Strawberry Milkshake–1/2 pound fresh strawberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 pint vanilla ice cream, 1/2 cup milk, small whole strawberries for garnish (optional) Use the right ratio of milk to ice cream. I talk about this in every milkshake post, but this is how to make a milkshake 101. The right ice cream to milk ratio (which is 3 scoops ice cream to 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk) can make or break your shake.

In a blender, combine ice cream, vanilla bean seeds (or extract), and milk, and blend until pourable. Vanilla milkshakes sometimes get a bad rap as being a little boring, a little, shall we say, vanilla. But you know what?Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake–1 pint chocolate ice cream, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 2 heaping tablespoons peanut butter, 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce Salted Caramel Milkshake–1 pint French vanilla ice cream, natural caramel sauce (such as King's Cupboard caramel sauce), 1 cup whole milk, 1 teaspoon sea salt A good vanilla milkshake is a thing of beauty, and today we’re going to make a really good vanilla milkshake. A Really Good Vanilla Milkshake Recipe

Vanilla Milkshake–1 pint vanilla bean ice cream, 1 1/4 cups whole milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Mounds Bar Milkshake–1 pint chocolate ice cream, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, 3 tablespoons chocolate chipsCherry Vanilla Milkshake–1 pint cherry vanilla ice cream, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 1/2 cup frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Chocolate Milkshake–1 pint chocolate ice cream, 1 1/4 cups whole milk, 1/4 cup all-natural chocolate sauce (such as King's Cupboard chocolate sauce)

On the DVD cover, Thomas' model picture is used, but no model era episodes are featured in the DVD. Ramp up the vanilla flavor. This is the secret for the best vanilla shake: adding the seeds scraped from half a vanilla bean or a couple drops of vanilla extract can really put that vanilla flavor over the top. If you don’t have vanilla beans/extract, you can totally skip this step, but if you have them, use them! That chemically artificial vanilla taste you get with some cheap vanilla ice creams is not the foundation we want to build our shake upon. Peanut Butter Milkshake–1 pint vanilla ice cream, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

A Really Good Vanilla Milkshake Recipe

Start with good-quality ice cream. I’m usually team cheap ice cream for milkshakes, but since we’re not adding other flavors here, you really want a good base. Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Milkshake–1 pint chocolate ice cream, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 2 tablespoons chocolate chips