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This Homemade Strawberry Milk is loaded with the flavor of fresh strawberries. This easy 3-ingredient strawberry syrup is made with real ingredients, no dyes or artificial flavorings. Use fresh or frozen strawberries and any dairy or plant-based milk that you choose. This is an easy and fun recipe that tastes so much better than store bought strawberry milk.
Are you ready to feel like a kid again? We’re making Strawberry Milk! After making a Strawberry Milkshake recently I was reminded of this Strawberry Milk recipe. I’ve been serving this to my kids as an after school treat and they have been loving it!
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- What is strawberry milk made of?
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What is strawberry milk made of?
This recipe is made of two components: homemade strawberry syrup and milk.
- Strawberry syrup: On the stovetop simmer a mixture of strawberries, sugar, and water. Once thickened, strain out the solids and you’re left with a sweet, bright red strawberry syrup.
- Milk: You can use any type of milk, dairy or nondairy. I typically use 2% milk or unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Note: If you’re using a sweetened plant-based milk you might want to add a little less syrup. Taste it and adjust as necessary.
Stir the chilled syrup into a glass of milk and drink up!
Other uses for strawberry syrup
This recipe makes 1-½ cups of strawberry syrup. This is enough for about 6 glasses of strawberry milk. I often use some syrup for making strawberry milk and then use the leftover syrup for topping pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, or yogurt.
Smaller quantity
If you’d like a smaller serving of strawberry milk, the quantities below make enough syrup for 2-3 glasses of strawberry milk:
- 1 ½ cups sliced strawberries
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup water
Storage
Store strawberry syrup in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Stir it into milk right before serving.
More strawberry recipes
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
- Strawberry Shortcake Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
- Strawberry Muffins
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Recipe
Strawberry Milk
This Homemade Strawberry Milk is loaded with the flavor of fresh strawberries. This easy 3-ingredient strawberry syrup is made with real ingredients – no dyes or artificial flavorings.
4.98 from 39 votes
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Course: Drink, Fruit
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 see notes for smaller quantity
Calories: 146kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced strawberries (fresh or frozen), I used one 16-oz bag frozen sliced strawberries
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup water
- milk , preferably whole or 2%; non-dairy milk can be substituted
- whipped cream , for topping (optional)
Instructions
Place the strawberries, sugar, and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Simmer for about 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
Set a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the strawberry mixture through the strainer. Use the back of a spoon to press the strawberries against the strainer, extracting as much juice/syrup as possible. If there is any foam on top of the syrup you can scoop it off now. Chill the syrup.
To serve: pour ¾ cup of milk into a glass and add syrup to taste (I add about 3-4 tablespoons). Stir and serve.
Notes
The recipe above makes about 1-½ cups of syrup, which will make about 6 cups of strawberry milk. If you’d like a smaller serving, the quantities below make enough syrup for 2-3 glasses of strawberry milk:
- 1-½ cups sliced strawberries
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup water
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Elle
It’s really good and surprisingly easy to make for someone who’s not good at cooking. Thank you! 🙂Reply
Allison
You’re welcome!
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John Wimberley
Found that it’s way too sweet. Cut back to 1 cup of sugar to 2 lbs of strawberries to 1 1/3 of water.This made to just a hair under 4 cups of surup.
Using 1 gallon of milk the whole lot fits perfectly into 5 x 1 pint milk bottles.Reply
Sade Black
Making this now!! How to storage leave overs?Reply
Allison
In the refrigerator.
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Janet
Can this be frozen
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Allison
I wouldn’t recommend it.
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