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    TaraTeaspoon » Recipes » Halloween

    Easy Pumpkin Milkshakes in Spooky Glasses

    Published: Oct 26, 2015 · Updated: Aug 25, 2023 by Tara Teaspoon · This page contains affiliate and sponsored links. See my full disclosure

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    Halloween Jack o lantern milkshake in glasses with paper straws

    These easy Pumpkin Milkshakes in spooky glasses just take a few chocolate chips and some handy work to make Halloween so much sweeter!


    Easy Pumpkin Milkshakes in Spooky Glasses

    I love pumpkin milkshakes. Shoot, I love pretty much any milkshake! But when pumpkin season comes along, I'm ready with my excuses for why I need a milkshake for dinner.

    If you're looking for fun Halloween dinner and snack ideas, try some Halloween Monster Sliders, Ogre-Nose Pizza, or Pizza Roll Ups Mummy Snacks.

    To make pumpkin milkshakes even better, add a little spooky face to the glass and make it festive. A long, long time ago...when I worked for the Martha Stewart empire: I created these darling Boo-nilla shakes for her Kids magazine. Here's a little snapshot of the magazine page:

    Kids magazine

    I think they're pretty darn cute, and they were super simple! I took these little darlings a step further. I wanted more than just ghosts! What about jack-o-lanterns?

    I use little clean paint brushes to "paint" melted chocolate on the inside of my glasses (you may have some unused brushes in the craft drawer you can bring in to the kitchen. Otherwise find them here).

    Spooky Glasses
    small paint brushes on white

    One of the tricks for success is to use wide-mouth, or short glasses for this treat. Tall skinny glasses are harder to get the paintbrush into and you can't make as specific of designs. I made a simple ghost in a tall skinny glass, but a jack-o-lantern would have been too tricky!

    small glass on white

    You usually have just a little bit of pumpkin puree left in the can after making pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cake, etc. That little bit that is left is usually just enough for a shake, for me! And that delicious shake looks dang cute in a jack-o-lantern glass.

    I didn't forget those happy little vanilla ghosts though. I couldn't resist making a whole family of tasty treats.

    Love Halloween treats? Check out some of my other favorite recipes from Tara Teaspoon!
    15 Spooky Sweets Your Kids Can Make
    The Real Kit Kat Bar Cake
    Easy Halloween Chocolate Lollipops
    Whoopie Pies for Halloween

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    Easy Pumpkin Milkshakes in Spooky Glasses

    Tara Teaspoon
    These easy Pumpkin Milkshakes in spooky glasses just take a few chocolate chips and some handywork to make Halloween so much sweeter!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Work Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 2 milkshakes

    Ingredients
      

    • melted chocolate chips
    • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
    • ½ can (⅔ cup) pumpkin purée
    • ¾ cup milk
    • ¾ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
    • A few drops orange food coloring

    Instructions
     

    • Brush melted chocolate onto the inside of 2 glasses in a jack-o-lantern or ghost face shape. Paint design as close to the base of the glass as possible. 
    • Add remaining ingredients to blender and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glasses and serve immediately. 

    Video

    Notes

    • You can make vanilla milkshakes if desired for ghost faces! Just omit the pumpkin puree and add extra ice cream. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4gCalories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 339mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 16685IUVitamin C: 4.5mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 1.6mg
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    Tara Teaspoon

    I’ve been in food publishing for over 25 years, creating recipes & food-styling for magazines, books, television, food brands, & advertising. With two cookbooks under my belt and thousands of my recipes at your fingertips, I hope you'll be inspired to spend more time in the kitchen!

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    1. Mary Bench says

      July 17, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      What a great idea to paint the faces before the shake goes in!

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    2. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 4:13 pm

      Love the video!!

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