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St. Patrick’s Day Shake

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Each month I like to bring you a fun, recycled craft project, but with St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner I decided to incorporate a craft project with a recipe.

You see, I love peppermint, and by love, I mean whenever I order ice cream, 9 times out of 10 it will be peppermint flavor.   So when I saw recipes floating around for copycat Shamrock Shakes I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to create my own.   The best part, my kids don’t like peppermint, so I don’t have to share.

St Patricks Day mint chocolate shake

Let’s start with the craft project though because you really need to do this before making the mint chocolate shake.

What you need:

  • Straws
  • Card stock – scraps are perfect to use for this
  • Foam heart – even better if you have some left over from Valentine’s Day crafts
  • Small wood block, or old wood stamp that you no longer use
  • Hot glue
  • Green paint – I used Martha Stewart Scottish Highlands
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

Begin by attaching the foam heart to the wood block with hot glue.   It dries very quickly so set aside for a minute or two while you spread a little green paint onto a paper plate.

How to make a shamrock with a heart

St Patrick's Day craft project

Dip the heart stamp you have just made into the paint and create a shamrock shape.   I used the edge of the foam brush I spread the paint onto the plate with to create the little stem.

how to stamp a shamrock

Using scissors cut around the painted shamrock and attach it with school glue to a paper straw.

Shamrock paper straw craft

Tip: Use larger straws for thick shakes.

Now it’s time to make the mint chocolate shake.

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St. Patrick’s Day Shake

Ingredients

  • Mint chocolate chip ice cream
  • Vanilla ice cream
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • Reduced fat milk
  • Chocolate
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. In a blender combine 2 scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream with 5 scoops vanilla ice cream, the peppermint extract and milk.
  2. Melt a small amount of chocolate in the microwave and rim each glass with it.
  3. Place sprinkles in a wide bowl (or on a plate) and dip the chocolate-rimmed glass into the them.
  4. Pour in the mint chocolate shake and add the fun straw.
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St Patricks Day Shake

Enjoy!

Tonya

About Tonya Staab


Tonya Staab is a freelance writer and the creative mind behind Create-Celebrate-Explore, a lifestyle blog that inspires parents to craft, cook, travel, and celebrate every day with their children.


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