This Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream is the best after dinner dessert! Homemade milkshakes are sweet, creamy, and made with simple ingredients. Throw together your own classic strawberry milkshake in minutes.

glass filled with a homemade strawberry shake — Nothing better than a refreshing strawberry milkshake with ice cream on a hot day!

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Why You'll Love This Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream
Ingredients Needed
How To Make Strawberry Ice Cream Milkshakes
Frequently Asked Questions
More Delicious Desserts
Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream

While I love chocolate and vanilla shakes too, my heart truly goes to a refreshing homemade strawberry milkshake almost every time. It’s always been a personal favorite, and now I get to share it with my family.

If you have been craving other recipes with berries, be sure to try out my Strawberry Dump Cake, Air Fryer Nutella Strawberry Stuffed Turnovers, No Churn Berry Ice Cream, and Mixed Berry Cobbler.

Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream

A perfect combination of strawberries & cream
It can be made thick or as a thinner milkshake
Has fresh sliced strawberries
Minimal ingredients
Comes together in mere minutes
Can be made in the comfort of your own home
Delicious milkshake for any occasion

ingredients to make a strawberry milkshake — Easy ingredients to make this classic strawberry milkshake

Ingredients Needed

Fresh berries
Heavy cream or full fat milk
Vanilla ice cream
Pure vanilla extract

How To Make Strawberry Ice Cream Milkshakes

Step 1: Prep ingredients

Wash and cut strawberries. Place all of the ingredients in the blender.

ingredients in a blender for a homemade strawberry shake — Add the ingredients, blend, and serve!

Step 2: Blend

Blend until it’s a creamy texture. Add more ice cream if you want it to be a thicker creamy shake.

Step 3: Serve

Serve with whipped cream, fresh berries, and a cute straw. Enjoy!

ready to serve glass with a strawberry shake — Easy Strawberry Shake!

Frequently Asked Questions

When is strawberry season?

Typically, you can get the best fresh strawberries in the months of May – July. If you aren’t able to find fresh berries for this strawberry milkshake recipe, it’s fine to use frozen. Using frozen fruit will give the shake an even colder and thicker result.

Can I make this a dairy free creamy strawberry milkshake?

Yep! You’ll just need to use your favorite dairy free ice cream and a milk substitute. As previously mentioned, coconut milk works well. You can also use oat milk, almond milk or cashew milk, but you will need to add more ice cream to make it thicker.

What can I use instead of heavy cream?

A good swap would be half n half, whole milk, or even coconut milk. Keep in mind that if you use coconut milk, it is going to have a little bit of a coconut flavor.

What else can I add to this delicious strawberry milkshake?

You can add extra fruit if you’d like! Add some bananas to end up with a strawberry banana milkshake. Or add some pineapple or peaches for a fun new twist. Really, you can add whatever fruit you like to make a variety of milkshake flavors.

Besides adding your favorite fruit, you can also use your favorite sundae syrup. Hot fudge, caramel, and even strawberry syrup all taste pretty good.

Can I use different berries?

Yep, absolutely! Blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all pretty delicious options. You can even use a combination of multiple berries!

Does this strawberry shake have an intense strawberry flavor?

No, the flavor of strawberries is more subtle. You can certainly taste the strawberries, but it’s not overwhelming. If you want a more intense, easy strawberry milkshake, use strawberry ice cream instead of vanilla.

More Delicious Desserts

Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream

This Strawberry Milkshake with Ice Cream is the best after dinner dessert! Homemade milkshakes are sweet, creamy, and made with simple ingredients. Throw together your own classic strawberry milkshake in minutes.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: milkshake, shake, strawberry milkshake

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Servings:

Calories: 458kcal

Ingredients

2 cups strawberries
4 cups vanilla ice cream
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Wash and cut strawberries. Place all of the ingredients in the blender.
Blend until it’s a creamy texture. Add more ice cream if you want it to be a thicker creamy shake.
Serve with whipped cream, fresh berries, and a cute straw. Enjoy!

Notes

For a thinner shake, add more heavy cream or milk. For a thicker shake, add more ice cream.

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