Let’s make a Shamrock Shake! This mint shake is a delightful green, non-alcoholic drink for St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrock Shakes will be your family’s new favorite treat. This Shamrock Shake copycat recipe for St. Patrick’s Day is full of minty flavor, sweetness, and the color green! Kids of all ages will be asking for more.

Easy Shamrock Shake Recipe

This Shamrock Shake copycat recipe will save you a trip through the drive thru because it is surprisingly easy to make this frosty, tasty treat in the comfort of your own home. This also means you can have Shamrock Shakes any time of the year!

Related: We have a big list of favorite St Patricks Day treats

Our Shamrock Shake recipe is sweet, slightly minty, and full of delicious vanilla flavor! Don’t forget to pile on the whipped cream and green sprinkles which will make your St. Patrick’s day shake extra fancy…

Related: Check out our favorite green food ideas

Non-Alcoholic St. Patrick’s Day Drink

This copycat Shamrock shake recipe is amazing and easy to make. Most of these ingredients are easy to find and might already be in your cupboard, fridge and freezer.

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Shamrock Shake Ingredients

• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup whole milk (you can use skim to reduce calories and fat)
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon mint extract (NOT peppermint)
• 7-8 drops green food coloring
• Extra prepared whipping cream, for garnish
• Green sprinkles, for garnish

Instructions to Make Shamrock Shake

Step 1

Inside a blender, add vanilla ice cream, milk, 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, mint extract, and green food coloring.

Step 2

Mix until well blended. Add more milk if necessary. Alternatively, you can use a stick blender to blend the ingredients.

Step 3

Pour into a serving glass and op with prepared whipping cream and green sprinkles.

Step 4

Depending on how thick your St. Patrick’s Day shake is, you might want to use an extra large straw for drinking.

dairy-free and gluten-free st. patrick’s day shake:

You can easily hack this recipe to make it a dairy-free and gluten-free St. Patrick’s Day shake by swapping out the following:

• Conventional vanilla ice cream can be replaced with a non-dairy vanilla ice cream (rice milk, almond milk based, etc.).
• You can use coconut milk in place of the whole milk, since it is thicker and creamy.
• Replace the heavy whipping cream with a combination of coconut milk, add powdered sugar, and a touch of vanilla to taste.
• There are healthier versions of food coloring based on vegetable dyes, in case you have a food dye allergy to worry about.
• You can buy dairy-free whipped cream for the topping, or you can take your coconut milk heavy cream mixture, and whip that until you reach the desired consistency.
• Use all natural sprinkles, also made with vegetable dye for your garnish.

More St Patrick’s Day recipes & Fun from Kids Activities Blog

Check out these fun St. Patrick’s Day recipes and play ideas will go perfectly with your St. Patrick’s Day shake:

• This St Patrick’s Day breakfast – Shamrock eggs is a family favorite at my house.
• Or make these Shamrock waffles! How cute!
• Let’s color some shamrock coloring pages.
• 5 Classic Irish Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day that are authentic and kids approved!
• We have the perfect ideas for food for St Patrick’s Day!
• How about doing some fun St Patricks Day crafts? Shamrock crafts?
• Or find the perfect St Patrick’s Day worksheets free…of course!
• Make a green jello poke cake for more St Patricks Day yumminess.
• Print this leprechaun coloring page for a little mischievous fun.

We hope you love this non-alcoholic green drink your whole family can enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day! Tell us in the comments what your family thinks of the Shamrock Shake recipe…