How to make Strawberry Milkshake recipe at home (with ice cream and without ice cream)?

Strawberry Milkshake recipe – Made thick and creamy quintessential strawberry shake at home with fresh strawberries and milk following two simple methods one prepared with ice cream and the other one made without ice cream. Thought to share this recipe with you if you never had strawberry and buy this fruit just to fulfill your curiosity and, after eating found strawberry is not as tasty as you imagine. Then you started finding a solution to finish up those strawberries by making a scrumptious recipe prepared with strawberries that will be loved by your family. If then I have many more recipes with strawberries including frozen desserts but today I will share this milkshake recipe. Just because this strawberry drink is easy to make and refreshing as well as best to resist the heat of pre-summer days. Hope you will surely enjoy this strawberry drink.

What is Strawberry Milkshake?

Strawberry milkshake is a very popular strawberry beverage made with a perfect concoction of strawberry extract, milk, and sugar by adding ice cream or without ice cream. Best to serve this drink by garnishing it with a half scoop of ice cream or a portion of whipped cream, a few strawberry cubes, or a squeeze of strawberry syrup.

Do you love milkshake and also love strawberries, then this milkshake is surely for you. Then this milk and strawberry shake must win your heart in minutes. A very refreshing beverage for summer mostly when strawberries are easily available in the market. Even you can make it with frozen strawberries too. If your kid does not like to drink milk but has a huge crush on strawberries, then occasionally you can make this strawberry shake to get them relieved from drinking boring milk.

If you are a vegan then prepare this strawberry beverage with almond milk, made with chilled almond milk as chilled dairy milk is used to prepare this recipe.

Which ingredients need to make a strawberry milkshake recipe?

1. Fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries, milk, and sugar we need to make a plain strawberry milkshake recipe.

2. For making this milkshake more creamy and delectable, shake the strawberry and milk concoction with condensed milk or whipped cream, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or with strawberry ice cream.

Ingredients description

1. Strawberry – Strawberry is the star ingredient of this milkshake recipe so choose it wisely. If using fresh strawberries, choose perfectly ripen deep red strawberries, perfect for making any strawberry drink. Even for making this drink, you can use frozen strawberries too. Otherwise use strawberry crush or strawberry jam if not made in the strawberry season. As strawberry crush or strawberry jam is commonly used in restaurants (like McDonald’s or KFC). Though strawberry crush or strawberry jam does not bring the same taste as fresh strawberry brings in this beverage.
2. Milk – Milk is another important ingredient for making any milkshake recipe. Whether using full cream milk or toned milk. Must use boiled milk which is chilled by keeping it in the refrigerator.
3. Sugar – Use crystal sugar or powdered sugar whatever you want. Though due to blending with strawberry, sugar will melt down whether it is crystal sugar or powdered sugar. Powder sugar quickly melts down than crystal sugar that is the only difference. However, Crystal sugar helps to get a smooth blending of strawberries. Healthy people can make it without sugar or can use coconut sugar or palm sugar (which contains low calories).
4. Other Sweetener – Except sugar you can use any other sweetener as well such as condensed milk or milk made or mithai made as per your sweet tooth. Condensed milk will make your shake creamy and delicious as well.
5. Ice cream – Ice cream is not mandatory for making this milkshake recipe. However, to suppress the raw smell of strawberry, to bring a creamy consistency to this milkshake, to make the taste scrumptious, and to enhance the flavor, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream is must used ingredient. Strawberry ice cream also adds its own color to the milkshake too.

How to make strawberry milkshake without fresh strawberries?

Want to make a strawberry milkshake but do not have fresh strawberries? No worries, you can simply prepare this milkshake with strawberry crush, strawberry syrup, or strawberry jam. Just shake or blend milk and sugar with the strawberry crush or strawberry syrup and your strawberry shake is ready. This way strawberry shakes are made in Macdonald’s outlets. Though those store-bought strawberry crush or syrup or jam is made using food colors, essence, and preservatives so not healthy for making a milkshake regularly.

Which ingredients make the milkshake thick and creamy?

1. Full cream milk or whole milk – Full cream milk or whole milk makes the milkshake creamy by nature.
2. Milk powder or Dairy whitener – But if you are using toned milk but need a creamy milkshake then use any brand’s milk powder in milk when boiling. For 1/2 liter of milk best to use 1/2 of milk powder for making this recipe.
3. Condensed Milk – Condensed milk also make the milkshake creamy and delicious as well. You can any store-bought or homemade condensed milk (check my recipe). Nestle Milkmaid or Amul mithai mate is an Indian condensed milk brand that can use for this recipe.
4. Ice cream – A scoop of vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream for 1/2 liter of milk gives you the best result for making this recipe.
5. Whipped cream – Whipped cream can be an important ingredient if want to make a thick milkshake. Whipped cream is also used in milkshake garnishing.

Above 4 ingredients are best to use for making a creamy milkshake recipe whether it is prepared with strawberries or any other fruits.

Strawberry milkshake recipe with ice cream vs Strawberry milkshake recipe without ice cream?

1. Strawberry milkshake without ice cream means a plain strawberry shake made with strawberries and milk without adding any ice cream (neither vanilla nor strawberry ice cream). Though thick and creamy as well.

2. Whereas Strawberry milkshake with ice cream is more thick and creamy by adding the flavor and taste of vanilla or strawberry which comes with the ice cream scoops.

Try my strawberry milkshake recipe at home make it with ice cream or without ice cream. Hope my step-by-step pictures must help you to do it perfectly. After making let me know your valuable feedback about this recipe through the comment section below.

Can also check my – Mango Milkshake recipe.

How to make Strawberry Milkshake recipe?

Strawberry milkshake is very easy to make recipe. Let’s see how to make it at home (with step by step pics),

How to make a simple strawberry milkshake without ice cream –

1. Wash and chop the strawberries, and blend them with sugar until getting a lump-free strawberry extract with melted sugar.

2. Add 1/4 cup or a little portion of chilled milk to the blender and blend the milk well with sugary strawberry extract and get a thick and creamy strawberry milk concoction.

3. Then again blend this strawberry milk concoction with the rest of the milk and the strawberry milkshake is ready.

4. In a glass, by adding a few ice cubes pour the milkshake from a height to create more froth on the top of the drink. As shown in the below pic.

5. Serve this refreshing drink either by garnishing with a spoonful of vanilla or strawberry ice cream or with a few strawberry cubes from the top. 

How to make a strawberry milkshake with ice cream –

Methods are the same as the above described, except for using ice cream.

1. Wash and chop the strawberries, and blend them with sugar until getting a lump-free strawberry extract with melted sugar.

2. Add 1/4 cup or a little portion of chilled milk to the blender and blend well with sugary strawberry extract.

3. Then again blend this strawberry milk concoction with the rest of the milk and a plain strawberry milkshake is ready.

4. Lastly blend this milkshake with a scoop of vanilla or strawberry ice cream and a super creamy strawberry milkshake is ready.

5. In a glass, by adding a few ice cubes pour the strawberry drink from a height to create more froth on top of this drink.

6. Serve this milkshake by garnishing it with a spoonful of vanilla or strawberry ice cream and a few fresh strawberry cubes or a sprinkling of strawberry syrup from the top of the drink. As shown in the picture below.

How to store this Strawberry shake?

Store this strawberry shake (just after preparing) in the normal refrigerator for a maximum of 5-6 hours. Better to have a milkshake just after making whether homemade or store-bought. As strawberry is a sour fruit and it can react with milk if the drink is kept for long hours and that would not be a healthy practice.