Name: Oreo Milkshake
Yield: 1–3
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 ml / 17 oz ) vanilla ice cream; 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 oz) milk; About 6–8 Oreo cookies , crushed

Why it works: Vanilla and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Oreo Milkshake

1–3

Ingredients

2 cups (500 ml / 17 oz ) vanilla ice cream
1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 oz) milk
About 6–8 Oreo cookies , crushed

Directions

Make the milkshake

Put ice cream in a cup and add a little milk (for thicker) or more milk (for less thick).
Mix with a spoon until smooth. If your cup is not filled to your desire, add more ice cream and milk.
Stir in Oreos until thoroughly mixed in.

Finish and serve

Add anything else to the top such as 'magic shell' sauce or whipped cream and sprinkles.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

212Calories

8 gProtein

13 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together12,301 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Cream + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,399 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Vanilla ice cream: Provides the base body, sweetness and creamy texture of the shake.
Milk: Loosens the ice cream so the shake can be thinned or thickened to taste.
Oreo cookies: Add crunchy texture and a chocolate, cocoa flavour throughout the shake.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.