3-Ingredient Date Shake

Light brown milkshake with a whipped cream topping, date garnish, and red and white striped straw.

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5 from 1 vote

A dreamy, creamy milkshake flavored with Medjool dates and vanilla, ready in just 5 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Kosher, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 651kcal

Author: Candice Walker

Equipment

immersion blender

Ingredients

½ cup Medjool dates rough chopped & seeded
¼ cup milk dairy or non-dairy, plus more if needed
3 scoops vanilla ice cream 1.5 cups or see notes if using vanilla date ice cream*
1 pinch cinnamon optional

Instructions

Roughly chop the dates.
Add the chopped dates and the milk to a blender and run until smooth.
Add the ice cream to the blender, and blend until just incorporated. Do not over-blend or it will get runny. See notes.**
If using vanilla date ice cream, add 3 tablespoons of milk or non-dairy milk to help blend the milkshake.
Pour into your favorite milkshake glass and add a milkshake straw. Optional: top with whipped cream, shaved chocolate, crushed nuts

Notes

* If using vanilla date ice cream, skip steps 1 & 2. If using vanilla ice cream, go through all the steps.

This recipe works best using an immersion blender if making just one and a high-speed blender if making more than one.

All store-bought vanilla ice cream will work in this recipe. Just make sure you have one that you like the flavor of because it is a dominant flavor in this recipe.

** If the ice cream is not scoopable straight out of the freezer, you'll need to let it soften slightly before attempting to blend it. If the ice cream is super soft, you can get away with mixing the matcha into the ice cream instead of having to blend it.

Add more milk as needed to make it blendable, but be sparing so your milkshake stays thick.

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