You want a milkshake, but don't have a milkshake maker or blender at home? Do not worry! You can make your favorite milkshake without the help of either one. Combine your ingredients in a large bowl, glass, or even a shaker bottle.
Ingredients
- Milk
- Ice cream
- Whipped cream, optional
- Optional: Flavorings (cocoa powder, coffee grounds, etc.) fruit, or candy.
Step
Method 1 of 2: Making a Milkshake Using a Covered Container
Step 1. Prepare a large, covered Tupperware, or shaker bottle
Since there is no blender, you can use one with a lid or a cocktail shaker to mix the ingredients.
- We recommend choosing a container with a lid for shaking and storing leftover milkshakes. You can also use a jar with a lid, such as a mason jar or blender jar, if you have one.
- You can also use a drink shaker.
- Note, if you are using a bottle with a shaker ball to mix the ingredients, stir the powders with the milk first. Then, just add the ice cream.
Step 2. Put the ice cream in the container
Since you don't have a blender, it's best to use light ice cream. Light ice cream will expand the milkshake, while heavy ice cream will make it softer. However, heavy ice cream will be more difficult to mix.
- To make the ice cream easier to scoop and mix, let it rest at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, or heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
- You can also replace ice cream with frozen yogurt or sorbet.
- Try making your own ice cream. It tastes good and is easier to mix.
Step 3. Add milk
Pour the milk into the container containing the ice cream. The ratio is ice cream and milk.
- Like ice cream, the thicker the milk, the softer your milkshake will be.
- If you are adding powder, such as wheat or protein powder, mix it with the milk first.
- If you have a water bottle with a whisk ball, use it to whisk your milk and powder.
Step 4. Add other ingredients
If you want to add fruit or candy to your milkshake, pour it into a container of milk and ice cream.
If you are adding pieces of fruit or candy, crush the fruit or candy in a bowl with a pestle before placing it in the container. This will make mixing the milkshake easier
Step 5. Mash and stir with a spoon
Before shaking your milkshake until it's bubbly in texture, take a spoon and stir your ingredients. Thus, the ingredients mix evenly and the ice cream softens.
Once there are no more lumps of ice cream that feel and the texture looks consistent, feel free to stop stirring and mashing
Step 6. Put the lid on the jar or shaker and shake vigorously
Shake your container well so that the milk, flavorings, and ice cream are gently mixed.
- Shake your container as if you were shaking a cocktail. Hold the top and bottom of your container and shake it up and down.
- Shake for 15 seconds. If your mixture is too dense, beat it a little more.
Step 7. Enjoy your milkshake
When you're done whisking, open the lid of the container, and try the taste. If your milkshake is too light, add a dollop of ice cream. If it's too thick, add a little milk and beat again.
When you're satisfied, grab a straw or spoon and enjoy your milkshake
Method 2 of 2: Making a Milkshake Using a Bowl
Step 1. Prepare a large mixing bowl
Since there is no blender to mix the milkshakes, you will need a large container to hold and mix your ingredients.
- Otherwise, use an electric stirrer or food processor if you have one.
- If you don't have an electric stirrer or something like that, a manual whisk will work as well.
Step 2. Add ice cream
Light ice cream will expand the milkshake, while heavy ice cream will soften your milkshake. If you're using flavoring with candy, it's a good idea to let it sit for a while to allow the ice cream to mix easily.
- To make the ice cream easier to scoop and mix, try letting it sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, or heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
- If you're using frozen yogurt or sorbet, don't let it sit too long as it will soften.
- If you are adding pieces of fruit or candy, make sure they are either chopped or crushed into small pieces.
Step 3. Add milk
Pour the milk into the container containing the ice cream. The ratio is ice cream and milk.
- Like ice cream, the thicker the milk, the softer your milkshake will be.
- Add the powder you want to use to the milk before mixing the milk in the bowl. The powder dissolves more easily if you add it to the milk first, instead of mixing it with the other ingredients in a bowl. Use a bottle with a whisk ball (if you have one), or simply stir it with a fork or spoon.
Step 4. Mix the ingredients
You have several options for mixing the ingredients depending on the consistency of the milkshake you want. If you want a thick milkshake, use a spoon or pestle. If you want a soft milkshake, stir it with a manual whisk.
If you have an electric mixer, mix the ingredients as if you were kneading cookie dough
Step 5. Look at the texture of your milkshake
Take a spoon and taste your milkshake to test the taste and consistency.
You can add milk to thin the milkshake, or add ice cream to thicken it up
Step 6. Pour the milkshake into a glass
We recommend pouring the milkshake into the glass as much as possible. That way, you can drink the milkshake before it melts, thins, or resembles soup.
- If you want a chilled milkshake, keep your glass in the freezer while you mix the ingredients.
- Add whipped cream on top of your milkshake and scoop out a straw.
- Finished! Enjoy your milkshake!
Tips
- You can use chocolate milk instead of cocoa powder.
- If you don't like liquid milkshakes, put them in the freezer. However, check frequently so that it is not completely frozen.
- Don't leave the ice cream for too long so it doesn't melt and the texture resembles soup.
- Do not use hard, cold chocolate. Make sure the chocolate has softened.
- You can use ground oats to make a classic cafeteria-style milkshake, or other powders for flavoring, such as chocolate or almonds.
