Easy Copycat Sonic Drive-in Coconut Cream Pie Shake Recipe
Sonic’s Coconut Cream Pie Shake represents the perfect escape from ordinary chocolate and vanilla flavors, delivering a tropical indulgence that transports you straight to dessert paradise. This excellent milkshake combines rich coconut cream with a flaked coconut texture and graham cracker crumbs, perfectly recreating the beloved flavors of coconut cream pie in a drinkable form.
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What makes the coconut pie milkshake so delicious?
If you love coconut, you’ll be amazed at how perfectly this shake captures the essence of coconut cream pie. The combination of cream of coconut creates extraordinary richness and creaminess, while flaked coconut adds tremendous textural interest, making each sip exciting. The Graham cracker crumb garnish serves as the perfect finishing touch that will instantly remind you of your favorite coconut cream pie recipe in liquid form. You are going to love homemade coconut cream pie milkshakes.
Coconut Cream Pie Sonic Milkshake Ingredients
For the Shake Base:
- Cream of coconut – Provides the rich, sweet coconut foundation that creates authentic tropical flavor
- Milk – Adds proper consistency and helps blend all ingredients smoothly
- Vanilla ice cream – Creates the creamy, frozen base essential for proper milkshake texture
- Vanilla extract – Enhances overall flavor complexity and rounds out the coconut notes
- Salt – Balances sweetness and enhances all other flavors in the shake
For the Garnish:
- Graham cracker crumbs – Provide the signature pie crust element that completes the coconut cream pie illusion
- Whipped cream – Adds la luxurious topping that enhances the dessert-like experience
Cream of Coconut is a sauce/syrup that you typically find in the cocktail section of the store. It comes in either a can or a plastic bottle. This is often used when making Pina Coladas.
How to Make a Coconut Milkshake
- Place the cream of coconut, milk, ice cream, vanilla, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the shake into a glass.
- Top the shake with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs if desired.
Sonic Milkshake FAQ
Yes, Sonic uses 100% real ice cream in their frozen shakes. Their milkshakes are made with real milk and real ice cream!
The calories vary by size, a mini has 650 calories, and the large has 1,610 calories.
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Sonic Coconut Cream Pie Shake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cream of coconut
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons whipped cream for garnish
- 1 teaspoon graham cracker crumbs for garnish
Instructions
- Place the cream of coconut, milk, ice cream, vanilla extract, and salt in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour the shake into a glass.
- Top with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs if desired.
I think toasted would be an ideal topping as opposed to Graham cracker crumbs!
So good! I sometimes make this my recovery drink.
This is a favorite of mine. Thanks for posting. I moved to where there is not a Sonic.
So good, we made this twice this week.
I toasted the coconut it was so good. Thank you for the recipe.
So tasty, I don’t live near a Sonic.
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Thanks so much for posting this, its one of my favorate. Cant wait to try it!!!!!
This was sooo delicious! I even made it into a breakfast protein smoothie by replacing the ice cream with a vanilla protein shake!
I live in Canada where would I find coconut cream???
If your grocery stores do not carry it Amazon has it on their site.
Love your site! This Sonic recipe looks sensational. Gonna try it this weekend! Do I buy coconut cream in the grocery store?
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
I hope you enjoy it!
hi Stephanie,
What is exactly coconut cream?
Thanks
I was thinking the same thing
Hi everyone, I think she means the cream of coconut you buy to make pina coladas with. It’s in a can at most grocery stores where the wine/beer/mixed drinks are. Also most larger liquor stores carry it. Coco Lopez is the brand that’s sold where I live.
Thanks Mickey that makes sense now.
Coconut milk has the liquid consistency of cow’s milk and is made from simmering one part shredded coconut in one part water. Coconut milk is the basis of most Thai curries.
Coconut cream is much thicker and richer. It is made from simmering four parts shredded coconut in one part water. The cream that rises to the top of a can of coconut milk is also considered coconut cream.
Cream of coconut is a sweetened version of coconut cream, and is often used for desserts and mixed drinks. Because of the added sugar, it is usually not interchangeable with coconut cream. It also contains other additives.
It is usually located in the Asian section of grocery stores.