Q&A for How to Make a Milkshake Without Ice Cream

This makes what is called a thick shake. You won't be left with any small clumps of ice in the end.

Sure. Substitute almond milk or coconut milk or some other milk substitute for the cow's milk, and just make sure the rest of your ingredients are lactose or dairy-free (according to the exact nature of your allergy).

If you use these two ingredients only, you will basically be making chocolate milk, which is similar to a milkshake, but not quite the same.

It depends on how much milk you put in. Each cup of milk you put in the bag is about the amount of milkshake you get.

It will have less flavor. You can try replacing it with another flavoring or fruit.

Yes, but it might affect the texture and taste.

Yes, you can use a different flavor. If you don't use vanilla extract, the milkshake will be less flavored.

You can try using ice cubes made from frozen milk. You can also use sliced, frozen fruit, such as bananas or strawberries, although this might affect the flavor. Lastly, you can also try using some plain Greek yogurt and omit some milk. These options will give you more of a smoothie than a milkshake, however.

Cream can make it thicker, as will ice or yogurt.

Any grocery store or supermarket will probably do. For example, you could try Target, Walmart, or your local grocery chain.

No, it will not taste right if you use cocoa powder instead of chocolate syrup.

Sure, honey is a great substitute for sugar. You can also add Agave nectar if you want to try another kind of substitute.

Add a teaspoon of chocolate syrup at the very beginning, and use vanilla extract as well.

If you don't have whole milk, other percentages will work fine.

Of course you can.

You could let the ice cream melt a little bit before mixing it with the milk and other ingredients. You could also use the bag method in this article.

No. If you freeze blended milk and sugar, you'll get hard, frozen milk.

After the ice, I suggest mixing for 10-15 seconds or blending for 5 seconds.

The ice is what makes it a milkshake instead of just vanilla milk. You use it in place of the ice cream.

This recipe should fill two glasses.

Yes, it is fine to drink it without ice.

Yes, but if you use actual fruit it makes the milkshake healthier.

Yes, you can, but it it would basically just be chocolate milk without the ice.

Yes, but it will have less flavor. You could try adding other flavors.

No, it is completely up to you if you use it.

In the milkshake, the vanilla flavoring is caused by the vanilla extract in the recipe.

Yes, you can.

It's not how long, but the ingredients. If you add ice cream, it will naturally become thicker.

Yes, you could use orange as a fruit.

Yes. You could use it as a milk substitute.