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Make homemade strawberry milk with real strawberries and no artificial dyes or syrups—just fresh, simple ingredients your kids will love.
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My kids love strawberry milk. With its fun pink color and delicious sweetness, it’s no wonder that this a kid favorite! But most strawberry milk out there, including the kind they have at school, is full of corn syrup and food coloring (such as red food dye – yikes!). Skip the powdery drink mixes and the artificially flavored ice cream syrups and make your own strawberry milk at home with just a few simple ingredients. It’s totally worth it to put in a little effort and whip up a fresh batch. It really doesn’t take much time, and you can leave any leftover syrup mix in the fridge for later.
Ingredients in Strawberry Milk
Homemade strawberry milk is made from your favorite milk, mixed with a simple syrup consisting of pureed strawberries and sugar. That’s it! Fresh, real ingredients that you can feel good giving to your kids. Adults love it, too! Try it with almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, or oat milk for a vegan spin on this recipe.
Strawberry Syrup
The syrup in this recipe will make much more than just one serving. This recipe makes about 2 cups of syrup but one serving will only use 2-3 tablespoons of syrup. The mixture is also a simple syrup which means there aren’t any chunks of strawberries or seeds. All you need to do is boil fresh or frozen strawberries with some sugar, a little bit of water, and a splash of lemon juice. Strain out the larger bits of strawberry and then chill. The syrup will thicken up slightly as it gets colder. You can also add a little cornstarch to the mixture while it’s boiling to thicken.
Strawberry Milk Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- Wash strawberries well. Remove stems, hull, and cut into quarters
- Place strawberries, sugar, ¼ cup water, and lemon juice in a large saucepan and heat over medium-high heat
- When the mixture comes to a light boil, reduce heat and simmer 8-10 minutes or until strawberries become soft and syrup thickens.
- Pour mixture into liquid measuring cup or jar through a fine mesh strainer (this will help remove the seeds). Press the strawberries gently to release excess juices. Skim foam from the syrup if needed. Allow to cool before serving.
- If syrup is too thin, return to sauce pan and bring to a simmer. You want the syrup to be thick enough to coat a spoon. Thicken by combining ¼ cup water and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Add slowly, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is reached.
- Allow to cool. Stir in 2-3 tablespoons of syrup to 2 cups of milk.
- Stir until pink and well combined. Store excess syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Notes
- Swap out the sugar for some honey or artificial sweetener such as Stevia, Splenda, or monk fruit sweetener.
- For a vegan alternative, use almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, soy milk, or cashew milk instead of dairy milk.
- Use fresh or frozen strawberries for this recipe.
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Korean Strawberry Milk
Korean strawberry milk has been all the rage on TikTok lately. In Korean strawberry milk, you simply stir in the strawberry mixture without straining it to make a simple syrup. You can serve this with a spoon or a thick boba straw so you can sip up the bits of strawberry with your milk.
Questions About How to Make Strawberry Milk
Yes! If you don’t have fresh strawberries on hand, frozen strawberries are a great alternative.
Sure! You may get little bits of seeds in your syrup but it will ultimately taste the same. You can also strain the milk after you have mixed the syrup in. The seeds will separate easily by straining it just once through a fine mesh strainer.
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What Else Can I Use Strawberry Syrup For?
Strawberry syrup can be used in many different ways! Here’s a few ideas that our original strawberry syrup recipe would go delicious with:
- Italian soda
- Strawberry lemonade
- Pancakes
- Ice cream
- Aebleskiver
- Waffles
- French Toast
- Homemade Dinner Rolls
- Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
- And much much more!
great
The fresh strawberries make this soooooo good!
This is so much better than the fake stuff! Thank you for a delicious recipe!