Dry Fruits Milkshake Recipe (Healthy & Energizing)

Healthy, refreshing, this dry fruits milkshake recipe is the perfect beverage to give you a quick energy boost throughout the day! It includes dried fruits, nuts, and plant-based milk making it a great gluten-free and vegan option.

About This Dry Fruits Milkshake

Dry fruits milkshake is very popular in Indian restaurants and in the juice centers found in the cities of Mumbai and Delhi. 

It is delicious, packed with nutrients like protein, iron, calcium, and is great for boosting energy levels. You can also drink this milkshake during fasting or vrat seasons. This milkshake is very filling so I usually skip a meal after drinking it.

This dry fruits milkshake recipe includes almonds, pistachios, cashews, raisins, dates, dried figs, and a pinch of saffron.

Feel free to omit any nuts, dry fruits that you don’t fancy or have with you. Plus, you can increase or decrease the quantity of each nut or dry fruit to suit your tastebuds.

I add dates and figs to this milkshake simply because they are sweet and delicious. Bonus, I do not need to include any added sugar when I use dates and figs in the recipe. They also add body and little chewable tasty bits to this milkshake.

Here I have used soy milk. Feel free to add your preferred nut milk for a vegan option and to loosen the consistency of the milkshake. You can also use dairy milk or oats milk instead.

We enjoy a variety of Milkshakes quite often but if I had to choose a milkshake that gives us energy then I would choose this dry fruits milkshake recipe!

It is also ideal for growing kids and can be used to substitute energy drinks. Some more healthy drinks for kids are Badam Milk and Masala Milk.

How to Make Dry Fruits Milkshake

Preparation

1. Soak 3 to 4 dried figs in hot water for 30 minutes or in water at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours or more until they soften. If you have dried figs that are soft, then there is no need to soak them.

If the dried figs are chewy and hard, then soak them. You can also soak dates if they are hard. If they are soft, then you don’t need to soak them either.

2. Add all of the remaining nuts and dry fruits listed below to a bowl or strainer except the saffron.

• ¼ cup almonds
• ¼ cup cashews
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ cup pistachios (shelled and unsalted)
• 7 to 8 dates

3. Optional step is to rinse them. I always rinse the nuts, dry fruits before using them in any recipe.

Tip: Optionally you could also soak these nuts and raisins in hot water for 30 minutes. If you prefer, you can peel the almonds. For small kids, I recommend to peel the almond and the pistachio skins.

4. Once the figs have softened roughly chop them. Then, roughly chop the dates and discard the seeds if any.

Make Dry Fruit Milkshake

5. Add the rinsed nuts, raisins, chopped figs and dates in a blender.

6. Add ½ cup chilled milk. I have used soy milk. You can choose to include coconut milk, oats milk, almond milk or dairy milk.

7. Add a pinch of saffron. Saffron gives a beautiful delicate aroma. But if you do not have it, simply skip it.

A few options for flavoring and to get a lovely aroma are to add ½ teaspoon ground cardamom or ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon or a pinch of grated/ground nutmeg.

Note: Saffron and nutmeg are warm spices, so ideal to add them in your milkshake during winters or monsoons. Cardamom and cinnamon are cooling spices, so best to include them during summers or hot days.

8. Blend to a semi-fine paste. You can make a fine paste if you prefer. If making for small kids, then make a very fine paste.

9. Add the remaining 2 cups of milk. You can also add sugar if you like – about 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw sugar. In place of raw sugar, you can opt for coconut sugar or palm sugar.

10. Blend again well.

11. Pour the dry fruits milkshake into glasses and serve straightway. You can add some sliced nuts like almond or pistachios or a couple of saffron strands for garnishing if you like.

Store any leftovers in the refrigerate for a few hours, but try to drink the milkshake the same day.

Expert Tips

• Nuts: Include any nuts of your choice to make this milkshake as long as they are not rancid or bitter. I use almonds, cashews, and pistachios as they are easily available to me. However, you can add walnuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts, or macadamia nuts. Use your preferred proportions and combinations.
• Dates: Use good quality dates for the best flavor. I would suggest pitted dates for this recipe as they are easier to chop and it will save you some time as you won’t have to deseed them before blending.
• Dried figs: It is best not to use figs that are too dry because you may have some trouble blending them. I suggest to soak the dried figs in hot water (to soften them) for at least 30 to 45 minutes before blending.
• Milk: I added soy milk to this milkshake because it is filled with nutrients and has a mild delicious creamy flavor. But, you can use any other plant-based milk such as almond milk, oats milk, lite coconut milk. You can also include dairy milk.
• Spices: You can choose to flavor the milkshake recipe with ½ teaspoon of ground cardamom or ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon or 1 to 2 pinches of nutmeg. Adding rose water is another lovely option. Note that saffron and nutmeg are warm spices, so add them in your milkshake during cold seasons or monsoons. Cardamom and cinnamon are cooling spices, so ideal to include them during hot summers.
• When to drink? This milkshake is very filling as it contains nuts, dried fruits, and milk so I usually skip my meal when I drink it. It is also a great option during fasting or vrat seasons.

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This dry fruit milkshake recipe from the blog archives was first published on August 2013. It has been updated on December 2024.