McDonald’s super yummy Shamrock Shake is back and so is my skinny version! It’s available at McDonald’s every year for a limited time through mid-March. Get ready to enjoy every sip of my dreamy, minty, milkshake…Guilt-free!!! You’ll be totally amazed how much it tastes like the real thing but it’s completely fat-free. No need to make it just once a year. I hope you get a chance to try it soon! Each skinny shake (1½ cups) has 184 calories and 0 fat. Have fun skinny sipping!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Shake:
- ¾ cup fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt, see shopping tips
- ½ cup fat-free milk
- ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract or mint extract
- 5 drops green food coloring
- 2 packets Truvia, Stevia, Splenda or your favorite sugar substitute
- 3-4 ice cubes
Ingredients for Topping:
- Fat-free or Light whipped cream, optional
Instructions
- Combine all shake ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed until smooth. Stop blender and stir with a spoon to help blend everything. Blend again for a few seconds.
- Pour into a glass. Top with light whipped cream, if desired, and enjoy immediately. You really don’t need the whipped cream. It still tastes great without it!
Notes
Makes 1 (1½ cups) serving
Food Facts
First introduced in 1970, the Shamrock Shake, McDonald’s minty, St. Patrick’s Day treat, is back and available all over the country. You’ll be able to sip the green dessert drink until the end of March and then it will be gone until next year.
Shopping Tips
Buy fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt found at your local yogurt shop or Edy’s (Dryers) fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt. This brand is available in most supermarkets or uses your favorite fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt. Edy’s and Dreyer’s are the same company but are named differently in different areas. It’s called Edy’s in the East, Midwest, and South and Dreyer’s in the Western US.
Prep Tips
If you buy frozen yogurt from your local yogurt shop, place in the freezer until very firm, before using. This should take about an hour.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 8-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
Food Facts
First introduced in 1970, the Shamrock Shake, McDonald’s minty, St. Patrick’s Day treat, is back and available all over the country. You’ll be able to sip the green dessert drink until the end of March and then it will be gone until next year.
Shopping Tips
Buy fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt found at your local yogurt shop or Edy’s (Dryers) fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt. This brand is available in most supermarkets or uses your favorite fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt. Edy’s and Dreyer’s are the same company but are named differently in different areas. It’s called Edy’s in the East, Midwest, and South and Dreyer’s in the Western US.
Prep Tips
If you buy frozen yogurt from your local yogurt shop, place in the freezer until very firm, before using. This should take about an hour.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 8-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving (1½ cups) (not including whipped cream) 184 calories, 0g fat, 0g sat. fat, 2.5mg chol, 9g protein, 36g carbs, 0g fiber, 132mg sodium, 27g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 135 calories, 0 sat. fat, 5g protein, 21g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1.5cupsCalories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 9gCholesterol: 2.5mgSodium: 132mgSugar: 27gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 8Plus Points: 5
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Thanks for sharing your tips, Jackie!
All the best,
nancy
I have a question would it be ok if i swap the frozen yogurt for vanilla halo top and the fat free milk to almond milk ?
Brooke, I haven’t tried it that way but it’ll probably taste great! If you try it, please let me know how it turned out.
All the best,
Nancy