Homemade Baskin-Robbins Milkshakes!!!

So, for those who know me, I LOVE milkshakes!!! My favorite place to get milkshakes is Baskin-Robbins. Although I am not very adventurous with flavors, I can't deprive my taste buds of the milky goodness of a Baskin-Robbins milkshake... After much research online, I have found the perfect recipe for a Homemade Baskin-Robbins milkshake!!!

I have tried recipes that were identical in taste to the original but I have also tasted recipes that are far from similar. If you follow this recipe to a T, you will be amazed (and your tummy will be oh so satisfied) with this very easy recipe. The great thing is most of the ingredients are probably already in your house! What do you have to lose? A medium milkshake there (at least in this area) is $4.99. You can get most, if not all, of the ingredients you need to make a bunch of milkshakes for the same price!

Homemade Baskin-Robbins Milkshake

Oh, Yummy!

Ingredients:
2 cups of Ice cream
1 cup of Milk (Either 2% or Whole)
*1/4 cups of Sugar
*1/4 cups of Water

        *You will not use all of the sugar and water. I recommend using this amount because it is easier to prepare this way. You will only be using about 1/3 of the sugar and water per 1 medium milkshake.  

Yield: 1 Medium Milkshake

Directions:
1. Prepare the Syrup
First bring 1/4 cups of water to a boil.
Then, add 1/4 cups of sugar and stir with whisk until all the sugar has dissolved.
After the sugar has dissolved, dump the sugar water into a cup and chill in the refrigerator or freezer just until cool.
Finally, remove cooled sugar water from the refrigerator or freezer.

2. Making the Milkshake
First, pour 1 cup of cold milk into the blender.
Next, pour 6 teaspoons of the chilled sugar water into the blender.
Then, add the 2 cups of ice cream. When adding the ice cream, do not add full scoops but little chunks (or pieces) of the ice cream. This will help when the ingredients are mixed.
After that, mix the ingredients. This is best done with the "Mix" setting on a blender. You will want to pulse the mixing (start then stop, start then stop, start then stop,... quickly) This will help mix and prevent part of your shake from melting.
Finally, pour the contents of the blender in a cup, add a straw and sit back and enjoy!

The process takes about 5 minutes and the milkshakes are just like they are at Baskin-Robbins!

***If making a vanilla milkshake, use Vanilla Bean ice cream. As far as brand, we used Walmart brand vanilla bean ice cream and it taste just like it came from the store! We will be experimenting with Mint Chocolate Chip next. I believe it would be the same recipe just with a different flavor ice cream.

Enjoy and share this recipe! It was too good to keep to myself!