The kids are back to school, but Mother Nature still seems to think it’s summer. In reality, fall doesn’t start for a few weeks yet and the temperatures are soaring. Looking for a comforting snack to help your family beat the heat? Why not take a step back to the ‘50s when kids got together at the local diner and shared milkshakes? Milkshakes have been been a comfort staple for decades, which is probably why today is National Chocolate Milkshake Day.
Want to be the coolest mom on the block? Let your kids come home to a thick, homemade milkshake as their after school snack. While not a healthy, every day treat, it’s a great occasional surprise to improve a worn out child’s mood after a long day. It’s also a great time to sit down and talk with your kids about their day at school. Bonding at its best.
Looking for something other than the traditional chocolate milkshake? We’ve put together a list of 10 variations on the original recipe. Here’s our top 10 chocolate milkshake variations.
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Oreo milkshake
This milkshake gets its chocolate flavor from the Oreo cookies that are added to the ice cream in the blender. Perfect for your cookies and cream loving kids.
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Peanut butter chocolate milkshake
You can’t go wrong mixing chocolate and peanut butter. For the PB cup lover in your life.
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Peanut butter and Nutella milkshake
What’s better than chocolate and peanut butter? How about peanut butter and Nutella? This rich shake uses these two nut butters to enhance the vanilla ice cream.
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Peppermint chocolate chip milkshake
This milkshake gets its chocolate and peppermint flavors from blended chocolate chips and leftover candy canes, but any kind of peppermint hard candy would work.
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Caramel mocha milkshake
Looking for a café worthy dessert? This milkshake combines caramel, coffee, and chocolate – a heavenly trio.
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Brownie batter milkshake
This milkshake is the ultimate chocolate lovers dream. It blends brownie mix directly into the ice cream giving you brownie batter bliss.
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S’mores milkshake
Love s’mores but hate the mess? Make sure an adult is handy to toast the marshmallows in this recipe with a handheld torch, and drink your favorite camping snack.
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Clean eating chocolate milkshake
Don’t want to hype your kids up on sugar before homework? Try this healthy variation using frozen bananas and honey in place of ice cream. Give them the treat they crave without having to worry about the sugar crash later.
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Chocolate chip cookie milkshake
This treat is a cookie lover’s dream. From the cookie dough ice cream to the actual blended cookies, what’s not to love?
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Red velvet milkshake
Craving something a little different? Try mixing red velvet cake mix into your chocolate milkshake for a variation on your favorite cake.