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Peanut Butter Explosion Milkshake

dessert· drinks· ice cream· National Ice Cream Month
July 31, 2023

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Peanut Butter Explosion Milkshake – A homemade milkshake loaded with peanut butter and decorated with Reese’s Pieces and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup!

peanut butter explosion milkshake in a mason jar glass with a reeses pieces candy rim

Sadly, today is the last recipe we have for National Ice Cream Month. I’ve had such a blast creating and sharing new ice cream and frozen treats with you all this month. But I am ready to get back to the savory foods next month, that’s for sure. My freezer is stuffed full of leftovers and I don’t think it can hold much more!

Before we bid farewell to this month, I have a final ice cream recipe for you. The recipe is for my Peanut Butter Explosion Milkshake. It’s loaded with peanut butter and decorated with Reese’s Pieces and a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. It truly is an overload of peanut butter!

And here it is!

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close up of reese's pieces on the peanut butter explosion milkshake
peanut butter explosion milkshake with ingredients in the background

Tips and Tricks

  1. Creamy, smooth peanut butter is best. To get the perfect texture for this milkshake, make sure to use creamy peanut butter instead of the natural or crunchy kind.
  2. Use less milk for thick shakes. Obviously, the less milk you use, the thicker the milkshake will be.
  3. Blend just until smooth. Do not over blend the milkshake or it will become too thin and runny.
Print Recipe

Peanut Butter Explosion Milkshake

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Servings: 4 milkshakes

Ingredients

For the milkshake
  • 4 cups vanilla ice cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup peanut butter for garnish
  • ½ cup Reese's pieces
  • 2 Reese's peanut butter cups cut in half
  • whipped cream for garnish
  • chocolate sauce for garnish

Instructions

To make milkshakes
  • Prep 4 serving glasses by lining the rim with a thin coating of peanut butter. Chop up the Reese's pieces and roll the peanut butter rims in them. Set aside.
  • Add milk, ice cream, and peanut butter to blender. Blend until smooth, about 15-20 seconds. Pour into prepped glasses, top with whipped cream, half of a peanut butter cup, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and serve with a straw.
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Comments

  1. Yunus says

    October 10, 2023 at 9:37 am

    I’ve made all kinds of milkshakes, but this one looks different.

    Reply
  2. Madelyn says

    August 6, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    This was a heavenly milkshake, oh my gosh. I like mine extra thick so I used only half the milk and it was perfect.

    Reply
  3. Kristina says

    August 6, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    This was amazing! My kids keep begging for it again! Of course they ate all the candies first, but still devoured the shake.

    Reply
  4. Jacqueline Debono says

    August 5, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    Wow! This is a 5 star milkshake. A real taste explosion and stunning to boot! Made it twice already and can’t wait to make it again!

    Reply
  5. Tammy says

    August 4, 2023 at 1:38 pm

    Wow, wow, wow! That PB rim is sooo decadent. This is the ultimate milkshake…as a PB lover, it’s right up my alley! Definitely need to make this 😀

    Reply
  6. Veronika says

    August 3, 2023 at 11:33 pm

    There’s this milkshake place in Toronto that makes big beautiful milkshakes and this one so reminded me of it! It was so good and perfectly creamy and sweet.

    Reply
  7. veenaazmanov says

    August 3, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    Your presentation really gives the look of an explosion. Peanut Butter to this recipe is surely unique. Would definitely give this a try.

    Reply
  8. Tara says

    August 3, 2023 at 9:21 am

    Oh wow! Such a fun homemade milkshake. It looks incredible and has all of my son’s favorite flavors.

    Reply
  9. Kushigalu says

    August 3, 2023 at 1:18 am

    WHat a gorgeous and delicious milkshake recipe. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Chelsea says

    August 2, 2023 at 10:52 pm

    This recipe looks INCREDIBLE! I’ll be making it for my brother’s birthday—I can’t wait!

    Reply
  11. Nikki says

    August 2, 2023 at 9:19 pm

    Chocolate and peanut butter are my love language and this milkshake just became my new favorite!

    Reply
  12. Bernice says

    August 2, 2023 at 4:02 pm

    Wowie, so decadent! There’s only one peanut butter fiend in this house and that is my husband. He was thrilled when I made this as an ‘after work’ shake for him and now he expects one weekly lol

    Reply
  13. Mikayla says

    August 1, 2023 at 10:33 pm

    I gave this a try and really enjoyed it, so now I am sending it to my sister-in-law so she can have it for her birthday, she loves Resees so much.

    Reply
  14. Elaine says

    July 31, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    I know I’m going to love this milkshake! Anything with peanut butter has my vote! I am having my nephews over this weekend and I’m going to make it with them (mostly because I don’t want to drink it all myself.) 🙂

    Reply
  15. Marta says

    July 31, 2023 at 4:19 pm

    We absolutely LOVED this peanut butter milkshake. My entire family loves peanut butter and chocolate together and you’ve managed to make this better than the original. This will definitely be a repeat recipe for us.

    Reply

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