Why go out to get milkshakes for your kids when you can easily make them at home? We’ve put together a basic milkshake recipe, which only requires milk and ice cream, and a few variations you can use to delight your kids.

*Basic recipe makes two milkshakes.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups natural vanilla ice cream
• 1 to 1½ cups milk
• Flavourings of your choice (syrups, spices, fruits or nuts)

Method

1. Put all the ingredients in a blender.
2. Blend together until ingredients mix properly and are smooth.
3. Serve chilled.

Variations

Chocolate milkshake

• 2 cups chocolate ice cream
• 1½ cups milk
• ¼ cup chocolate sauce

Banana milkshake

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ripe banana
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Strawberry milkshake

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Oreo-cookie milkshake

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1½ cups milk
• 8 Oreo cookies
• 1 tbsp chocolate sauce

Lemon milkshake

• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ ripe banana
• 3 tbsp lemon concentrate

Orange milkshake

• 2 cups frozen yoghurt
• 1 cup non-fat milk
• ½ cup orange juice concentrate
• 2 tbsp ground flax seeds

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