Chick-fil-A Peppermint Milkshake Recipe

When the holiday season approaches, my kids always want to go to Chick-Fil-A for their peppermint milkshake. But with my large family, that can get expensive. So, I decided to make their favorite milkshake at home at a fraction of the cost.

The holidays are a great time to enjoy all your favorite Christmas Treats as it makes it that much sweeter. Impress your friends and family this holiday with their favorite copycat recipe Chick-Fil-A peppermint shake after dinner.

You might also like Christmas Milkshake or this Grinch Milkshake recipe.

Why We Love this Copycat Milkshake

We love making copycat recipes from our favorite restaurants. It saves me a ton of money because of my large family but it always saves time. We also love ice cream, so this copycat milkshake is one of our favorites to make.

This peppermint milkshake is so refreshing and full of peppermint and chocolate flavors. You can easily change the recipe to what you prefer, but we think these simple ingredients taste just like Chick-Fil-A’s.

Add quality ice cream and blend in a good mixer and you will love the results. This milkshake is perfect served for movie night or a family gathering. Serve in fun glasses for a fun milkshake.

Ingredients

For the full list of ingredients and recipe, scroll to the bottom for the recipe card.

How to Make Chick-Fil-A Peppermint Milkshake

Step 1 – Add ingredients to blender – Place the vanilla bean ice cream, milk, peppermint extract and chocolate chips in a blender.  Blend on low speed until the mixture is combined.  

Step 2 – Mix in Red Food Coloring – Add in the red food coloring and blend until the shake is a bold pink color. Add a little bit of food coloring at a time.

Step 3 – Add in Candy Canes – Add in the candy canes and blend until smooth and well combined.

Step 4 – Serve and Enjoy – Serve in a tall glass topped with the whipped cream and maraschino cherries.  Enjoy! 

Recipe Tips

• Milkshake Consistency – If your milkshake is too thick, add more milk. If the milkshake is too thin, then add more ice cream to thicken it up.
• Blend Milkshake – We recommend using a good blender to mix the ingredients. We like using a Vitamix blender. It is an investment but it blends the ice cream ingredients smooth and creamy.
• Red Food Coloring – Add the red food coloring to the milkshake until it is the red color that you prefer.
• Peppermint Candy – If you prefer, you can also use crushed candy canes to mix into the milkshake.
• Ice Cream – Feel free to change the vanilla ice cream in this recipe. Peppermint chip milkshake can be made with peppermint ice cream instead. We recommend using quality ice cream when making this recipe.
• Chocolate Chips – We love the added flavor of mini chocolate chips, but you can also use dark chocolate chips in this recipe. You can also use peppermint bark to instead of chocolate chips.
• Peppermint Extract – This is the key ingredient to give the milkshake the full peppermint flavor. Make sure to use peppermint extract and not mint extract.
• Soften Ice Cream – Before adding the vanilla ice cream to the blender, make sure it has time soften. We recommend leaving it on the counter for about 5 minutes and it will be the perfect texture to spoon into the blender.
• Milk – We prefer to use whole milk in this recipe, but you can also use milk alternative such as almond milk.

What are the Best Toppings?

We usually top our shake with whipped cream and crushed candy canes. We also love to place a cherry on top. You can easily drizzle with chocolate syrup and add a more chocolate chips.

How to Store Leftovers

This peppermint milkshake is best served immediately. If you do have leftovers, you can store in the freezer in a freezer safe glass.

How to Serve

• Mason jars – We always have a ton of these around and the milkshakes look pretty in them.
• Tall ice cream glasses -I love these old fashioned glasses. They remind me of what you would find at an ice cream shop.