Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe

Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe

Today we are making a Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe! If you’re a fan of mint chocolate chip ice cream or the popular shamrock shakes that come around this time of the year with green food coloring and vanilla ice cream on St. Patrick’s Day. But this time with a healthier twist – you’re in the right place! Where did this minty flavor + chocolate combination come from anyways? I remember eating mint thins or peppermint chocolate patties when I was a kid, one step below selling Girl Scouts Thin Mints and Samoas Cookies. The frosty taste of the mint with the sugary chocolate coating was just perfection!

The origins of mint chocolate chip ice cream began in 1973 by a culinary student while studying at a college in England, where she entered a competition to make ice cream as a dessert (Mint Royale was the name of the mint chocolate chip ice cream) for Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips’ wedding at Westminster Abbey. Mint chocolate combinations began as early as 1939 though, with the Cooky-Mint Girl Scout cookie (and Thin Mints, also a mint chocolate combination, debuting in 1959 and being their bestselling flavor).

Anyways, I decided to turn this delicious treat into a blast-that-muffin-top and good-for-your-heart copycat shamrock shake. Hey, if you don’t have mint chocolate ice cream at home … this mint chocolate chip shake is the next best thing?!

Why You’ll Love This Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe

Minty Freshness: Now, let’s talk about the minty freshness that sets this easy milkshake recipe apart. It’s like a burst of rejuvenation in every sip. The magic happens with a combination of fresh mint leaves and pure peppermint extract. These elements come together to create an irresistible, invigorating flavor that’ll transport your taste buds to a meadow of crisp, cool mint. It’s not just a drink; it’s an experience that awakens your senses and leaves you feeling refreshed and revitalized.

Kid-Friendly and Adult-Approved: This milkshake has broad appeal. Kids adore its sweet and minty charm, while adults appreciate its healthier twist on a classic favorite. It’s a recipe that can please the whole family, making it an ideal choice for gatherings and celebrations.

Substitutions

Avocado: The healthy fat in avocado make this recipe much creamier than it would be without the avocado. Do not substitute. You can buy a bag of frozen avocado, or cut up and freeze your own in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag.

Oat Milk: Oat milk works great in this recipe because of its slightly sweet and nutty flavor. However, you can substitute your favorite vegan milk with a neutral taste, like cashew milk, almond milk or another plant-based milk. To keep it refined sugar-free, choose your favorite vegan, unsweetened milk of choice that does not contain any added sugar.

Coconut Milk: Use full-fat, canned coconut milk before freezing it into ice cubes. I recommend Thai Kitchen brand for milkshake recipes like this one. This makes the recipe taste decadent like whole milk would, due to the healthy fats, as opposed to using carton milk, or a lower fat vegan milk such as almond or cashew. It kind of acts like heavy cream in an ice cream or frappuccino recipe, giving it a creamy texture.

You can use cashew milk, soy milk (for a high protein milk), almond milk, macadamia milk or another plant-based milk that’s lower in fat, but the recipe will taste more icy as opposed to creamy.

Maple Syrup: You can control the amount of sweetener as desired in this drink, so there is not as much sugar as a milkshake would have. Substitute with another liquid, natural sweetener, like agave nectar.

Mint Leaves: Use fresh mint leaves. Do not substitute with any other herbs, as mint is the key ingredient for flavor and color here! Using mint extract instead is not the same in terms of color and the light minty flavor.

Vanilla Extract: For best results, use pure vanilla extract, without added artificial colors and dyes (like caramel color). You can use artificial vanilla flavor as well. However, it may come off as more bitter and not as smooth or sweet as the pure version.

Chocolate Chips: Use vegan semisweet chocolate chips for best results. Check the ingredient label to make sure your chocolate is vegan, and doesn’t contain any animal products. For a more bitter chocolate, you can try dark chocolate chips. For a refined sugar-free option, use sugar-free chocolate chips. These can be found in the natural foods aisle of most grocery stores. For a raw version, use cacao nibs as shown in the photos.

Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe Notes

• Gay Lea brand makes delicious coconut cream based whip. This is usually next to the regular aerosol cans of whipped cream in the grocery store. For a non-coconut-base, ReddiWhip makes an almond based whip instead. There may be other brands providing soy-based whip instead of a nut-based one as well, depending on where you live.

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If you make this Healthy Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe, then leave a comment and star rating! Don’t forget to tag your photos @peanut_palate on Instagram. Enjoy!