Best Apple Pie Milkshake Recipe

This easy apple pie milkshake will satisfy your pie cravings when you don’t feel like baking. Enjoy all the goodness of apple pie with every sip!

Apple pie milkshake combines the best of both worlds: rich, creamy milkshake and the ultimate fall dessert, apple pie. 

If you’ve been craving a slice of apple pie but don’t feel like baking, this dessert-in-a-glass is for you!

Every sip will transport you to apple pie heaven because this glass is full of everything you love about apple pies! ?

Imagine the world’s favorite milkshake, vanilla milkshake, with sweet apples, luscious caramel, and warm cinnamon. 

Oh, and did I mention how easy it is to make this apple pie shake recipe?

Even though you don’t have any leftover apple pie, you can whip up this heavenly drink thanks to our trouble-free caramel apple pie sauce!

What Is Apple Pie Milkshake?

Apple pie milkshake is everything you love about the classic fall dessert in a sippable and delightfully refreshing form. It’s perfect as a dessert after a savory meal or as a drink to cool you down on a hot day. 

This dessert-in-a-glass doesn’t even need leftover apple pies like other apple pie shake recipes!

Instead, we’re whipping up our own apple pie filling with sweet apples in rich, buttery caramel made extra thick and indulgent with heavy cream. It’s a homemade shake, so we might as well blend a sinfully good concoction, right? 

Thanks to cinnamon and vanilla, you’ll also get the familiar flavors of a warm slice of apple pie in this drink. 

This apple pie smoothie comes together in just a few minutes without you needing to steal someone else’s apple pie! ?

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This apple pie milkshake recipe is as easy as pie (heh, get it?). Make this recipe now, or you’ll miss out on these:

• Unique Milkshake Flavor: Forget about the usual vanilla or strawberry milkshake. Enjoy the tantalizing flavors of apple pie in this creamy, sippable treat guaranteed to be loved by kids and adults alike. 
• Easy Dessert Idea: Making this apple pie shake is incredibly easy because you’ll essentially just blend everything in a blender! You don’t need leftover apple pie to enjoy the heavenly goodness of apple pie a la mode in a drink. ?
• Endless Combos: Get creative and make this apple pie milkshake with different add-ins and toppings! Try different sauces, syrups, and garnishes until you have a glass worthy of being in your Instagram story. 

What Does Apple Pie Shake Taste Like?

Every sip of this apple pie milkshake is like a bite from a slice of apple pie!

You’ll taste the goodness of sweet apples, buttery caramel, cinnamon, and vanilla in a thick and creamy vanilla milkshake.

A glass of this blend is everything a perfect milkshake should be, plus the flavors you love in a comforting slice of apple pie. ?

You can even make an over-the-top apple pie smoothie and add different toppings and garnishes!

Add crushed cookies and biscuits on top to simulate a pie crust, spoon your favorite luscious syrup along the insides of the glass for that classic milkshake look, and sprinkle the milkshake with decorations that will make your inner child happy. 

Is Apple Pie Smoothie Healthy?

The fresh apples in this apple pie shake are a good source of fiber and antioxidants, while dairy milk is rich in calcium and protein. 

However, milkshakes are just sippable desserts, and compared to a glass of smoothie made from leafy greens, they can be high in fat and sugar. 

I recommend considering plant-based substitutes to make your homemade apple pie milkshake more wholesome.

For example, you can cut down the calories by using dairy-free milk and vegan ice cream!

And if you want a healthy smoothie but looking for something more exciting than a green smoothie, try our delicious strawberry smoothie bowl. Yep, it’s a smoothie you can eat with a spoon!

What Are The Benefits Of This Apple Pie Milkshake Recipe?

This apple pie shake is perfect for those who want an apple pie but don’t have the time and patience to bake the fall dessert.

And while most apple pie milkshake recipes call for leftover apple pie, you can easily make our version using a fuss-free caramel apple sauce!

This sippable treat is like two desserts in one: irresistible apple pie and creamy vanilla milkshake. 

It’s cold and tasty, perfect for hot sunny days, but it can also be a delightfully sweet and creamy dessert after a savory meal. ?

Ingredients For Apple Pie Milkshake

• Apples – Got no apple pie leftovers? No worries! We’ll make our apple pie filling from scratch using finely diced apples. Don’t forget to save some apple slices as garnish.
• Unsalted butter – Our caramel apple pie sauce is not only sweet but also rich and buttery. ?
• Brown sugar – For making our caramel apple pie sauce.
• Cinnamon – This gives our apple pie milkshake that familiar warm apple pie flavor. 
• Salt – To balance the sweetness of the apple pie smoothie. 
• Heavy cream – Thickens our caramel apple pie sauce.  
• Vanilla extract – Of course, this sweet, sippable dessert will be incomplete without vanilla extract.
• Vanilla ice cream – You can also use any ice cream flavor, but vanilla is perfect, especially for those who want to make an over-the-top milkshake loaded with add-ins and toppings.
• Cold milk – Feel free to use dairy-free substitutes when making this apple pie milkshake recipe!
• Whipped cream – A classic topping to get that Pinterest-worthy milkshake look. 
• Graham cracker crumbs – Since we didn’t use apple pie leftovers on this apple pie shake, our graham cracker crumb topping will satisfy those pie crust cravings. 
• Caramel sauce – Who can refuse an additional drizzle of caramel sauce on their milkshake?

Tools Needed To Prepare Apple Pie Milkshake

• Knife for slicing the apples
• Stainless steel saucepan for cooking the caramel apple sauce
• Wooden spoon for stirring the apple pie filling for the milkshake
• Blender for blending the apple pie milkshake

Ingredient Additions & Substitutions For Apple Pie Shake

Cinnamon

Instead of cinnamon alone, you can make this apple pie shake with apple pie spice!

Vanilla ice cream

This apple pie milkshake is already satisfying with the humble vanilla ice cream. But if you’re like me, who likes her shakes sinfully sweet, you’ll love this recipe with salted caramel ice cream.

Graham cracker crumbs

We used graham cracker toppings as the “crust” on our apple pie smoothie. But another delicious crushed topping you can use is Biscoff because it just goes so well with caramel apples. ?

How To Make Apple Pie Milkshake

Ingredients:

• 2 pcs apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups cold milk
• Whipped cream for topping
• Graham cracker crumbs for topping
• Caramel sauce for topping
• Apple slices for garnish

Tools you need:

• Knife
• Stainless steel saucepan
• Wooden spoon
• Blender

Instructions:

STEP 1: Place your saucepan over low-medium heat. Add the apples, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

STEP 2: While continuously stirring, cook the ingredients until the apples soften and everything else dissolves. Then, increase the heat to medium.

STEP 3: Add the heavy cream and vanilla extract. Cook until the mixture thickens, still stirring to keep it from burning.

STEP 4: Once the apple pie sauce looks like a thick caramel, remove the pan from the heat. Set your sauce aside and cool it completely.

STEP 5: To make the milkshake, blend vanilla ice cream, milk, and caramel apple sauce until combined. 

STEP 6: Pour the milkshake into two glasses. Top with whipped cream, graham cracker crumbs, a drizzle of caramel sauce, and apple slices. Serve and enjoy!

What To Serve With Apple Pie Shake

Serve this rich, creamy apple pie milkshake with something salty and savory.

Kids and kids at heart will surely enjoy a glass of this decadent apple pie smoothie with fries, onion rings, or mini burgers on the side.

Just thinking about those combinations is making my mouth water!!!?

However, instead of going to a fast food drive-through, why not make our leveled-up fried potatoes and burgers?

You’ll love our Big Mac smash tacos, a fusion between burgers and tacos (seriously, it doesn’t get any better than that!), and if you love crisp fries, try something new and make our viral accordion potatoes!

Tips About Making Apple Pie Smoothie

Here are some additional notes for making this easy apple pie milkshake:

• To dice your apples for the apple pie caramel sauce, start with a stack of apple slices. Then, slice them lengthwise into matchsticks. From there, you only have to cut the matchsticks into small cubes. Easy-peasy!
• Keep your caramel apple sauce lusciously smooth by stirring it continuously as it cooks! You also don’t want it to burn, so be patient and stir it frequently until the sauce thickens. 
• Want to thin out your caramel apple sauce? Stir in a teaspoon of cream at a time until you achieve your desired consistency!

The best milkshake is thick, creamy, and free from lumps. This is easy to achieve by using the correct ratio of the ingredients. 

However, it’s also important that your blender can handle the task at hand.

Check our review of the best blender for milkshakes and make the perfect milkshake regardless of the ingredients you use. 

How To Store Apple Pie Milkshake

This apple pie shake is meant to be enjoyed right away.

I don’t recommend storing it in the fridge or freezer because the consistency won’t be the same, and the flavors will just be diluted. It’s super easy to make anyway!

But of course, no one will stop you if you store your leftovers in the fridge. The leftover shake will still taste good, but it’ll be like drinking melted ice cream. 

What Is The Secret Ingredient In Milkshake?

The secret ingredient to make your milkshake taste creamy and delicious is…drum roll please…milk powder!

Yup, adding a tablespoon of milk powder can take your milkshake game to the next level.

Because it’s dry, it won’t affect the thick consistency of the shake.

It’s a tasty way to boost the rich, milky flavor of your milkshake instead of watering it down with liquid milk.

What To Do With Leftover Apple Pie?

If you have leftover apple pie, you can use it in this apple pie milkshake recipe instead of making a caramel apple pie filling!

Just blend it with ice cream and milk, and you have a delicious glass of apple pie milkshake ready to be chugged (it’s truly worth the brain freeze! ?).

Besides shakes, you can also turn your leftover apple pie into cinnamon rolls! Just chop it into small pieces and use it as the filling on your cinnamon roll dough. 

Check out our TikTok cinnamon rolls and strawberry cinnamon rolls that will make you forget about visiting Cinnabon for a while.

Why Put A Raw Egg In Milkshakes?

Yup, you read that right. Some people put raw eggs in their milkshakes! Because raw eggs are rich and fatty, they make the milkshake creamier.

But is the risk of salmonella poisoning worth it just to get that extra froth on your milkshake?

Below, I’ve talked about some ingredients that won’t give you anxiety about food poisoning, so feel free to put down those eggs and use them in our Instant Pot egg bites instead. ?

And if our talk about raw egg milkshakes got you feeling queasy, here’s a super cute and delicious milkshake recipe to restore your faith in the drinkable dessert.

Check out this Barbie milkshake made from raspberries and dragonfruit! ?

Why Add Ice Cubes To Milkshake?

Did you know you can fix a runny milkshake by adding ice cubes to the mixture? However, since ice melts, the milkshake will just end up diluted. 

FAQ About Apple Pie Milkshake

Conclusion

What if we can enjoy the flavors of apple pie in a sippable dessert-in-a-glass? This apple pie milkshake will fulfill that dream!

You can whip up this easy recipe even if you don’t have leftover apple pie. Just quickly make our lusciously thick and buttery caramel apple pie sauce and blend it with a vanilla milkshake base. 

Every glass is as satisfying as a slice of apple pie!

Love apple treats and caramel drinks? Here are some delectable recipes that will make your fall extra sweet and exquisite:

• Apple Cinnamon Brownies (Apple Cinnamon Blondies)
• Apple Pear Slaw with Caramel Cider Vinaigrette
• Moist Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe
• Homemade Salted Caramel Milkshake Recipe
• Easy Homemade Copycat Starbucks Caramel Brulee Latte