Is there a trick to making a good milkshake at home?

[lokiju]

Any tips/tricks anyone knows?

I have a decent blender and would like to make a good shake every once in awhile if possible rather than spending $7 at Cold Stone.

:milkshake;

 

[Aikouka]

My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard :Q

Personally, do the "shakin'" by hand.

 

[jfall]

Add a little sugar

 

[nonameo]

milk + ice cream + blender = milk shake. Add flavorings as desired.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Try adding a little malt.

 

[tasmanian]

They use soft serve ice cream. That makes it good.

 

[xanis]

Homemade milkshakes can be BETTER than anything you can buy... if you make them right. My recipe:

1) Put 5 scoops of French Vanilla ice cream in a blender
2) Add a little whole milk
3) Add a few drops of vanilla extract
4) Blend

Total winnage.

 

[Luthien]

add a bannana

try adding an egg

all kinds of candy you can add depending on what you want.

Carnation instant breakfast (vanilla) mixed with milk, egg or two, vanilla ice cream is awesome. Want chocolate just use chocolate ice cream and chocolate carnation etc.

 

[Kaido]

Start out with Vanilla:

4 generous scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream
3 shots of Vanilla Syrup (it's like Chocolate Syrup or Strawberry Milk syrup)
Fill up 1/2-way with milk

More ice cream = thicker, more milk = liquid-ier (to drink through a straw). The secret ingredient is the Vanilla Syrup.

 

[sdifox]

It's not the blender, it's the blade! Your standard ice crasher blade is not designed to make milkshake. I know you can get a milkshake blade for Oster blenders

http://www.amazon.com/Oster-Milkshake-B...s=sporting-goods&qid=1177374979&sr=8-1

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: sdifox
It's not the blender, it's the blade! Your standard ice crasher blade is not designed to make milkshake. I know you can get a milkshake blade for Oster blenders

http://www.amazon.com/Oster-Milkshake-B...s=sporting-goods&qid=1177374979&sr=8-1

I wonder if that'd work with the Black & Decker blender I have...

I think thats exactly what I need.

It just doesn't blend and to get it thin enough to blend it just to liquid IMO.

 

[CKent]

I've got the flavor down, the problem I have with homemade shakes is separation. Within 30 seconds of coming out of the blender, the bottom is liquid & the top all icy.

 

[biggestmuff]

Add some malt. Look for it around the Nestle drink powders.

 

[apac]

A few drops of vanilla makes a good vanilla milkshake a great vanilla milkshake.

 

[zylander]

MALT! Lots of good ideas in here, going to try some of them myself, but I think malt is one of the more important parts.

 

[DrPizza]

For an extra creamy milkshake, add some whipped cream to it when you're blending it.

 

[Iron Woode]

try this:

milk
chocolate syrup
1 reeses peanut butter cup
banana
vanilla ice-cream

 

[TecHNooB]

Well, you should always start by adding a stick of butter...

 

[meltdown75]

i could teach you, but i'd have to charge.

 

[nageov3t]

step 1: drive to wendy's
step 2: order frosties
step 3: drive home
step 4: pour frosties into blender container
step 5: tell all your friends you made it yourself

big success!

 

[ungsunghero]

I love strawberry banana milkshakes, especially if the banana is overripe. No need to add sugar!

 

[Iron Woode]

lokiju, check this site out:

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/shakes

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Try adding a little malt.

Rich. Chocolatey. Ovaltine.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: lokiju
Any tips/tricks anyone knows?

I have a decent blender and would like to make a good shake every once in awhile if possible rather than spending $7 at Cold Stone.

:milkshake;

Use a lot of ice cream. You're not gonna get the consistency you want if you don't.

 

[Mellman]

Originally posted by: zylander
MALT! Lots of good ideas in here, going to try some of them myself, but I think malt is one of the more important parts.

then you are no longer making a milk shake, you are making a malt...the only way to use malt is to use LOTS of malt.

there is a BIG difference between the two and malts pwn milkshakes.