Bidding Goodbye To The Viral Grimace Shake

Grimace Shake from McDonald’s became a TikTok trend in June when it introduced a purple-tinted milkshake in a nostalgia-driven campaign honouring “Grimace” – one of the fast food giant’s characters seen in advertisements and at children’s birthday parties.

Some Rumours say that he’s Ronald McDonald’s friend from another planet. Let’s learn all about the what, why and how of the grimace in this article.

What’s Grimace Shake?

Now, you may wonder, who exactly is Grimace?

Well, Grimace is a lovable purple monster introduced by McDonald’s, who won the hearts of children in the 1970s and 80s.

The “Grimace Birthday Shake” was offered as part of the “Grimace Birthday Meal,” which included a choice of Big Mac or 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, a medium French fry, and, of course, the unique purple shake.

If you didn’t get a chance to try the shake and wonder if it’s still available, here’s a bit of disappointing news. (pstt we got the solution to at the end)

Why It Went Viral?

Many across the country rushed to their local McDonald’s to try the shake out, some on social media shared a rather “grim” interpretation of the shake’s supposed effects.

Several users on TikTok posted videos, showing them drinking the purple-tinted milkshake before showing them appear to be dead in the next sequence.

Bidding Farewell To Grimace

Grimace month has officially come to an end. McDonald’s appeared to bid farewell to the shake and birthday meal in a tweet — supposedly written by Grimace.

“U made me feel so specialll ty say goodbye grimace nowww,” the tweet read.

Will The Grimace Come Back?

The shake was introduced to celebrate Grimace’s birthday, there’s a chance it could return a year from now — when Grimace celebrates his next birthday.McDonald’s nor Grimace himself have yet to say whether that’s a possibility, though. So we’ll just have to wait and see.

Recipe Of The Grimace Shake

For those who didn’t get to try out this viral shake, worry not, we’re here with a simple recipe for you to enjoy the same.

Ingredient

• 300ml milk

• 600g vanilla ice cream

• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries

• 4 tablespoons strawberry jam

• Whipped cream, to serve

Method

1. Let vanilla ice cream soften slightly before adding to the blender.
2. Add milk, ice cream, blueberries and jam to a blender and mix on high until smooth.
3. Transfer milkshake into a tall glass and top with a swirl of whipped cream

It is important to note that the Grimace Shake is completely safe to consume, and no harm has been reported thus far. The videos circulating on TikTok has been created for buzz and to capture people’s attention. So what are you waiting for!? Hop on the Trend! Go and try the shake and let us know how it went. You can snap the pics, post on Instagram and tag us so that we can see