These homemade milkshakes recipes can be made vanilla, strawberry or chocolate, and they are low in calories!
Starting at only 138 calories for a huge homemade milkshake (3 cups!) you can enjoy this milkshake recipe without ruining your diet!
These milkshake recipes are easy and delicious, and cane be made with just 3 ingredients (for the vanilla milkshake recipe). Meaning you can make a vanilla milkshake for much cheaper than buying one, and from the privacy of your home.
You can make these milk shake recipe vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry with the added recipes for strawberry sauce and chocolate sauce included below.
These homemade milkshakes recipes start at only 138 calories and 3 ingredients!
Homemade Milkshakes Recipes
This article will show you how to make milkshakes at home, and low in calories.
My low calorie milk shake recipe can be made with just 3 ingredients (for a vanilla milkshake) and so low in calories you can enjoy one anytime you have a craving.
This milkshakes recipe comes with a shopping list, printable recipe card, nutritional label and 2 sauces so you can make strawberry milkshakes or chocolate milkshakes.
Here’s What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Homemade Milkshake Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Milkshakes at Home
- Homemade Milkshakes Recipes (printable recipe card!)
- Strawberry Sauce for Homemade Strawberry Milkshakes (recipe card)
- Chocolate Sauce for Homemade Chocolate Milkshakes (recipe card)
- Homemade Milkshake Calories and Nutrition
This milkshake|vanilla recipe is so easy to make you’ll be shocked! And with the shopping list and printable recipe card it’s even easier!
You can make several milkshake recipes… Milkshake | Chocolate, Vanilla or Strawberry.
Homemade Milkshake Ingredients
Below you will learn how to make a milkshake, but this section is dedicated to milkshake ingredients… More specifically, a milkshake recipe shopping list.
It’s easy to make a recipe fo milkshake, if you have a stocked pantry and fridge. I always have the ingredients for milkshakes on hand so I can curb my sweet tooth anytime.
Below you will learn how to make a blender milkshake, this section will supply you with a shopping list.
I recommend taking a screenshot of these milkshake ingredients so you have them at your fingertips the next time you go to the grocery store.
Shopping List for Homemade Milk Shake Recipe:
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Vanilla extract
- Zero calorie simple syrup
This is the best milk shake for people looking to cut calories and enjoy a healthy version of their favorite recipes for vanilla milkshake (or chocolate… or strawberry!)
In the next section you will learn home to make a homemade milkshake recipe…
How to Make Milkshakes at Home
These homemade milkshakes recipes are surprisingly easy to make, all you need to do is make some ice cubes (or milk shake cubes) and the blend them… Pretty easy!
I like to make this easy milkshake recipe so much, that I make extra ice cubes, this way I can make homemade milkshakes anytime.
Below you will learn how to make milkshakes recipes at home, for a fraction of the calories of a take out or traditional milkshake recipe.
How to Make Milkshakes Recipes:
Vanilla Milkshakes:
- Freeze 1/2 the almond milk (1.5 cups) in ice cube trays.
- Once frozen, add the cubes, remaining almond milk, vanilla extract, and simple syrup to a blender.
- Blend until just smooth and serve immediately.
Strawberry or Chocolate Milkshakes:
- Add 1 tablespoon of strawberry or chocolate sauce (see below) to the bottom of a glass, pour in the vanilla milkshake.
- Top with another 1 tablespoon of strawberry or chocolate sauce over the top and mix gently with a spoon or straw.
- Alternatively, you can add these sauces to the blender at the beginning.
- Serve immediately
Now that we’ve answered the question of how do you make a milkshake at home, in a healthy way… we can get onto the sharable recipe card.
You can make this milkshake vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry… Below the recipe card you will find 2 more cards for strawberry sauce a chocolate sauce. Both will help you turn this simple homemade milkshake into something extra special.
Now that you know how do you make milkshakes healthy, and at home… check out the 3 recipe cards below to make a chocolate, strawberry or vanilla milkshake.
Homemade Milkshakes Recipes | Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla
These homemade milkshakes recipes are so easy to make, and with the sharable recipe card you can have this recipe for milkshakes at your fingertips anytime.
Special Tip: Below this recipe card you will find a strawberry sauce for strawberry milkshakes, and a chocolate sauce for milkshakes… Make sure to check them out!
Homemade Milkshakes Recipes | Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups of unsweetened almond milk divided
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons Zero calorie simple syrup
Instructions
Vanilla Milkshakes:
- Freeze 1/2 the almond milk (1.5 cups) in ice cube trays.
- Once frozen, add the cubes, remaining almond milk, vanilla extract, and simple syrup to a blender.
- Blend until just smooth and serve immediately.
Strawberry or Chocolate Milkshakes:
- Add 1 tablespoon of strawberry or chocolate sauce (see below) to the bottom of a glass, pour in the vanilla milkshake.
- Top with another 1 tablespoon of strawberry or chocolate sauce over the top and mix gently with a spoon or straw.
- Alternatively, you can add these sauces to the blender at the beginning.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
In the next sections you will find strawberry sauce (for homemade strawberry milkshakes recipes) and chocolate sauce (for homemade chocolate milkshake recipes)…
Strawberry Sauce for Homemade Strawberry Milkshakes
I love this strawberry sauce for homemade milkshakes recipes… But I also add it to pancakes (my daughter’s favorite!) over ice cream, in yogurt, and over oatmeal.
Once you make it, you will want to add it to everything.
Strawberry Sauce for Strawberry Milkshakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh or frozen Strawberries
- 4 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- If you are using frozen strawberries (I did, no shame in that) pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds, if they are soft take them out (if not give them another 30 seconds) and place in a blender or food processor.
- Add the sugar and the lemon juice and blend until smooth add a tbsp water if needed, place in jar and top ice cream, yogurt, pound cake, cheese cake, waffles or pancakes and dig in.
- Store in fridge for up to a week.
Nutrition
Up next you will find chocolate sauce for chocolate milk shake recipes… and below that the nutrition and calories in milkshakes.
Chocolate Sauce for Homemade Chocolate Milkshakes
Use this wonderful chocolate sauce in milk shake recipes, over ice cream, in smoothies, over waffles… the possibilities are endless!
Be sure to check out the nutrition label in the next section!
Homemade Chocolate Sauce for Chocolate Milkshakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup water
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan heat the water, sugar, cocoa powder and salt on medium-low.
- Whisk often to avoid burning. When the chocolate syrup gets thick, about 10 minutes it’s done.
- Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla.
- This recipe makes 2 cups of homemade chocolate syrup. Store in mason jars, in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Video
Nutrition
Up next, milkshake calories and nutritional information…
Homemade Milkshake Calories and Nutrition
These calories and nutrition reflect the low calorie, homemade vanilla milkshake above…
I’m sure it’s no surprise that the average milk shake is very high in calories (up to 2000 calories!) but this low calorie milkshake recipe can be enjoyed without blowing your diet!
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