Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake

Serves 4 · 14 min prep · 5 min cook

Ingredients

• 3 cups chocolate ice cream
• 2 cups mint chocolate chip ice cream
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
• 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 8 leaves fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup crushed chocolate cookies

Instructions

1. 1Place tall serving glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes. Soften both ice creams on the counter for 5 to 8 minutes until scoopable but still cold and firm.
2. 2Pour a thin spiral of chocolate syrup into each chilled glass and tilt to coat the sides lightly; return glasses to the freezer while you blend.
3. 3Add the chocolate ice cream, mint chocolate chip ice cream, whole milk, and peppermint extract to the blender.
4. 4Blend on medium speed for 20 seconds, then stop, scrape down the sides, and blend another 15 to 25 seconds until creamy and flecked with green mint chips.
5. 5Fold in most of the mini chocolate chips by pulsing the blender just 2 or 3 short times so the chips stay distinct instead of fully pulverized.
6. 6Check thickness; the shake should be spoon-standing thick. If needed, pulse in a splash of milk, keeping the texture milkshake-dense rather than thin.
7. 7Retrieve the prepared glasses and divide the mint chocolate chip milkshake among them, pouring slowly to preserve the syrup coating.
8. 8Top each shake with a generous mound of whipped cream. Sprinkle the remaining mini chocolate chips and the crushed chocolate cookies over the cream.
9. 9Garnish with fresh mint leaves pressed gently into the whipped cream so they stand upright and look bright.
10. 10Serve immediately with spoons and straws so the cold mint-chocolate contrast and crunchy chip bits stay perfect for sharing.