Strawberry Milk

Here’s how to make strawberry milk! This recipe makes a lightly sweet, refreshing drink that’s quick to blend up.

Here’s a fun drink that works for kids and adults alike: homemade strawberry milk! This pale pink, berry flavored beverage is fast and easy to whip up at home using real berries and vanilla. It’s creamy and thick, lightly sweet with just the right hint of sweet berry. Whip it up in a blender and it’s a great snack for kids: or a refreshing altnerative to a smoothie. Here’s how to make it!

Ingredients in strawberry milk

Who knows what’s in store-bought strawberry milk. But this strawberry milk recipe has real strawberries, your milk of choice, and a little vanilla to amp up the flavors. It tastes so sweet and pure, it’s worth making homemade! Here’s all you’ll need for this recipe:

• Milk of choice: use dairy milk or oat milk for dairy-free
• Strawberries: fresh or frozen! If you can, refrigerate the fresh berries so the drink is colder out of the blender
• Maple syrup or honey: or your sweeter of choice, like agave syrup
• Vanilla: optional, but it adds a nice nuance
• Pinch of salt: this brings out the flavors

How to make strawberry milk: some tips

There are several ways to make strawberry milk. We prefer the quickest and easiest path, which is throwing everything into a blender and whizzing it up! But there are a few things to note about this method:

• Blend the strawberries, sweetener, vanilla and salt. See the recipe below for quantities.
• Strain through a fine mesh strainer. You can skip this step if you plan to drink right away. But the texture without straining is pretty thick: it separates quickly and has floating strawberry pulp. Run it through a strainer and the texture is beautifully smooth and fluffy. It’s worth the extra time!
• Chill. After blending the milk may not be fully cold, especially if you use strawberries that are room temperature. Chill the milk or to cheat, throw a couple ice cubes in the blender and blend before straining.

Storage info

Homemade strawberry milk does have some different storage instructions than purchased milk. Here’s what to know about how long it lasts:

• Stores refrigerated for 3 to 4 days. It’s best the closest to when you’ve made it.
• It naturally separates: just shake before serving! We like storing it in a covered jar: then just give it a shake before you pour it into a glass.

More strawberry recipes

Got more berries? Here are a few more recipes to make with this tasty fruit:

• Try fan favorite Strawberry Bread or Strawberry Sorbet
• Go for Strawberry Cream Cheese
• Opt for Strawberry Lemonade or Strawberry Water
• Bake a Fresh Strawberry Pie or Classic Strawberry Crumble
• Drink up a Strawberry Margarita or Fresh Strawberry Mojito

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Strawberry Bread

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Strawberry Cream Cheese

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Classic Strawberry Crumble

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Strawberry Margarita

This strawberry milk recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free. For dairy free and vegan, use oat milk.

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