Mermaid Milkshake
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This creamy vanilla Mermaid Milkshake is piled high with swirls of whipped cream and topped with whimsical sprinkles and colorful candies. It’s the most fun way we know of to cool off on a hot summer day!
Mermaid Milkshake Recipe
From social media to ice cream shops, freakshakes are all the rage right now. Never heard of them? Basically, they’re ultra-decadent milkshakes loaded with everything from candy and cookies to chunks of cake or brownies. Think of it as an entire party in a glass!
How could I not join in all the fun? I decided that a colorful mermaid-themed milkshake would be the perfect way to dive into summer! This ocean-inspired treat starts with a layered milkshake poured into a tall glass rimmed with a teal-blue chocolate drizzle. Decorated with whimsical sprinkles and candy mermaid tails, you get a delicious under-the-sea experience in every sip!
Of course, the only thing that could make these milkshakes any better is to serve them with these tasty Mermaid Cupcakes! You might also want to try this easy, no-churn Mermaid Ice Cream.
Why We Love this Recipe
- Super fun theme: The mermaid theme, complete with pastel-colored sprinkles and candy mermaid tails, makes for a fun and playful treat.
- Deliciously decadent: A sweet and creamy milkshake with chewy gummies and crunchy sprinkles—this shake has it all.
- Perfectly refreshing: With this over-the-top milkshake, cooling off on a hot day has never looked or tasted better!
Ingredients
For The Milkshake
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Vanilla ice cream
- Milk
- Cool Whip or Whipped Cream
- Blue, pink and purple gel food coloring
For The Garnish
- Teal blue candy melts
- Mermaid sprinkles
- Pink candy melts
- Mermaid tail cake decorations
- Nerd gummies
- Candy pearls
- Pink Sanding Sugar (optional)
Supplies
- Mermaid candy molds
- Piping mags and 1M tip
- Toothpicks
- Chilled glass
- Pink and teal/blue paper straws
How to Make a Mermaid Milkshake
Step 1. Start by melting your teal candy melts in the microwave for one minute. Stir vigorously and repeat in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.
Step 2. Pour the melted chocolate into your piping bag and cut off a small tip. Drizzle around the rim of your chilled glass.
Step 3. Melt the pink candy melts in the microwave. Pour into a piping bag, cut off a small tip, and pipe into candy molds. After piping each color, scrape off any extra with the flat edge of a knife, then refrigerate until hardened.
Optional: I added pink sanding sugar before adding the chocolate, just to give the shapes a little extra texture.
Step 4. Add three scoops of ice cream, two tablespoons of condensed milk, half a cup of milk and purple food coloring to a blender. Blend on high until smooth.
Step 5. Pour into your chilled milkshake glass and place in the freezer while you make your pink layer.
Tip: For a thicker milkshake, add two additional scoops of ice cream.
Step 6. Add three scoops of ice cream, two tablespoons of condensed milk, milk, and pink food coloring to your blender. Mix on high until well combined.
Step 7. Pour over the top of your purple layer.
Step 8. Add your Cool Whip to a piping bag with a 1M tip. Pipe it on top of your milkshake.
Step 9. Top with mermaid sprinkles and candy pearls.
Step 10. Add six nerd gummy’s to two toothpicks and stick into the whipped cream.
Step 11. Place a small dab of melted chocolate on the back of your candy mermaid tails and stick to the top of the glass.
Step 12. Place your straws in the shake, followed by your candy molds decorations. Sip and enjoy!
Variations and Add-ins
- Different flavors: You can easily substitute vanilla ice cream with strawberry ice cream or even fun flavors like birthday cake ice cream. You can also add a splash of coconut milk for a tropical flavor.
- Flavored Extracts: Add some fun flavors with different extracts. Cotton candy and cake batter extracts are two of my personal favorites!
- Different colors: We used pastel pink and purple, but feel free to use your favorite colors.
- Crushed crumbs: Add a layer of finely crushed graham crackers between the layers of shake (it will look like sand). You can do the same with crushed cookies like Oreos or sugar cookies.
- Other toppings: Sprinkle pink sanding sugar over the top, garnish with rock candy sticks or add some mermaid lollipops. Edible glitter is also a fun idea for a garnish.
Tip: Don’t have time to make mermaid tails from a mold? You can use these mermaid tail lollipops instead. They’re perfect for when you’re making these for a birthday party or a fun summer treat for a crowd.
Recipe FAQs
A blender gives you the smoothest results, but you can try mixing the ingredients vigorously by hand using a whisk. If you don’t have a full-size blender, a hand-held immersion blender works well.
You sure can (and I like the way you think)! Add a splash of vanilla vodka, whipped cream vodka, coconut rum or blue curaçao for a yummy adult twist.
Absolutely! This Stabilized Whipped Cream is not only delicious but it holds up really well.
More Delicious Milkshakes
If you can’t already tell, I LOVE making milkshakes! Here are some other delicious recipes you may want to try!
- Orange Creamsicle Milkshake (one of my most popular posts!)
- Unicorn Milkshake
- Birthday Cake Milkshake
- Nutella Milkshake
- Classic Vanilla Milkshake
- Chocolate Milkshake
- Strawberry Milkshake
- Peanut Butter Milkshake
Mermaid Milkshake
Ingredients
For The Milkshake
- 6 scoops vanilla ice cream more for thicker shakes
- 4 Tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup milk
- pink gel food coloring
- purple gel food coloring
For The Garnish
- blue or teal candy melts
- pink candy melts
- Cool Whip for garnish
- mermaid sprinkles
- candy pearls
- 12 Nerd gummies 6 per shake
- mermaid tail candies
Instructions
- Start by melting your teal candy melts in the microwave for one minute. Stir vigorously and repeat in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.blue or teal candy melts
- Pour the melted chocolate into your piping bag and cut off a small tip. Drizzle around the rim of your chilled glass.
- Melt the pink candy melts in the microwave. Pour into a piping bag, cut off a small tip, and pipe into candy molds. After piping each color, scrape off any extra with the flat edge of a knife, then refrigerate until hardened.pink candy melts
- Add three scoops of ice cream, two tablespoons of condensed milk, half a cup of milk and purple food coloring to a blender. Blend on high until smooth.6 scoops vanilla ice cream, 4 Tbsp sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup milk, purple gel food coloring
- Pour into your chilled milkshake glass and place in the freezer while you make your pink layer.
- Add three scoops of ice cream, two tablespoons of condensed milk, milk, and pink food coloring to your blender. Mix on high until well combined.6 scoops vanilla ice cream, 4 Tbsp sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup milk, pink gel food coloring
- Pour this layer on top of your purple layer.
- Add your Cool Whip to a piping bag with a 1M tip. Pipe it on top of your milkshake.Cool Whip
- Top with mermaid sprinkles and candy pearls.mermaid sprinkles, candy pearls
- Add six nerd gummy’s to two toothpicks and stick into the whipped cream.12 Nerd gummies
- Place a small dab of melted chocolate on the back of your candy mermaid tails and stick to the top of the glass.mermaid tail candies
- Place your straws in the shake, followed by your candy molds decorations. Enjoy!
Notes
- For a thicker milkshake, add an additional scoop of ice cream to each layer.
- Nutritional facts are for the milkshakes; they do not include the molded candy decor
Nutrition
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