Strawberry Milk Recipe

Homemade Strawberry Milk Vs. Store-Bought

Great alternative. This fresh, fruity drink is a perfect alternative to store-bought syrups that contain unwanted ingredients.

Fresh ingredients in homemade. This recipe uses real, fresh strawberries and only two other basic ingredients. When you make a homemade simple syrup for the milk, you don't need to add the preservatives and other chemical ingredients.

Unwanted ingredients in store-bought. Some commercial strawberry syrups and strawberry milks contain ingredients like glucose-fructose, high fructose corn syrup, sodium benzoate, modified corn starch, potassium sorbate, mono and diglycerides, flavor and color. I don't even see strawberries on that list...

Ingredients

This recipe keeps it simple with only 3 ingredients:

• fresh strawberries - You can also try this recipe with frozen strawberries but it may take longer to cook the syrup.
• sugar - The sugar is used to make the homemade syrup which will blend nicely into the milk.
• milk - I use whole milk but you can get creative with the recipe. For a vegan twist, replace the cow's milk with coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk, pumpkin milk or another dairy-free product.

How to Make Strawberry Milk

1. Make the syrup. In a small pot, heat the strawberries, sugar and water over medium heat. Simmer until very soft (around 10 minutes).
2. Strain and discard strawberries. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer. This will give you a clear strawberry syrup. Discard the strawberries from the strainer.
3. Add syrup to milk. Add 3-4 tablespoons of the strawberry syrup to each glass of cold milk (or to taste) and stir.
4. Serve. Serve!

Tips

• Make it an adult beverage by spiking it with some vodka or white rum and it will taste more like my strawberry liqueur.
• You can serve it hot or cold and use the leftover strawberry syrup for another sweet treat or beverage that you would like to add strawberry flavor to.
• This drink is best served fresh, so don't pour the syrup into the milk until you're ready to drink it.
• If you're planning ahead, you can make a batch of homemade syrup and store it in the fridge, then mix the beverages whenever you're ready.
• The syrup in this recipe is clear, but you could purée the strawberry mixture in a blender instead of straining it, to get a thicker syrup with more texture and fiber.

Other Ways to Use up the Syrup

After you've made strawberry milk, you can use the leftover strawberry syrup in a number of other ways.

• Add it to smoothies. For example, pour it in a blender with a banana, dates and/or other types of fruit to make a nutritious fruit smoothie.
• Spoon it over a strawberry sundae.
• Pour it over pancakes or ice cream (such as my strawberry shortcake no churn ice cream).
• Make fruit punch.
• Bake a strawberry cake.
• Serve up delicious strawberry milkshakes for you and your family members.
• Try adding fresh strawberry slices to make a sweet strawberry glaze for your cakes and pastries.
• You can even add it to drinks like lemonade, iced tea and homemade cocktails or a strawberry mojito mocktail.
• For a unique summer treat, make shaved ice at home and pour the strawberry syrup on top.

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