Whataburger Shakes & Malts: Flavors, Sizes, Prices & Calories

Whataburger shake prices

A medium shake was $4.59 at Store #367 (West & San Angelo, San Antonio, TX) on Nov 3, 2026, and the White Chocolate Raspberry Shake (medium, 20 oz) was also $4.59. The medium vanilla shake is 500 calories; the White Chocolate Raspberry is 560.

The White Chocolate Raspberry Shake has its own page: White Chocolate Raspberry Shake.

Shake and malt calories by size

Whataburger's nutrition list gives every shake and malt in small, medium and large. Calories per size:

A large vanilla shake (800 cal) has 400 more calories than a small (400 cal). Going down one size is the easiest way to keep the treat and lose a few hundred calories.

Shake or malt?

A malt is a shake with malted milk powder added, which gives a toasty, slightly nutty taste. At Whataburger the malts come in the classic flavors plus Peaches & Cream in the nutrition list.

Calories are close: a medium vanilla malt is 520 calories against 500 for the medium vanilla shake. Pick by taste, not by calories, since the gap is small in every size.

Are the shakes worth it?

At $4.59, a medium shake costs more than a medium Coca-Cola ($2.69) and about the same as a dessert plus a drink. In calories it is closer to a meal: a medium vanilla shake (500 cal) has nearly as many calories as a #1 Whataburger (590 cal).

If you want something sweet for less, the Whataburger desserts start at $1.99 for a cookie. Whether the shakes use real ice cream is answered on are Whataburger shakes real ice cream.

Seasonal shake flavors

Whataburger rotates seasonal shakes. The White Chocolate Raspberry Shake was on the menu at the store we checked, and the nutrition list also carries a Banana Pudding Shake (580 cal medium) and a Peaches & Cream Malt (630 cal medium). Seasonal flavors come and go, so the three classics are the ones you can count on.

The seasonal flavors run heavier than vanilla: the medium Peaches & Cream Malt has 130 more calories than a medium vanilla shake.

Sugar in a shake

A medium vanilla shake lists 85 g of sugar, 10 g of protein and 12 g of fat. That is less sugar than a medium Coca-Cola (107 g) but far more calories, because of the milk fat.

Splitting a medium shake two ways, or ordering a small, keeps the treat and cuts the sugar a lot. A small vanilla shake is the lightest shake on the list.

Shake allergens and gluten

Every shake and malt contains milk. Malts add malted milk powder, which is made from barley, so a malt is not a gluten-free choice. Item-by-item allergens are on the Whataburger allergen menu, and gluten-free planning on Whataburger gluten-free.