Nutella Milkshake Recipe: Thick and Creamy Nutella Shake with a Frother

Nutella milkshake is a thick, creamy chocolate-hazelnut shake made by dissolving Nutella in warm milk first, then adding cold milk and ice, and frothing everything together. A milk frother blends Nutella into milk far better than a spoon, creating a smooth, rich shake in under 3 minutes without a blender.

Nutella is one of the most difficult ingredients to mix into a cold drink. It is thick, sticky, and clings to the spoon and the bottom of the glass. The secret is temperature: you start by adding Nutella to a small amount of warm milk, where it softens and dissolves easily. Then you add cold milk and ice to bring the temperature down, and froth everything together. The frother does what no amount of spoon-stirring can — it fully incorporates the Nutella into the milk, creating a uniform chocolate-hazelnut flavour in every sip with a pleasant frothy top. My kids request this constantly, and it takes me less time to make than it takes to explain why they cannot have it three times a day.

Ingredients

• Nutella — 1 tablespoon (heaped)
• Warm milk — 50 ml (to dissolve the Nutella)
• Cold milk — 200 ml
• Ice cubes — 3 to 4

Step-by-Step: How to Make Nutella Milkshake

1. Dissolve Nutella in warm milk. Add 1 heaped tablespoon of Nutella to a glass. Pour 50 ml of warm milk (not hot, just warm) over it. Dip your frother in and run it for 10 seconds. The Nutella will dissolve completely into a smooth, dark chocolate-hazelnut base.
2. Add cold milk. Pour 200 ml of cold milk into the glass over the Nutella base.
3. Add ice cubes. Drop 3-4 ice cubes into the glass.
4. Froth for 15-20 seconds. Run the frother for 15-20 seconds to blend the warm Nutella base with the cold milk and create a frothy top layer. The result is a uniformly chocolatey shake with a creamy foam cap.

The texture is thick, creamy, and completely smooth — no Nutella blobs hiding anywhere. The warm-then-cold technique is the key. If you add Nutella directly to cold milk, it clumps and refuses to mix no matter how long you froth.

Tips & Variations

• Nutella banana shake: Add half a mashed banana to the glass before frothing. The frother blends the banana into the shake for a Nutella-banana combo.
• Extra thick version: Use 2 tablespoons of Nutella and reduce the cold milk to 150 ml. This makes a dessert-level thick shake.
• Nutella coffee shake: Add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee to the warm milk step. This creates a Nutella mocha shake that adults love.
• Whipped cream topping: Spray whipped cream on top of the froth and drizzle a thin line of Nutella over it for a cafe-style presentation.

Which Frother to Use

Nutella is thick, so you need a frother with good power. The InstaCuppa Battery-Operated Milk Frother (Rs 899) at 19,000 RPM dissolves Nutella smoothly. The InstaCuppa Rechargeable Frother (Rs 699) with its high-speed setting handles even the thickest Nutella-to-milk ratios.