‘Tis the season for pie! Use leftovers to make this amazing Pecan Pie Milkshake. It’s cozy, creamy, and loaded with butter pecan ice cream, pecan pie (homemade or store bought), caramel, and optional bourbon!
Holiday recipes are the best. Especially dessert. You’ll also love: mini pumpkin pies, slow cooker caramel apple cake, and easy pumpkin bars.
Pecan pie milkshake <– yeah, you read that right.
‘Tis the season for pie. Apple pie. Pumpkin pie. Pecan pie. Any kind of pie. Gimme. Gimme. Gimme. Gimme. Whether you’re already wrapped up in cozy fall sweaters or still beatin’ the heat with the air conditioning cranked to it’s highest setting (ahem, we fall in the latter group, come ON Raleigh!) . . . it’s still pie season and I love it.
I don’t know about you, but for me, pie season means big family gatherings and friend potlucks . . . which means . . . leftovers!
Today, we’re making a leftover pecan pie milkshake and let me just tell you, THIS is how you do leftovers.
Ingredients in pecan pie milkshake:
- Butter pecan ice cream
- Caramel dessert topping
- Leftover pecan pie – homemade or store bought
- Milk, if necessary for thinning
- Toppings: whipped cream and crushed pecans
How to make a pecan pie milkshake:
- Blend ingredients – ice cream, caramel, and pecan pie – in a high powered blender until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
If the shake is too thick, thin it out with milk. This will depend on how thick your ice cream is and personal preference on how thick or thin you like your milkshakes!
Personally, I like SUPER thick milkshakes while Trevor likes a thinner consistency.
Substitutions and faq:
- Can I use another kind of ice cream? Absolutely! I think caramel, vanilla, or even chocolate would be delicious.
- What ice cream do you think would be good?
- Do I have to use the caramel? Nope! Omit if you like. Although I think it adds a nice buttery richness to the shake.
- Can I use a different flavor of pie? Of course! Use any flavor you like.
- What if I don’t have leftover pecan pie? Use the frozen kind! Thaw these pre-made pie slices according to package directions, then proceed with the recipe!
- My shake is too thin what do I do? Add more ice cream!
- You may have also let your ice cream sit out too long making it more liquid-y.
- My shake is too thick what do I do? Thin it out with milk!
- Can I spike this? YOLO! I think bourbon would be great in this. I’d suggest adding a shot and go from there!
Other pie milkshakes you might enjoy:
Whether you choose to make this recipe as written or decide to make your own version with different pies and ice creams, you really can’t go wrong!
‘Tis the season for pie! Use leftovers to make this amazing Pecan Pie Milkshake. It’s cozy, creamy, and loaded with butter pecan ice cream, pecan pie (homemade or store bought), caramel, and optional bourbon!
– Jennifer
Pecan Pie Milkshake
Equipment for this recipe
Ingredients
Caramel Pecan Rim:
- Caramel sauce the kind you use for ice cream
- Crushed pecans
Pecan Pie Milkshake:
- 3 cups butter pecan ice cream plus more until desired consistency is reached
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce plus more for serving
- 2 pieces pecan pie about 7 oz (I used 1 box of frozen and thawed EDWARDS® 2 Slices Georgia Style Pecan Pie - linked in the post above)
- Milk as necessary, could also use bourbon
- Whipped cream for serving
- Ground cinnamon for serving
- Crushed pecans for serving
Recipe Video
Instructions
- Pour caramel onto a small plate. Place crushed pecans onto another small plate.
- Dunk the rims of two glasses into the caramel. Dunk rim into crushed pecans.
- Place ice cream, 2 tablespoons of caramel, and pecan pie into a high powered blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add more ice cream or milk/bourbon, if necessary, until desired consistency is reached.
- Fill glasses with the milkshake.
- Top with whipped cream, a sprinkle of ground cinnamon, crushed pecans, and an extra drizzle of caramel.
- Serve with a straw and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
*Note: Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on products used.