Homemade Strawberry Milk

Homemade Strawberry Milk - Mom's Kitchen Handbook

It’s the season for strawberries and this Homemade Strawberry Milk is a terrific thing to do with them. Delicious, yes, and also far better for you than typical store-bought strawberry milk. Indeed, scan a bottle of Nesquik and you’ll quickly learn that it’s missing strawberries entirely.  What isn’t missing are some ingredients you could happily live without, including artificial flavors and red dye 3.

Why do that to yourself when you can make strawberry milk in your very own kitchen. It’s tasty, will take you about one minute to make, and gets its flavor and rosy color not from a chemistry lab, but from Mother Nature in the form of (you guessed it) strawberries.

A Nutritious Blend

Enjoy this as a nourishing drink as part of breakfast or an afternoon snack.  You’ll be getting a boatload of calcium and eight grams of protein in every glass, as well as a boost of vitamin C and fiber from the berries. If you stow it in the refrigerator overnight after blending, the pectin in the strawberries will cause the milk to thicken, which has an appeal all its own. Just give it a stir and enjoy.

A few more ideas for Homemade Strawberry Milk

  • Make this more smoothie than milk by adding a small frozen ripe banana to the blender.
  • Add an ice cube to the blender for a colder, frothier drink.
  • Add a dash of cinnamon, cardamom, or ginger to the blender.
  • Whisk a teaspoon of matcha powder with 2 tablespoons hot water. Add to the blender with the strawberry milk and blend well. Pour into a glass over ice.
  • Enjoy strawberry milk over your breakfast granola. Top with sliced strawberries for even more berry flavor.

For more strawberry-centric recipes, check out:

Honey-Stewed Strawberry Rhubarb Compote

Eton Mess with Yogurt Whipped Cream

Strawberry Arugula Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts

Strawberry Popsicles

Homemade Strawberry Milk

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Creamy Strawberry Milk

Since the sweetness of strawberries can vary, feel free to tinker with the amount of berries and maple syrup to suit your tastebuds. You can store this in the fridge overnight, if you like, and the natural pectin in the strawberries will result in a pleasingly thicker milk. Just be sure to stir well before drinking.
Course Drinks
Servings 1 serving
Calories 164 kcal
Author Katie Morford

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cold milk (cow's milk or unsweetened plant milk)
  • 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
  • 6 medium strawberries, stemmed
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Combine the ingredients in a blender and run until frothy and smooth, with the strawberries completely blended into the milk. Taste and add more strawberries and/or maple syrup, as needed.
  2. Pour into a cup or cups. Add ice, if desired.

Comments

07.06.2016 at10:16 AM #

Catherine McCord

The new site AND this recipe are GORGEOUS!!!

07.06.2016 at10:16 AM #

Katie Morford

Thanks Catherine. It’s sort of fun to have a fresh new face to the site.

07.06.2016 at11:32 AM #

Christin Hebron, MBA, RD, LD

Thanks for sharing this! What a great way to make homemade strawberry milk!

07.06.2016 at11:32 AM #

Katie Morford

Couldn’t be easier, too 🙂

07.07.2016 at10:47 AM #

Monica

I’ll admit when I saw this recipe, I was like, duh, adding strawberries to milk makes the milk taste like strawberries, but since I had some strawberries I made it and WOW! I blended it last night, tucked it in the fridge and had it this morning and it was DELICIOUS! Like drinkable yogurt or the best smoothie ever. Much greater than the sum of its parts and definitely on my “best of” MKH recipe list! Can’t wait to try to make peach milk, blueberry milk, etc. You’re the best!

07.07.2016 at10:47 AM #

Katie Morford

That was sort of my thought before I made it, too. So glad you liked it as much as we do. And yes, to trying it with other summer fruits. You might play around with different sweeteners and flavors, ie honey with peach or a little ginger along with blueberries.

07.21.2016 at6:03 PM #

Puneet

Tried this and loved it…Thanks for sharing. Its so simple, takes literally 5 minutes to prep. I used organic Strawberries though…

07.21.2016 at6:03 PM #

Katie Morford

oh yay!

07.21.2016 at6:03 PM #

Katie Morford

And I always say go for organic if available and in your budget.

09.15.2019 at4:52 AM #

Omen

I’m not a huge fan of Maple Syrup.

Do you think honey would be a good substitute?

09.15.2019 at4:52 AM #

Katie Morford

Absolutely!

11.20.2020 at2:57 PM #

Marc tams

Can’t wait to try this.

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