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Vegan Shamrock Shake

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This rich and creamy Vegan Shamrock Shake is the minty treat you're going to want this St. Patrick's Day! Made with all natural green color.

Vegan Shamrock Shake with whipped coconut cream and chopped dark chocolate.

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This sweet Vegan Shamrock Shake is not only better than its namesake, but it's also one of the best vegan shakes I've ever had. Yup, it's that good.

This shake has just the right amount of mint. It is rich and creamy from coconut milk and sweetened condensed coconut milk.

It gets its green color from matcha green tea powder and spirulina powder. You could use just one, but I like the color of the two of them combined.

No, this vegan copycat shamrock shake is not a healthy smoothie. This is a dessert to be enjoyed on special occasions or cheat days, and it's totally worth it.

This mint milkshake would make a great cocktail. Perfect for a St. Patrick's Day party.

This refreshing mint milkshake is super easy to make. The whole family will love it! Another milkshake recipe to try is my Vegan Strawberry Shake.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
Other Vegan Treats
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

It is sweet, rich, and creamy.
It is simple and easy to make.
It has the perfect balance of flavors.

🧾 Ingredients

Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Adds a sweet, rich creamy texture. You could also use sweetened condensed oat milk.
Coconut milk: Adds a rich creamy texture.
Spirulina and matcha green tea powder: Together add a beautiful green color. You can also use just one or the other. You could also use green food coloring or spinach for the green color.
Peppermint extract: Adds a peppermint flavor. You could also use mint extract or fresh mint leaves.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.
Almond milk: To thin the ice cream into a shake. You could use your favorite dairy-free milk.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

The container on the left in the photo below is with 1 teaspoon of matcha powder. The container on the right is with 1 teaspoon of spirulina powder.

If you're going to use spirulina powder, I would use a little less than what's listed. As you can see the spirulina made the ice cream a dark blue-green color.

Both were taken before blending in a blender, so the speckles you see won't be there in the final product.

Two containers of vegan mint ice cream showing the difference in green color.

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🔪 Instructions

Ingredients in a food processor before blending.

Step 1: Add all the ingredients except almond milk to a high-speed blender or food processor.

Step 2: Blend until smooth and creamy. Place in the freezer overnight.

As you can see in the photo below, the mix of matcha green tea powder and spirulina powder makes a beautiful minty green color. Add in some chocolate chips to make Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

Mint ice cream being scooped out of container.

Almond milk and vegan mint ice cream in a blender.

Step 3: Add the mint ice cream and almond milk to a high-speed blender.

Step 4: Blend until smooth and creamy.

💭 Tips

Freeze the mint ice cream overnight. It takes a long time to freeze because of the high sugar content in the sweetened condensed coconut milk.
Then you can mix in the almond milk to your desired consistency.
Top with coconut whipped cream, chocolate syrup, chopped chocolate, or whatever you like.