Date shake Recipe

Simple three-ingredient date shake, naturally sweetened, creamy and rich. A much healthier form of date shake than the one you usually get.

This super easy recipe can be enjoyed in the afternoon or as a treat after dinner. Date shakes also show up a lot on our table during the holy month of Ramadan. They are the best kid-friendly power-boosting drink.

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• ❤️ Why You'll Love It
• 📝 Ingredients
• 🥄 Instructions
• 👍 Amira's Tips
• ⏳Time Saving Tips
• 🥣 Equipment
• 💬 FAQs
• 👩‍🍳 Variations
• 🧺 Storage
• Related Recipes
• More Date Recipes
• Date Shake Recipe
• 🧕🏻My Personal Experience

❤️ Why You'll Love It

• It is a very simple recipe with just three ingredients: no bananas, peanut butter, or Greek yogurt. Plus, there is no need for a high-speed blender.
• Easily customized to your liking and can be made vegan by using plant-based milk.
• This healthy date shake recipe is kid-friendly, even if your kids do not like dates.

I've made this recipe countless times with different date types, including Medjool, Sukkari, Sagai, Deglet Noor dates, and more. I have a favorite one that I will share with you, but you can absolutely use any type of date you like.

📝 Ingredients

Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

• Dates, we will need pitted dates or just take it out yourself.
• Milk, I usually use dairy milk (whole or skim milk).
• Vanilla, I prefer vanilla powder in this recipe.

🥄 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.

• In a bowl, add dates, milk, and vanilla, stirring them together.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, depending on how soft your dates are.
• Blend in your blender, strain into cups if desired, or pour directly into cups and enjoy.

👍 Amira's Tips

• This date shake is sweet on its own. However, because I have a sweet tooth, I like to use Sukkari dates, which can be found in many Middle Eastern stores. They are chubby, soft, and very sweet.
• To make it sweeter, use any natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup, or add more dates to your liking.
• I like using pure vanilla powder for this date shake recipe, but you can definitely use vanilla extract if this does not work for you. Vanilla powder magically makes it sweeter and tastes like ice cream.
• If you are serving this to someone who does not like dates, I recommend straining it. Otherwise, it is delicious to have some pits of dates in your shake.

⏳Time Saving Tips

I get it; many times especially in Ramadan, I forget to soak the dates beforehand so here are some tips to get it done quickly.

• Choose a soft type of date; the softer, the quicker it will blend with the milk.
• Dice your dates into small chunks to speed up the process.
• Soak the dates in ⅓ cup of boiling water first then pour the dates with the water into your blender and add the rest of the ingredients.

🥣 Equipment

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• Sukkari dates, this is what this one looks like.
• Magic Bullet or Blendjet portable blender.

💬 FAQs

👩‍🍳 Variations

• Add a tablespoon of date molasses to sweeten it and also get that darker color of restaurant date shakes.
• Dry hard dates were the original dates used for this recipe. My grandma would cut them in half and soak them in the milk for hours until the milk changes color and the dates get soft, usually overnight. They were enjoyed as is and not blended. If you can find them you could try it that way.
• Add a tablespoon of peanut or almond butter for a nutty shake.
• Blend with a frozen banana for another level of sweetness.
• Mix in some cocoa powder or some chocolate syrup.
• Blend in a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an insanely delicious date shake.
• Blend with some flax seeds or mix with some chia seeds for a healthy breakfast.

🧺 Storage

Refrigerate- Place leftover date shake in an airtight container or a jar with a lid and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Freeze- I do not recommend freezing this date shake recipe.

Related Recipes

• This dried fruit compote is a recipe from grandma's kitchen. Succulent fruits in a sweet syrup for an easy dessert or a healthy, nutritious breakfast.
• Have a refreshing and delicious dose of vitamin C with this non alcoholic guava drink and jazz up your summer time.

More Date Recipes

• This Date Cake is a modern spin on my grandmas' version of date cake. Hers was really great, but this one is awesome!
• Here is an out-of-the-norm Breakfast Egg Dish with Dates. The combination of sweet and salty in this recipe is heavenly.
• Ditch refined sugar! This Date Paste recipe uses just two ingredients blended to a smooth paste. It's a delicious and versatile sweetener perfect for baking, snacks, or adding a touch of sweetness to different dishes.

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🧕🏻My Personal Experience

Nutritious and healthy date shake. Sweet dates and creamy vanilla-flavored milk are blended together to get this date shake or date milkshake. This rich healthy drink is naturally sweetened and can be easily made vegan and dairy-free.
Date shakes are well known as a Palm Beach dessert, I've never been there or having their shake but this version of date shake has been in the region for more than a century I guess. My mother and her mother made date shakes during Ramadan.
I just love those creamy, sweet, and cold date milkshakes, especially after a long fasting day. I used to put tons of sugar into my date shake, one tablespoon per cup, to say the least. I know this is crazy, but this is actually how we rolled.

After adopting a healthier lifestyle, I modified this recipe a lot. First I started using honey to sweeten the milkshake, then I moved on to natural sweeteners such as monk fruit. Now I do not add any sugar except for the one that comes naturally with dates.
If you look up date shake recipes online, you can find most of them made with ice cream, and the healthiest are made using frozen bananas. Although the frozen banana idea is very good and would have been a great alternative to honey, I had a problem with my kids. They do not like bananas in any form other than to be eaten as is. They do not like banana bread, pudding, or any sort of dessert or drink with bananas.