I love Halloween.
Haunted Houses, carving pumpkins, Creepy Carrot Cakes…
I have freakishly-strong nails that grow like weeds, so one year I painted them to look like candy corns. They looked so awesome! (Of course, just one day after all my hard work, my pinkie nail decided to break. Eh, what can ya do?) This year, I opted for an easier decoration: a candy-corn milkshake. The recipe is just your average banana milkshake. But it looks super-fun and festive:
The Candy Corn Milkshake
- 3/4 cup milk of choice
- 1 extremely ripe, frozen banana
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- a few drops red and yellow food coloring OR a pinch turmeric for the yellow
- optional: If going the all-natural route, make up a second smoothie: 3/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, and sweetener to taste. Use this for the orange portion.
Blend all ingredients except food coloring. Divide equally among three glasses (or two glasses if you want to just use whipped topping as your white layer). Put a few drops yellow food coloring in one glass, and red and yellow in the other (to make orange). Then pour the glasses into one large glass and drink up!
Feel free to top your shake with: Healthy Cool Whip.
Show off your candy-corn milk mustache!
Question of the Day: Do you get into Halloween?
I always go all out for Halloween, as proven by these Halloween Cupcakes.
Sarah says
It is sooo pretty! I was just over at Sweet Tooth Sweet Life and she got her nails painted with candy corns…. looks like i’ll have to jump on the wagon! How do you get such strong nails? I have thin nails that keep breaking!
Sarah says
Oh and does this seriously taste like candy corn?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL no. As I said in the post, it’s just a banana milkshake that LOOKS fun and festive ;).
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
How cute is this! I have to be honest, I kind of sort of wish this TASTED like a candy corn, but I have a feeling that’d be really difficult to pull off. I enjoy Halloween – carving pumpkins, making Halloween treats, seeing all the cute costumes… but I’m not SUPER crazy into it like some people are.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Yeah, I didn’t even bother to try to make it taste like candy corn.
#lazy 😉
Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) says
This looks amazing! I love candy corn and I do like halloween! I like watching the not so freaky stuff though like Charlie Brown, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Monster House. I’m a chicken. My boys are ready to start watching scary things though…I hope I can take it! I hope you have an incredible Friday Katie!
katie @KatieDid says
I just took a look through that old post with the cupcakes… you’re so talented! Have you been making any fun cake or cupcake decorations lately or have you stopped doing that as much?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I haven’t done it in a while… I guess, probably because that used to be the way I was creative with my desserts (and I’d rely on basic recipes, such as a tried-and-true vanilla cupcake recipe from a cookbook). But now I’m more into getting creative with the recipes, themselves.
Plus, my fondant kept drying up! And it got expensive :(.
Ali @ Peaches and Football says
Ha ha – I saw the post title and immediately started laughing. What a crazy/festive idea Katie!
I really don’t do much for Halloween except hand out candy but I do love Fall and I put up a ton of decorations and stick a pumpkin outside, etc…
Natasha says
As Elf would say…”there are the basic food groups “……..” – do you know what they are Katie?
Your insane girl!!! In the BESTEST way!
Happy Friday –
Natasha
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Haha I definitely could’ve finished that sentence if you hadn’t done it for me ;).
SYRUP!!!
Natasha says
LOL
Natasha says
We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup…
– Buddy
😉
Natasha
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
Mmmmm! That is so stinking cute! I love it!!!
Karen says
Aww… we do care about you Katie!! Hope everything is okay 🙂
Jennifer JCD says
It looks so pretty! I don’t really like the scary/frightening/death theme of Hallowe’en. We decorate our house, but only in a kid-friendly style with friendly ghosts and pumpkins and twinkle lights. My husband and his family like to watch horror movies (in fact, that’s what they are doing tonight) whilst I opt to stay home and watch things more in the likes of ‘Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh’ and ‘Casper’. Haha. 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh Casper is my favorite!
(I don’t like horror movies either!!)
Kit-Kat says
I LOVE candy corn! Especially the kinds that come in assorted shapes and flavors (like the maple, chocolate, corn husk, pumpkin, bats…).
This looks like an awesome shake, and the color is very creative, as well as the glass; it makes it look like the shape of a candy corn!
My family is Catholic, so we kind of celibrate Halloween in the traditional way as well as the religious Celtic “all Hallows eve” and “all Saints Day” way. We still decorate and dress up, of course (yes, even I, a 20 year old, still find dressing up to be fun!).
It’s a tradition in our house to go trick-or-treating (fun even though the candy usually gets given away later to our friends), and then we come home for a little party of our own.
Do you host Halloween parties, or do you have a family party at home, or do you go to parties?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Usually one of my friends will throw one.
One year, no one did, but I offered to take my neighbors trick-or-treating. So I still got to dress up :).
Mellie says
We do trunk or treat at church, that’s about it. When I was little I always went to my neighbor’s house for Halloween; she went all out and it was really fun. But then we moved away 🙁
bitt says
i can’t help but think a little carrot juice would work instead of food color for us health freaks. 😉 cute idea.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Or pumpkin for the orange… but what could you do for the yellow? I was stumped on that one.
Natasha says
Pineapple?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh goodness, where is my head? I should’ve thought of that! 😕
Maya says
A tiiiiny bit of turmeric maybe?
Liz @ Southern Charm says
I don’t do scary movies, but I LOVE to decorate!! And this shake is just adorable! Love it!
Lindsay @ biking before bed says
What a festive drink! Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love candy and decorating. I have lots of gourds and pumpkins scattered around my house. And a wine bottle dressed as a witch:)
Kristie says
LOVE it. Candy corn is a beauty, isn’t it? I’m such a sucker for food colouring-ed goods:)
I definitely like Halloween though I never go all out. I’ve been craving some scary movie action though so that needs to happen asap!
I was super curious about your announcement yesterday…by the sounds of things it’s nothing bad at least? I hope everything is good with you either way!
lindsay says
they need to sell these at yogurt shops, that would be brilliant! great combo. oh and your news is exciting to us if its exciting to you friend.
xoxo
Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes says
I love this!!! So cute and festive. Candy corn is the best Halloween candy. 🙂
And I LOVE Halloween. My birthday is the day before, so I would always have birthday parties that usually included a haunted house, dressing up or festive games.
Looking forward to seeing more of your festive treats! Thanks!
Emma (Sweet Tooth Runner) says
This is SO PRETTY!! Your photography is so amazing it always makes me want to eat it straight off the screen! 😛
I can’t WAIT to read about your news tomorrow!! Anything that is a huge deal to YOU will be important and I can’t wait to hear it! 😀
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
Love the fab colour of this!
Nicole @ Giraffelegs says
I want to like candy corn, but it has never appealed to me! This milkshake on the other hand is right up my alley!
Leah says
Hi Katie,
I am a new follower of your blog! I feel kind of silly asking this, but I just don’t know what you mean, so I will ask! What do you mean by “nondairy milk?” Your recipe is soy free, so I know it is not soy milk. Rice milk? Or Coconut milk?
Thanks for clarifying for me. 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
You can use anything! 🙂
I usually use almondmilk when I call for “nondairy milk” but I like to leave it general so people can use whatever they prefer. Soymilk, ricemilk, coconut milk… anything you wish, really!
AmandaRunsNY says
It certainly caught my attention and now I keep on checking back to see what the news is.
shannonmarie (rawdorable) says
I used to love candy corn, so of course, I’m a fan of your shake. You could naturally color and flavor it with pineapple for the yellow and mango/orange for the orange. It would be a fun tropical version of it. Also, for fall, pumpkin would be perfect for the orange layer and add some turmeric to make the yellow.
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
How amazing! I love the colour so much 🙂
Emmie says
This is a question for Katie or anyone else who knows the answer…
I was wondering if there is any tofu out there that is not soy based. I cannot of soy because of the phytoestrogens and my blood clotting mutation. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I read about making “tofu” with garbanzo bean flour. Google it and see if you can find a recipe… and then I’d love to hear how it goes if you try it!
Alyssa says
Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday!!!!!!! Unfortunately, or house never gets any trick-or-treaters, so we head over to my in-laws’ place. I think I get more excited about it than my kids, lol!
Anna @ The Guiltless Life says
Ah, nothing wrong with being a tease from time to time! I love the colours of this milkshake!
Cara @ EAT. PRAY. RUN. says
This is cute and festive, especially for those of us struggling to get fall weather! The photos are great too – thanks for posting, Katie!
Amber K says
Love the colors!
I don’t really do anything for Halloween. I wouldn’t celebrate at all if it weren’t for going trick or treating with my nieces and nephews. They have such a blast that it’s fun. But it’s always FREEZING here on Halloween and 90% of the time it’s raining too. So that parts stinks!