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McDonald's Shakes Recipe
McDonald's Shakes
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Drink
Calories: 509
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.7 (27 reviews)
 

All right, lets say its the middle of summer and dang hot out. Wouldnt it be nice if we could whip up a little something to help keep those beads of sweat from rollin? Good enough. Check out how simple it is to recreate any of the three flavors of McDonald's thick shakes from scratch. Just three ingredients to each clone? No way! And the secret ingredient for the chocolate and strawberry flavors is Nesquik mix. How McEasy is that? Throw everything in a blender and press a button - the one on the right. And if you want your shake thicker, just put it in the freezer for a while. that's it! Creamy, frosty goodness...ahhhh.
 
Vanilla Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
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kevin (only 11 years old)  
Submitted on 12/27/08

i loved this milkshake. for the summer my family always get something to cool our selves down and to save money i always go on this website because i love to cook and so i decided to make this delicious cooloing treat for the whole family. it was exellent better than mcdonalds and i think mcdonalds isn't good because they might have old milk. bye
Magnus from Germany  
Submitted on 11/30/08

Yeah, it tastes the same like the original! I compared thm! YUMMY!
Nick  
Submitted on 02/08/08

This tastes just like the shakes at McDonalds!!!!! Except I added a little bit more vanilla ice cream to thicken it more.
Ina from Germnay  
Submitted on 02/01/08

Thanks for the recipe, but it doesn't taste like the milkshake. I've tried the vanilla shake and I think it was because of the ice cream.
 
Submitted on 01/11/08

5 stars, for at least the strawberry shake. Today I compared a McDonalds shake with this. EXACT SAME THING. ALl the other shakes on this site are so-so, but this alone is worth buying the book, thanks so much Todd
Lily  
Submitted on 02/01/07

This recipe was soooo good...i love the vanilla shakes from mcdonalds, but these tasted even better!! You have to try this!!!!!!
EmMyGiRllll160900  
Submitted on 09/24/06

It was GREAT! It tasted exactly like the real one and it was easy too! Now I can get the great taste at home for free!!! Super easy-and super good, I definitley recommended it!!!!
Katie  
Submitted on 08/20/06

I love this recipe! Who knew it would be so easy clone a McDonalds Shake? I'd give it a 5.
Bry  
Submitted on 08/16/06

This Recipe is so amazing.I didn't have any nesquik chocolate powder so this is what I did: I used 1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream and 1/2 cup chocolate and it tastes exactly like a Mcdonalds Shake I love it!
The Glop Monster  
Submitted on 05/31/06

I loved it. I had the chocolate one and it was awesome!!!
The Mom  
Submitted on 05/21/06

Excellent. I made my husband the vanilla, I had chocolate both with skim milk. He said that his was on the sweet side. Mine was great. I'm going to try fat free iced cream next time.
Dolores aKa MiZz HyPhY  
Submitted on 05/03/06

I tried the chocolate one... and Oh My Gosh.. Itz tastes like the real thing... YUMMY!!!!!!!!
Lisa from Thailand  
Submitted on 04/12/06

Overall, this recipe was good (I tried the vanilla milkshake), but it definetly needs less sugar, maybe cute down a 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Garnishing it with whipping cream is always nice! It's nice to sit down with a creamy cold drink on a hot day in Bangkok, Thailand
Becka and Jill  
Submitted on 03/04/06

This recipe is delicious!! We made the chocloate one it and was sooooo good!!! Great clone!
Amie H.  
Submitted on 02/27/06

We've made all three varieties of this recipe and like them all. Very good and very easy.
Sania  
Submitted on 02/05/06

Excellent recipe...I tried vanilla milkshake..and it was amazing..loved it!
Jen  
Submitted on 12/02/05

I made the vanilla shake using Splenda, fat-free ice cream, and skim milk, which is 100 calories & 0 grams of fat. It was delicious, but it was liquidy instead of thick. Maybe freezing the shake after blending it would've given it the right consistency? I enjoyed it, though.
nate dogg  
Submitted on 10/28/05

Was okay. Too much sugar.
Adri  
Submitted on 10/25/05

I love this recipe! It tastes amazing!
Cynthia(11)  
Submitted on 10/16/05

Yum!!!!!!This is so great!It saves me a 15 minute drive to McDonald's!I LOVE this website!
Cris  
Submitted on 10/07/05

Tasted very good! Good clone!
Kelly  
Submitted on 09/13/05

What can i say !?! VERY YUMMY!!! espcially the chocolate one.
Munirah (loves to cook but is 12 years old)  
Submitted on 08/15/05

I made this one at home after dinner tonight, becuase my dad was going to take us out to get them anyways... So i quickly found the recipe, made it in 15 minutes and my dad said as long as this website is up and running... We won't have to step inside a fast food restaurant AGAIN!
Susan  
Submitted on 08/02/05

This is amazing! This saves me a trip to head out and buy this from McDonalds. This is the best clone I've tasted!
Lori  
Submitted on 07/30/05

Although it didn't taste exactly like McDonalds, it was the best milkshake I ever made at home. Will use this recipe time and time again!
Sandra  
Submitted on 07/18/05

The is just like McDonalds! Excellent!
Adam  
Submitted on 07/18/05

It doesn't taste exactly like Mcdonalds, but it was really good.