Peppermint Milkshake Recipe (Chick Fil A Copycat)

Bring the holiday spirit to your kitchen with this copycat Chick Fil A Peppermint Milkshake recipe! Creamy, minty, and just as tasty as Chick-fil-A’s version, it’s great for families to enjoy together and can help save your budget a little too.

A talk glass full of pink chocolate chip peppermint milkshake, a copycat chick fil a recipe, topped with whipped cream, a maraschino cherry and crushed peppermint.

Why We Love Peppermint Milkshakes (Chick Fil A Copycat)

Fun Treat For The Whole Family – This is such a fun treat for everyone to enjoy together! Make this for a Christmas movie night, to go see holiday lights, or just for a delicious treat.
Make It The Size You Want – I love a good milkshake, but the sizes at fast food places are always on the big side. Making a peppermint milkshake at home means we can split it up a little easier however we think is best that day. I’ve tried splitting a milkshake in the car between me and my kid or husband, it almost always ends with my car covered in milkshake, ha.
Budget Friendly – Everything is adding up when you go out to eat these days, and extras like milkshakes can add up fast. This milkshake is a great way to enjoy a holiday treat you love at home for a little less, and it’s easy to recreate at home.
Tripe Tested – Don’t worry, my husband leaned over the back of the couch and saw me writing up this recipe. He snapped a picture of the recipe with his phone then went in the kitchen to make it again to “test it and make sure it’s right.” This recipe will be a winner for you too!

Ingredients For Chocolate Chip Peppermint Milkshake

Ingredients for a copycat chick fil a peppermint milkshake in bowls on a counter with text labels.

vanilla ice cream
milk
peppermint candy crushed, like candy cane or peppermint rounds
semi sweet chocolate chips – dark chocolate chips can also be used

Optional Ingredients

red gel food coloring a few drops, food coloring gives the milkshake the pink color
whipped cream topping
maraschino cherries topping on the whipped cream

Chilling a glass mug or glass in the freezer for 20-30 minutes before you start making your milkshake extra frosty.

How To Make A Peppermint Milkshake

Add ice cream, milk, peppermint candy and a few drops of red food coloring (optional) to a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.

Vanilla ice cream, crushed peppermint, milk and red food coloring in a blender from overhead.

Place the chocolate chips in the blender. Pulse the blender a few times until the chocolate chips are just combined.

A blender from the top with chocolate chips being added to a peppermint milkshake.

Pour the blended milkshake into glasses. Top with optional whipped cream, maraschino cherry and extra crushed peppermint candy. Enjoy!

Two tall glasses of pink chocolate chip peppermint milkshake topped with whipped cream, a cherry from the side with red and white straws and a candy cane in the glass.

Peppermint Milkshake Recipe Variations

Add Chocolate Syrup – Chocolate syrup instead of or alongside the chocolate chips can be really delicious. Add it to the milkshake, or just drizzle chocolate syrup on top.

Use Flavored Whipped Cream – I’ve seen all sorts of fun whipped cream flavors out for the holidays, and this would be a fun way to try a few flavors that make sense.

Swap Ice Cream Flavors – We’ve used vanilla ice cream, but a mint or peppermint ice cream is also tasty in this copycat recipe. Chocolate chip ice cream is another great option to make it at home.

Try Andes Mints – Instead of the crushed candy cane, try mixing in Andes mint chocolate candies instead of the peppermint flavor.

How Long Will This Peppermint Shake Last?

Milkshakes are usually best when enjoyed fresh. If you do have extra, you can place it in a covered freezer safe container in the freezer.

When you next enjoy your milkshake, you’ll need to blend it again with a little milk to get the right consistency. Leftover milkshake stored in the freezer will taste best if enjoyed within a week, but can last up to a month.

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A pink milkshake topped with whipped cream, a red cherry, a candy cane, and a red-striped straw, with a bowl of chocolate chips in the background.

Peppermint Milkshake (Chick Fil A Copycat)

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

This creamy homemade Peppermint Milkshake is a holiday must-try! It’s an easy, budget-friendly treat that’s perfect for Christmas movie marathons, packed full of peppermint chocolate flavor, and is a fun dessert to make with the kids at home.

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Add ice cream, milk, peppermint candy and a few drops of red food coloring (optional) to a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
Place the chocolate chips in the blender. Pulse the blender a few times until the chocolate chips are just combined.
Pour the blended milkshake into glasses. Top with optional whipped cream, maraschino cherry and extra crushed peppermint candy. Enjoy!

If you have peppermint candy pieces that are not crushed and you have a high speed blender or food processor you can quickly crush the candy pieces before adding the rest of the ingredients with a few pulses. If the blender isn’t a high powdered blender though the peppermint pieces may clump in the bottom.
Peppermint candy pieces can also be placed in a freezer zip-top bag and broken into pieces with a rolling pin or a heavy canned good (like a soup can).

Keyword chocolate, Christmas, ice cream, peppermint

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Peppermint Milkshake Recipe (Chick Fil A Copycat)

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