In keeping with my Lenten anti-resolution, I’ve given yet another popular drink a boozy makeover: the ubiquitous Shamrock Shake (perhaps the most legendary of all the McDonald’s seasonal menu items).
The difference between this recipe and 99.9% of the other Boozy Shamrock Shake recipes out there is that I made mine with green homemade vanilla ice cream. Don’t get me wrong– I believe in shortcuts and laziness just as much as the next guy, but when it comes to anything involving ice cream, I prefer to make my own instead of buying the $5 prepackaged stuff with God-only-knows-what in the ingredients.
Don’t have an ice cream maker? Buy one on Amazon. It’ll be the best $80 you’ve ever spent– cross my heart. Or go for broke (literally) with this fancy-pants one.
Anyway, I’m zero parts Irish and never quite understood the hype surrounding St. Patrick’s Day, but I know that for many of you, it’s kind of a big deal, or at the very least, an excuse to pull on your greenest, sparkliest party pants. So in honor of the unnaturally green Chicago River, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Lucky Charm’s Cereal, McDonald’s, and the Disney Channel original movie The Luck of the Irish, I’ll leave you with recipes for shakes and truffles fit for sugar-fiending leprechauns.
St. Patrick’s Day Boozy Shamrock Shakes + Pot ‘O’ Gold Truffles
Ingredients Instructions
http://www.kailleyskitchen.com/2014/03/03/st-patricks-day-boozy-shakes-and-truffles/
*Truffles inspired by Your Southern Peach
MB says
Oh my… Shamrock Shakes (an all-time childhood favorite) elevated to a new level… absolutely inspired. Love the post!
Kailley @ Kailley's Kitchen says
Thank you, MB!!!
dina says
they both sound great!
Kailley @ Kailley's Kitchen says
Thanks, Dina!
Angie says
These shakes and truffles are to die for! Love the gold, great idea!
Kailley @ Kailley's Kitchen says
Thanks so much, Angie! I’m hooked on those metallic Wilton color sprays– I’ve been turning everything I possibly can gold this week haha.
Christie - Food Done Light says
Wow! Your milkshake and truffles sound insanely good. It is the perfect adult drink any night of the week.
Kailley @ Kailley's Kitchen says
Thanks, Christie!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
What a cute idea with the Pot O Gold Truffle!
Kailley @ Kailley's Kitchen says
Thanks, Julianne!! The only thing I wish I had done differently was buy rainbow-colored straws to pop the truffles on top of 🙂