so much for posting this recipe! (:

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  30. I love this. Was kinda skeptical at first but really good. I made mine with the Butterfinger baking bits and amazing! Thank you!

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  31. I made this w truvia baking blend sugar (less calories) and my son, 13, didn't know and loved it. He said - holy crap - oops sorry mom - this is like a milkshake!

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  32. I’m just trying to verify that these turn out ok because I’m going to try and make them today As a surprise for my baby sisters today but the ingredients don’t quite fit me. Like I’m not so sure about the thickness of the milk shake. And then we don’t have cooking spray but we do have vegetable oil so what exactly will happen to the taste of the milk shake?

    PLEASE ANSWERE FAST!!

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  33. What a fab and simple milkshake recipe, must try it in my power blender:-) Thanks for including my milkshakes:-)

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  34. We are milkshake freaks over here, so this is good to know! Sounds like a tasty way to make this frozen treat.

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