It’s alive! Get ready to bring your dessert to life with the most monstrously fun, spooky, and unbelievably delicious milkshakes for your next Halloween celebration! These incredible, from-scratch “Frankenshake” and “Bride of Frankenshake” milkshakes are the ultimate festive treat! We’re talking a cool and creamy mint-chip milkshake for him and a classic vanilla for her, each served in a spectacularly decorated glass that you create yourself, complete with crunchy, chocolatey “hair,” spooky, hand-drawn faces, and chocolate-caramel candy “neck bolts.”
This isn’t just a recipe; it’s a guide to your new favorite edible Halloween craft. We’ll show you the simple but crucial secrets to creating these stunning, decorated glasses that are a guaranteed show-stopper. This is a satisfying, soulful, and deeply comforting dessert that is as fun to make as it is to drink, and it will be the undisputed star of any haunted gathering.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Recipe Overview: The Ultimate Spooky & Fun Halloween Drink
What makes these Halloween milkshakes so spectacularly fun is their incredible, detailed presentation and their classic, crowd-pleasing flavors. This recipe is a masterpiece of festive creativity. The “Frankenshake” is a classic, minty green vanilla milkshake, while the “Bride of Frankenshake” is a pure and simple vanilla shake. The true magic, however, is in the hand-decorated glasses. A spooky face is drawn on the inside of each glass with melted chocolate. The rim of the glass is then dipped in more chocolate and rolled in crushed chocolate wafer cookies to create the iconic, flat-topped “hair.” The final, brilliant touch is a pair of chocolate-covered caramels, which are “glued” to the sides of the glass to create the monster’s neck bolts.
| Metric | Time / Level |
| Total Time | 45 minutes (includes chilling) |
| Active Prep Time | 30 minutes |
| Difficulty Level | Easy |
| Servings | 2 milkshakes |
The Mad Scientist’s Laboratory: The Essential Ingredients & Tools
This iconic party treat uses a handful of smart shortcuts and simple ingredients to create its signature spooky look.
- The Milkshakes: A classic and perfect combination of a high-quality vanilla ice cream and a splash of whole milk. A little bit of peppermint extract and green food coloring is the secret to the ghoulish green Frankenshakenstein.
- The Edible Decorations (The Art of the Monster!):
- The “Hair”: The secret to the perfect, crunchy, and crumbly black “hair” is a handful of classic, fudge-covered chocolate sandwich cookies or simple chocolate wafer cookies.
- The “Bolts”: A brilliant and easy shortcut! A few chocolate-covered caramels (like Rolo® candies) make the perfect, ready-made, and completely edible neck bolts.
- The “Bride’s” Details: A can of whipped cream is the key to creating the Bride’s iconic, tall beehive hairdo, and a few red candy melts are perfect for her signature, ruby-red lips.
- The Key Equipment:
- A few simple toothpicks or a clean, food-safe paintbrush are the perfect tools for drawing on the detailed, spooky faces.
The Decorating Masterclass: The Secret to a Perfect Monster Glass
This is the most important part of the recipe, and it’s surprisingly easy if you follow this one, crucial rule: you must chill your decorated glasses.
- Draw and Decorate: Follow the steps below to create the faces on the inside and the “hair” and “bolts” on the outside of your glasses.
- Chill Completely: Once your glasses are decorated, you must place them in the freezer for at least 10 minutes. This is the non-negotiable secret that will harden your chocolate and candy melt decorations until they are completely solid.
- The Payoff: This crucial chilling step is the key that will prevent your beautiful, hand-drawn decorations from instantly melting, smudging, or sliding off the glass the moment you pour in your cold milkshake. Do not skip this step!
Step-by-Step to the Best Halloween Milkshakes
This fun and festive project is a joy to prepare.
Part 1: Create Your Monster Glasses (A Step-by-Step Guide)
For the Frankenshake Glass: Step 1: Melt your 3 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave. Step 2: Tip a pint glass or a beer stein on its side. Use a toothpick or a clean paintbrush to draw a spooky mouth and some eyes on the inside of the glass with the melted chocolate. Add a few “stitches” to resemble a Frankenstein face. Step 3: Stand the glass upright and brush the melted chocolate on the rim and about a quarter of the way down the outside of the glass in a zig-zag pattern to create the hairline. Step 4: Press the crushed chocolate wafer cookies onto the wet chocolate on the outside of the glass to coat it completely. Step 5: Place two dollops of chocolate on the sides of the glass and stick two of your chocolate-covered caramels on top to create the “bolts.” Step 6: Place the finished glass in the freezer until the chocolate has hardened.
For the Bride-of-Frankenshake Glass: Follow the same steps as above, but for the face, first use some melted red candy melts to draw on the lips, and then use the melted chocolate to draw on the eyes.
Part 2: Whip Up the Milkshakes and Bring Your Monsters to Life!
Step 1: In a blender, blend the 2 pints of vanilla ice cream and the 1/2 cup of milk until the mixture is smooth. Step 2: Pour half of this plain vanilla milkshake into your chilled “Bride-of-Frankenshake” glass. Place this in the freezer to stay cold. Step 3: To the remaining milkshake in the blender, add the 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract and the 3 to 4 drops of green food coloring. Blend until everything is just combined. Step 4: Pour your green, minty milkshake into your chilled “Frankenshake” glass. Step 5: Cover the top of each milkshake with the remaining crushed wafer cookies. For the final, iconic touch, swirl a large and tall pile of the canned whipped cream on top of the Bride’s glass to create her signature hairdo.
Serve your monstrously delicious milkshakes immediately!
‘Frankenshake’ Halloween Milkshakes (An Easy & Fun Recipe!)
A fun and creative Halloween recipe for two themed milkshakes: a ‘Frankenshake’ and a ‘Bride of Frankenshake.’ The recipe involves decorating the inside and outside of two pint glasses with melted chocolate, candy melts, and crushed chocolate wafer cookies to create the characters’ iconic faces and hair, complete with chocolate-caramel ‘bolts.’ A simple vanilla milkshake is then made, with half of it colored green and flavored with peppermint for the Frankenshake, and the other half remaining plain for the Bride’s shake.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 20 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
- 4 chocolate-covered caramels (e.g., Rolos)
- 2 ounces red candy melts
- 2 pints vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 to 4 drops green food coloring
- Canned whipped cream, for serving
Instructions
- Decorate the Glasses: Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. Using a toothpick or small brush, draw a mouth and eyes on the inside of one pint glass for the ‘Frankenshake.’ Brush chocolate in a zig-zag pattern around the outside rim for hair, then press crushed chocolate wafer cookies onto it. Use dollops of chocolate to ‘glue’ two chocolate-caramels to the sides for bolts.
- Melt the red candy melts. On a second pint glass, use the red melts to draw lips on the inside. Use the melted chocolate to draw eyes. Decorate the rim with chocolate ‘hair’ and cookie crumbs, and add two caramel ‘bolts’ as with the first glass.
- Place both decorated glasses in the freezer for at least 10 minutes to set the chocolate.
- Make the Milkshakes: In a blender, combine the vanilla ice cream and milk and blend until smooth.
- Pour half of the vanilla milkshake into the ‘Bride of Frankenshake’ glass. Place it in the freezer to stay chilled.
- Add the peppermint extract and green food coloring to the remaining milkshake in the blender and blend until just combined.
- Pour the green milkshake into the ‘Frankenshake’ glass.
- Top both shakes with the remaining crushed wafer cookies. Swirl whipped cream on top of the ‘Bride’s’ glass.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- This is a fun, creative dessert that is perfect for a Halloween party.
- Decorating the faces on the *inside* of the glass is a key technique that allows the features to be seen clearly through the milkshake.
- Chilling the decorated glasses in the freezer is crucial to ensure the chocolate hardens completely before you add the cold milkshake.
- The base milkshake is made once and then divided, making it easy to create the two different flavors.
Storage and Make-Ahead Tips
- Make-Ahead: For a super-fast and impressive party treat, you can get a huge head start by preparing all your decorated glasses up to a day in advance! Simply keep them in the freezer until you are ready to make and serve your milkshakes.
- Storage: These milkshakes are at their absolute best when they are served fresh and ice-cold.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: What is the absolute, number one secret to decorating a glass with melted chocolate?
The most important secret is to chill the finished glass in the freezer before you add any cold liquid to it. This is the key that will solidify your chocolate decorations and prevent them from instantly melting or smudging when you pour in your milkshake.
Q2: Can I make these Halloween milkshakes ahead of time for a party?
The decorated glasses are the perfect make-ahead component! You can prepare them completely a day or two in advance and keep them in the freezer. However, for the best, creamiest, and iciest result, the milkshakes themselves should be blended and served immediately.
Q3: Can I make this recipe dairy-free or vegan?
Yes, absolutely! To make this recipe completely dairy-free and vegan, simply be sure to use your favorite brand of a dairy-free vanilla ice cream and a dairy-free milk (like an oat or an almond milk). You will also need to use a high-quality dairy-free dark chocolate, and find some dairy-free alternatives for the “bolts” and the whipped cream topping.
Q4: How do I get a really thick, scoopable milkshake?
The secret to a thick milkshake is to use very cold, firm ice cream and to use as little milk as possible. Start with a smaller amount of milk and only add more, one tablespoon at a time, if your blender is struggling to combine the ingredients.
Q5: What can I use if I can’t find chocolate wafer cookies?
If you can’t find plain chocolate wafer cookies, the classic, chocolate sandwich cookies from an Oreo® (with the cream filling scraped out) are a fantastic and easy substitute for the crunchy “hair.”