How many calories are in a vanilla milkshake?

A thick vanilla shake is 112 calories per 100g, so an 11 fl oz shake weighing 313g comes to 351 calories and a cup is 255. Chains pour larger than that, and a 16 oz cup lands nearer 510.

Is a milkshake worse than ice cream?

By weight, no: ice cream is 207 calories per 100g against the shake's 112, because a shake is ice cream let down with milk. By serving it flips, since almost nobody eats 313g of ice cream in one sitting and that is only a small shake.

How much sugar is in a vanilla milkshake?

17.8g of sugar per 100g, which works out at about 56g in an 11 oz shake, more than a can of cola. Soda is 9.9g of sugar per 100g, so the shake is close to twice as sweet by weight and considerably denser.

Does a milkshake have any protein?

More than most people expect: 3.9g of protein per 100g means an 11 oz shake carries around 12g, with 146mg of calcium per 100g behind it. That is the milk and ice cream doing the work, and it does not turn 351 calories into a health drink.

Is a vanilla milkshake keto-friendly?

Not remotely. Net carbs are 17.8g per 100g, so an 11 oz shake is roughly 56g, close to three days of a strict keto allowance. Heavy cream, ice and vanilla extract blended together get near the texture without the sugar.

What is the difference between a milkshake and a smoothie?

A shake is ice cream thinned with milk; a smoothie is fruit, usually with yogurt or juice. This shake is 112 calories per 100g with 3g of fat per 100g, while a fruit smoothie carries almost no fat and more of its calories as sugar. Neither is light by the glass.

How do you make a lighter vanilla shake?

Shift the ratio toward milk, which is 61 calories per 100g against the shake's 112. Frozen banana blended with milk and vanilla extract gets most of the thickness for far less, and a protein shake base at 61 calories per 100g is the other route if you want the protein back.

Can you keep a milkshake in the freezer?

Badly. Ice crystals form within the hour and the emulsion splits, so a refrozen shake comes back as a block you have to blend again. Bottled shakes are a different product held together with stabilizers and keep to their printed date. Either way it is 351 calories for 11 oz.

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Calories in Vanilla Milkshake

USDA Verified · FDC 170884 · Aug 2026

351 calories

per 1 shake (11 fl oz) (313g)

3.9g

Protein

17.8g

Carbs

Fat

Fiber

Per 100g as prepared

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