White Chocolate Milkshake
Ready in just 10 minutes, this White Chocolate Milkshake is rich, creamy, and packed with sweet vanilla-chocolate flavor. Served in frosty chilled glasses with your favorite toppings, it’s an easy dessert drink that feels just like a coffee shop treat.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 10 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 2
- 🍽 Calories: 703 kcals
- 📋Main Ingredients: Vanilla cie cream, white chocolate, cream, and milk.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Nut-free and gluten-free.
- ⭐ Why You’ll Love It: It’s thick, creamy, and indulgent, but can be adjusted to your cravings at home.
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One of the reasons this easy white chocolate milkshake recipe tastes so rich and creamy is the combination of quality white chocolate and very cold ingredients blended just until smooth. Using chilled glasses helps keep the milkshake thick longer, while blending gently prevents it from becoming too thin or icy. A chilled glass for my iced white chocolate mocha recipe, does wonders, too.
This milkshake is also easy to customize depending on what you’re craving. For a lighter version, you can reduce the amount of white chocolate slightly or use a lighter ice cream while still keeping that smooth, café-style flavor.
Items and Substitutions
- Vanilla ice cream: The richer your ice cream, the more delicious the homemade white chocolate shake will be.
- Cold whole milk: This helps the texture become more pliable. You can use regular milk to lighten it up, but you’ll lose some of the indulgence.
- Chopped white chocolate: This melts better than white chocolate chips, but you can use them in a pinch.
- Toppings: Squares of white chocolate, whipped cream, anything you can think of will work here.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Tools you’ll need
Before starting the recipe, you’ll want to have all your kitchen essentials ready. I recommend having the following items:
Flavors To Try
The best part about this easy dessert milkshake recipe is that you can adjust the flavors!
- Add flavored syrups like raspberry, caramel, or hazelnut for a twist.
- Use flavored ice cream like strawberry, coffee, or cookies and cream instead of vanilla.
- Mix in cookies or biscuits (e.g., Oreos, graham crackers) for texture and crunch.
- Drizzle sauces inside the glass before pouring in the milkshake for a café-style presentation.
How To Make A White Chocolate Milkshake
Step 1: Heat the heavy cream over low heat, then stir in the chopped white chocolate until fully melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and let the ganache cool completely.
Step 2: In a blender, pour cooled white chocolate ganache and cold milk, then pulse for 5 seconds.
Step 3: Add the vanilla ice cream to the white chocolate ganache mixture. Pulse for 10 seconds until all the ingredients are well combined to a creamy consistency.
Step 4: Transfer the white chocolate milkshake equally into two tall glasses. Top with cold whipped cream, chopped white chocolates, and one stick of white chocolate in each.
Note
Chill your serving glasses in the fridge or freezer before pouring the milkshake, it helps keep the drink cold and creamy for longer without melting too quickly.
Helpful Hints
Pro tip: Cool the ganache completely!
Cool the ganache completely before blending so the ice cream doesn’t melt too quickly.
- Use high-quality white chocolate for the best flavor and smoothest texture.
- Lighten it up: For a lighter version of the white chocolate milkshake, use whole milk instead of heavy cream. Blend in a touch of Greek yogurt to thicken it up while giving a bit of protein. Reduce the white chocolate a bit but add in some vanilla and try to use a lighter ice cream as the base.
- Blend in short bursts to prevent over-melting the ice cream.
- Double the recipe if serving guests, it’s just as quick to make a larger batch.
- Storing: This thick creamy white chocolate milkshake is best enjoyed fresh. But if you need to store any leftovers, pour them into an airtight container and keep them in the freezer.
- Reserving: Let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to soften slightly, then give it a quick blend to restore the creamy texture. Keep in mind that the consistency may change a bit after freezing, so it’s always at its best right after blending.
Serving Suggestions
A white chocolate milkshake is already a treat on its own, but pairing it with the right snacks can turn it into a full-blown dessert experience. Below are a few of our favorites:
- I love serving it alongside air fryer banana tortilla roll ups. The creaminess of the shake and the nutty, fruity flavor of the rolls make for a perfect match that’s both fun and satisfying.
- If you want to dress up your milkshake for guests, try topping it with a swirl of whipped cream, a drizzle of extra ganache, and a sprinkle of chopped white chocolate. You can even serve it with a small dish of my raspberry compote recipe or old fashioned blurberry pancake syrup on the side for dipping cookies or spooning right into the milkshake.
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White Chocolate Milkshake
Ingredients
Milkshake:
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cooled white chocolate ganache
- 1/2 cup cold whole milk
White Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 bar chopped white chocolate 100 grams
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Topping:
- 2 sticks white chocolates 5 squares each
- 2 squares chopped white chocolates
- cold whipped cream
Instructions
- Using a small saucepan, pour heavy cream and open the stovetop over low heat. Add the chopped white chocolates once the cream starts to heat up and stir continuously until the chocolates are melted while preventing the cream from boiling.
- Once the white chocolates are completely melted, immediately turn off the heat and continue stirring. Allow the white chocolate ganache to completely cool down.
- Once the white chocolate ganache has completely cooled, it’s time to make the milkshake.
- In a blender, pour cooled white chocolate ganache and cold milk, then pulse for 5 seconds.
- Add the vanilla ice cream into the white chocolate ganache mixture. Pulse for 10 seconds until all the ingredients are well-combined to a creamy consistency.
- Transfer the white chocolate milkshake equally onto two tall soda fountain glasses.
- Top with cold whipped cream, chopped white chocolates, and one stick of white chocolate in each soda fountain glass.
- Immediately serve and enjoy every sip of this white chocolate milkshake.
Notes
- White chocolate bars usually create a smoother flavor than candy melts or chips.
- Blend only until smooth to help keep the milkshake thick and creamy.
- During hot weather, keep the toppings chilled in the refrigerator while making the ganache and milkshake.
- If the soda fountain glasses are tempered or borosilicate glassware is used, chill the serving glasses to keep the milkshake cold longer.
Nutrition
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- knife
- Chopping board
- spatula
- Small saucepan
I absolutely love how rich and creamy this milkshake is!