This simple zombie milkshake is a great addition to your Halloween recipe list. Made with a green mint milkshake and chocolate syrup swirls, this drink is delicious and fun.
Add the vanilla ice cream, mint extract, and milk to a blender.
Blend on high speed until smooth.
Add in the green food coloring.
Blend and continue to add color (if needed) until your desired green hue is achieved.
Pour your chocolate syrup into your drinking mug.
Pouring it in at a 45-degree angle and aiming for the sides of the glass will give you a nice swirled or dripping look.
Add your milkshake to the prepared drinking glass.
Top with whipped cream and pink sanding sugar (if desired).
Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
VariationsThe best part about making this recipe at home is that you can customize this shake recipe to fit your own needs.To make the drink healthierYou can make this a healthy zombie shake recipe by using frozen yogurt and almond milk instead of full-fat ice cream and whole milk. Choosing ingredients with fewer fats and sugars will make this drink a bit healthier so you can feel better about enjoying it.To make the drink boozyFor the adults-only, you can make this shake with alcohol by adding in some vodka. I would recommend sticking with plain vodka or something like vanilla-flavored vodka since it will blend in better with the drink. Irish baileys cream may also taste good in this drink.Recipe TipsMilk. I recommend sticking with whole milk when possible as it will help you to achieve a creamier consistency with your shake but any milk will work just fine (including half and half as well as non-dairy milk alternatives).Mint extract. You will need mint extract for this recipe but peppermint extract also tastes really good in these shakes (in fact, that's my favorite variation..but I LOVE peppermint).Food coloring. You can use liquid or gel-based food coloring and you can use as much as you want to achieve your desired hue of green. We used 6 drops of liquid green coloring but gel-based will be much stronger in color and you may need less to achieve a nice green consistency.I like the idea of taking a dry erase marker and making a zombie face on the glass before filling it up with this Halloween milkshake recipe to make it look even more awesome.