Living the low carb recipes life doesn’t mean missing out on simple pleasures, and this creamy, perfectly sweet and incredibly delicious low carb milkshake is here to prove it!!
Because no matter how hot, stressful, or boring the day is, the thought of this keto milkshake can put a smile on my face…
Sippable low carb desserts and low carb ice cream are an awesome way to cool down during a hot summer day.
Plus, you’d never know by tasting it, that these low carb drinks are low in carbs and sugar!
Drooling yet? Let’s do this!
Looking for more keto desserts? Check out my keto ice cream recipe, keto chocolate milk, or my avocado ice cream.
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What I Love About This Low Carb Milkshake
I think what I love most about this keto milkshake is that it’s totally guilt free! The illusion of thick sweet ice cream is so darn satisfying, I fell in love the first time I tasted it!!
Here are some other fantastic qualities:
- Ready in 5 minutes
- Ambrosial chocolatey flavor
- Totally healthy
- Flexible recipe
- It’s a milkshake?!
Recipe Notes
Too bad you can’t just pull up to a drive thru window and order one of these puppies, huh?
It’s okay, though. This drink is so easy to make, and it comes together in just a couple of minutes – no mess, no fuss (unless someone else tries to drink it).
Ingredient Notes
The ingredient list is pretty standard:
Sweetener – I use erythritol in this low carb milkshake. Erythritol is my favorite of the keto sweeteners, as it’s zero-calorie, and doesn’t spike blood sugar. Plus, it offers a sensational cooling effect that pairs nicely with your milkshake!
Avocado – avocado adds to the texture of this milkshake, making it super creamy! Make sure to grab haas avocados — they’re high in fat and flavor.
Cocoa powder – you can use any cocoa powder you have, but I MUCH prefer dutch process cocoa powder, as it’s significantly less bitter than regular.
Salt – believe it on not, this enhances the sweetness of our low carb milkshake.
Keto milk – we’ll be using a combo of heavy cream and almond milk. I like this ratio, as it’s got enough heavy cream to make the drink rich and creamy, without being too rich and creamy.
Tools To Make
Making this creamy, delectable low carb milkshake is simple – all you need is a blender!
BONUS POINTS: on hot days I love to put my low carb milkshake in a frozen mug. It really takes it to the next level.
Storing Tips
Storing your low carb milkshake is not recommended (it would disappear anyway). Since it only takes a couple of minutes to make and there’s virtually no mess involved, its best to blend it up right before you’re ready to enjoy it!
Serving Recommendations
This low carb milkshake is perfection on its own. But if you’d like to add a bit more pizzaz to it (like I did in the photos), here are some ideas:
- Melt keto chocolate (I used sugar free chocolate chips combined with a touch of coconut oil) and drizzle it on the inside of your cup before pouring the milkshake in.
- A healthy dollop of keto whipped cream on top! You can quickly make your own by whipping up heavy cream and erythritol.
Recipe Variations
Looking to add your own twist to these keto milkshakes? Here are some ideas:
- Skip the cocoa powder for a low carb vanilla milkshake.
- Add your favorite keto fruits. This drink can easily be turned into a low carb strawberry milkshake with a handful of strawberries (skip cocoa powder for this variation). You can also try my keto strawberry smoothie for a similar taste but a more breakfast appropriate meal.
- Make this healthier with a handful of greens (similar to my keto green smoothie). You won’t believe me till you try it, but you won’t even notice mild-tasting greens like spinach or kale in here!
- Add 2 tablespoons of keto peanut butter for a Reeses like smoothie, similar to my keto peanut butter smoothie.
- Add crumbles of your favorite keto cookies for a low carb cookies and cream milkshake… oh MY!
More Keto Drinks
Keto Milkshake
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream or full-fat coconut milk with liquid + solids
- 3/4 Cup Almond Milk
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tablespoons Cacao Powder* dutch process
- 1/4 Cup Swerve or Lakanto (see sweetener notes below) granular
- Pinch Kosher Salt
- 1 Small (201g) Avocado
- 1 Cup Ice
Recommended Toppings:
Instructions
- Toss all ingredients in the blender in the order listed above.
- Pour into a glass and top with your favorite toppings. (I poured a little sugar free chocolate in the glass before pouring the milkshake in). Enjoy!
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Lindsey's Tips
- Avocados. Go for haas! They’re higher in fat, creamier and WAY more delicious than regular (sorry Florida ?).
- Chocolate. I love Lily's chocolate chips for this (they make dark, semi-sweet, and milk) but you can always make your own low carb chocolate by following my recipe!
- Lakanto, Swerve, or Erythritol. I stick to Lakanto and Swerve which are a 1:1 swap with traditional sugar. If using a different brand of Erythritol, keep in mind it's 70% as sweet as sugar, so you may need to add more to taste.
- Milk. I swap between unsweetened light almond or coconut milk.
- Nutritional information is based on 1 shake if you divide this recipe into 2. It doesn't include whipped cream or chocolate syrup.
I’m crazy about shakes. But the low carb version was wonderful
GIRL! This looks amazing, I am so glad to have found your blog. A friend of mine sent me a recipe of yours and I was like, whoa. I need to check her out.
Keep up the hard work!
Ashlee
This looks wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Heidi! 🙂 Hope you give this a try! 🙂
Amazing shake just tried it I am new to keto and love shakes. I am confused when counting the nutritional info however. I plugged in the info and it brought down the net carbs to 2 so I assume that is what is supposed to happen. Any input would be great the advocado I used was super small.
Hi Lois! So happy you liked the shake 🙂 Yes, there are 2 net carbs in this recipe, there are 6g total carbs, and 4g of fiber. The nutritional info may vary with the protein powder you use 🙂 Hope this helps! 🙂
I seem to get plenty of protien from regular meals, and kind of want this as a dessert. Can I skip the protien and it will still turn out good?
Absolutely! Excited for you to try this out. Hope you enjoy ! 🙂
I need some shakes to get veggies and fruits into my hubby without him spitting it out . He hates kale. Hates basically ALL cooked/raw vegetables, and fruits. He will eat an apple occasionally, and an orange, that’s about it. LOVES CHOCOLATE CAKE,PIE,CANDY…ETC. peanut butter too on a pb&j sandwich. What do we have out there to fix this guy up?
Meesh…desperate wife of Mike
Hi Meesh! Ohh man, that’s hard! I find that low carb smoothies and low carb ice cream are the easiest ways to sneak in some veggies — ice cream may be best since people usually see smoothies as “healthy”, and he may dismiss it right away! Check out this recipe: https://www.thelittlepine.com/low-carb-chocolate-ice-cream-3g-carbs/
It has avocado in there, and you can easily sneak in a handful of spinach or kale without him noticing! Let me know how it turns out. Wishing you the best of luck!
since avocados come in so many sizes i need to know how much measured please
Hi Terry! The nutritional information is based on a 201 g avocado. Hope you enjoy!!
How many carbs is this recipe?
Hi Ansley! 15g total carbs, and 6g net carbs ? You can find nutritional information for all my recipes below the recipe instructions. Enjoy!
I love this shake my husband and I have on every weekend we both like chocolate shakes and this is easy to make at home and is wonderful
Yay! SO happy you both loved it, Teresa! 🥰
The initial taste to this is amazing, however it has a very bitter after taste. I added spinach but spinach is pretty benign. Is there some ingredient that would make it too bitter? Perhaps my cocoa choice? Thanks for your time! I really want to get this right! 🙂
Hii Rae! So happy you enjoyed the initial taste! The only thing I can think of that would cause a bitter after taste would be the cocoa powder — did you use dutch process?