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Eggnog is a drink that is a winner at any time of year! In the form of a boozy milkshake, perfect for the hot summer season!
With only three ingredients, you can prepare this excellent drink in minutes! Decorate with whipped cream and cocktail cherry, and you're looking good at any BBQ or summer party!
The delicate taste of eggnog (homemade) is accompanied by delicious (homemade) vanilla ice cream. Its creamy texture will make your heart beat faster!
Another delicious milkshake I can highly recommend is our Stracciatella Egg Liqueur Milkshake with homemade Egg Liqueur! Both milkshakes make a beautiful drink for a Christmas in July party!
If you don't wanna fret about making the eggnog and the vanilla ice cream yourself, I hear you! Sometimes you might not have the time!
Just hop to a nearby local store and get yourself the store-bought products. 🙂
You might have time to try out our homemade egg liqueur or vanilla ice cream recipe on another occasion!
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🥘 Ingredients
- Milk
- Vanilla ice cream - homemade or store-bought
- Eggnog - homemade or store-bought. Alternatively, any crème liqueur can be used.
For garnish
- Whipped cream - For the sake of simplicity and shelf life, I used a can of ready-made whipped cream for garnish in this recipe.
- Cocktail cherry
- Powdered sugar
- Straw
See the recipe card for quantities.
🔪 Instructions
Step 1
Take a high mixing bowl and fill it with milk. Foam the milk with an electric hand mixer and then mix in the eggnog.
Step 2
Prepare the drinking glass for serving and put one scoop of vanilla ice cream in the glass. Pour the milk-egg liqueur mixture into the cup.
Step 3
Decorate the egg liqueur milkshake with whipped cream and dust some powdered sugar over it with a sieve. Finally, place the cocktail cherry on top and serve with a straw.
All it takes is five minutes to prepare this delightful summer drink! Now take your time to savor it!
🥃 Substitutions
Instead of eggnog, you can use any cream liqueur of your choice. Baileys Strawberry-Cream or coffee liqueur (Kahlua) are both delicious alternatives! If you do not want a cream liqueur, I recommend Cointreau or Apricot Brandy. Both are fantastic alternatives to eggnog as well.
📖 Variations
To make this milkshake suitable for Christmas 🧑🎄:
- replace the cocktail cherry with Christmas decorations
- add an adorable candy cane stirrer
- or use Christmas sprinkles,
- and dust the whipped cream with cinnamon or nutmeg instead of powdered sugar.
This way, you'll have a Christmas milkshake in no time!
🍽 Equipment
- Electric hand mixer
- High mixing bowl
- Glass for serving
- Small sieve - for dusting sugar
🌡 Storage
Milkshakes don't store very well. They lose their texture after a short time.
Since you can prepare this eggnog milkshake in just five minutes, I recommend mixing it up fresh right before serving.
💭 Top tip
If you want your milkshake ice-cold and foamier, use a cocktail shaker to make it instead of a hand mixer.
Shake milk and Eggnog with three ice cubes in a cocktail shaker, and then pour the mixture over the vanilla ice in the glass.
🙋🏻 FAQ
Yes, of course! You can sprinkle your milkshake, for example, with ground nutmeg, cinnamon, or cocoa, but also use chocolate sprinkles. Eggnog is very grateful here when using different toppings.
Usually, you can buy Eggnog all year round. In local liquor stores, it may only be available from October onwards. If this is the case, and you can't get it, you can easily make it yourself or buy it online.
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📖 Recipe
Boozy Eggnog Milkshake {three ingredients summer treat}
Equipment
- High mixing bowl
- Drinking Glass for serving
- Small Sieve for dusting sugar
Ingredients
- 125 ml Milk
- 40 g Vanilla ice cream 40g equals one scoop
- 3 cl Eggnog alternatively, any creme liqueur can be used.
For garnish
- Whipped cream
- Cocktail cherry
- Powdered sugar
- Straw
Instructions
- Take a high mixing bowl and fill it with milk. Foam the milk with an electric hand mixer and then mix in the eggnog.
- Prepare the cup for serving and put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the glass. Add the milk-egg liqueur mixture into the cup.
- Decorate the egg liqueur milkshake with whipped cream and dust some powdered sugar over it with a sieve. Finally, place the cocktail cherry on top and serve with a straw.
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend using digital scales for more accurate results. I provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe, but please note that I haven't tested it using this method.
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
⛑ Food safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Mary O’Brien
Hubby LOVES eggnog. If he is a good boy, I will make one of these for him because it sounds delicious. All of your beverages are wonderful!
Nora
Thank you so much, Mary! And, did he get a milkshake? 🙂
Freya
Such a delicious alternative to hot eggnog, so yummy!
Jean
I like how I only need 3 ingredients for this eggnog milkshake and so cooling.
Natalie
This is a perfect eggnog milkshake recipe, I really enjoyed it, thanks!
Nora
Thank you, Natalie! Happy you enjoyed it!
Kayla DiMaggio
This eggnog milkshake was so delicious! I loved the addition of booze. So fun!
Nora
Thank you, Kayla! I am so happy you liked it!
Jan
Super easy and super tasty. Thanks Nora for another fab recipe!
Nora
Thank you so much, Jan! I am happy you like it!
Amy
I love this! I always miss eggnog when it's out of season and this is such a great year round option!
Nora
Thank you, Amy! I love to use eggnog all year round in my recipes! So you can enjoy it all year round!
Jerika
Yum! This boozy eggnog milkshake is an excellent and delicious drink indeed and it's so easy to prepare plus it only uses 3 ingredients! Thanks.:)
Nora
Thank you, Jerika! I love to create such easy drink recipes!
Nancy
Adult version of eggnog is always a win in my books!
Sara
I’ve never thought of drinking eggnog during the summer. What a great idea!
Nora
Thank you! I am such a fan of eggnog that I like to incorporate it into my recipes throughout the year.
Genevieve
I LOVE eggnog! An eggnog milkshake is the only way to tolerate the incredibly high heat days we get in California in July and this drink fits the bill!
Nora
Thank you, Genevieve! I am so happy you liked it!
Amanda
This was so creamy and delicious! I love eggnog any time of year, and it was great in a milkshake.
Nora
Thank you! I am so happy you liked it, Amanda!
Luke
I’ve never thought of drinking eggnog during the summer, usually the Christmas holidays, but this will be getting made this weekend for our family BBQ; they will love it 🙂
Nora
Awesome! Let me know how they liked it! 🙂
Jen
such a great summer drink. this milkshake only uses minimal ingredients and steps are easy too.
Marina
I used coffee liqueur instead of eggnog as you suggested, It was perfect, as I assumed, thanks!
Nora
Thank you, Marina! I am happy you enjoyed the variation!
Freya
This was absolutely scrumptious and so easy to make!
Nora
Thank you, Freya! So happy you liked it!
Keri
I liked this so much better than hot eggnog. Thank you for the great recipe.
Nora
Thank you, Keri! I am happy you enjoyed it!