Milkshake is a classic refreshing American drink. If prepared in a proper manner, this cold, sweet and flavoured drink can turn out amazingly delicious. The best thing about milkshake is that you can prepare it as per your taste. Add the flavor of your choice and your version of milkshake is ready. Want to know how to make milkshake at home? Let’s check out here.
How To Prepare Milkshake?
Follow the recipe that is mentioned below to prepare a glass of milkshake:
Time Needed: 10 to 15 minutes
Essential Ingredients:
- Whole milk – 2 cups (you can choose skimmed or low-fat milk for a healthier version of shake). But whole milk is preferred for a rich shake.
- Ice cream – 2 scoops / 2 cups (use vanilla to get a base for your shake). However, you can choose any of your favorite flavors).
Optional Ingredients:
For Flavour:
- Fruits (of your choice)
- Chocolate / candy bar
- Syrup (chocolate, caramel, strawberry, or any other fruit syrup as per your choice)
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon (if you are trying the vanilla flavor)
For Garnishing:
- Whipped cream
- Cherry
- Chocolate flakes
You need a good quality blender. It can be of any type including the immersion one to make your juice. You also need a tall glass to enjoy your juice.
Method Of Preparation:
1. Wash the fruits thoroughly and cut them into small pieces.
2. Break the chocolate/ candy bar into small pieces.
3. Pour the milk into the blender. It is better to start with a small quantity and increase it as you go with the blending.
4. Take two scoops of ice cream and put them in the blender.
5. Add the flavoring items like the fruit pieces, crushed chocolates, syrup and vanilla extract to it.
6. Now, close the lid and start blending all the ingredients. At first, you need to run the machine on the lowest setting, and then increase the speed a bit after checking the viscosity, texture and flavour of the mixture.
7. Once it becomes smooth, thick and creamy, turn the blender off and pour the shake into the glass.
8. Top it with whipped cream or cherry or chocolate flakes. Add a big straw to it and serve immediately.
Things To Remember While Preparing Milkshake:
If you want your milkshake to turn out delicious every time, keep a number of things in mind while preparing it. Just go through the points that are mentioned below:
- The quality of your blender is important. Well, it doesn’t mean that you need something highly expensive. But try to get one that can work smoothly.
- Replacing the blender with a mixer grinder can make the whole thing a bit messy. So, be careful.
- Take the pint of ice cream out of the freezer 10-15 minutes before preparing the milkshake, so that it turns out a bit softer. You can also thaw it with the help of a spoon. This way, it will blend into a creamy and silky shake easily.
- In case you have made an extremely thin shake, simply add some more ice cream to it to get the perfect thickness.
- Always use cold milk to prepare milkshake. If you use warm / hot milk and any citrus fruit together, you will end up curdling the milk.
- The first thing you need to do all the time is to blend the milk and ice cream. Add fruits after that.
- Make sure to use good quality ice creams to make the milkshake. The better the quality of the ice cream is, the tastier the shake will be. It is even better to go for one that is full of natural ingredients.
- When it comes to making a shake, always use whole milk. Also, do not utilize the entire milk in one go. Rather, start with a small amount and increase it gradually.
- Serve the milkshake as soon as possible right after preparing it. Or else, it will become watery and lose its flavour.
- Pick big straws so that you can reach the bottom of your glass.
Have you ever tried preparing milkshakes at home? How did it come out? Let us know by commenting below.
