Sweet strawberry milk filled with the flavor of fresh strawberries. Ditch the store bought syrup; this easy recipe is only 3 ingredients, with no artificial colors, flavors, or dyes.
Are you ready to feel like a kid again? I made you strawberry milk! And not just any strawberry milk, but strawberry milk with no artificial colors or flavors. That pretty pink hue is all strawberries. Woohoo!
I will admit that I probably only had strawberry milk a few times during my childhood. My mom never bought strawberry syrup. Have you looked at that ingredient list? Eeeeeek. Thanks, mama. When I had the idea for strawberry milk made with real strawberries (and not much else), I knew this had the potential to be reeeaaallly good. The ingredient list is short: strawberries, sugar, and milk. And the recipe is basically three steps: boil sugar and strawberries into a syrup, strain the syrup, add the syrup to milk.
You can make this with fresh or frozen strawberries. The results are just as good either way. You can also use a non-dairy milk like almond milk or coconut milk.
I’m looking forward to making this strawberry milk for my kiddos on Valentine’s Day. They both LOVED this! I allowed our one year old, Juliette, a few sips of this milk before putting her down for a nap and when she woke up the first thing out of her mouth was, “Milk, milk!” She couldn’t wait to have more. I can’t say I blame her. Enjoy!
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Strawberry Milk (no artificial colors or flavors)
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- Milk preferably whole or 2%; non-dairy milk can be substituted
- Whipped cream or sprinkles for topping (optional)
Instructions
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Place the strawberries, sugar, and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and juicy.
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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. Chill the syrup. You can either discard the solids or save them for topping oatmeal or yogurt.
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To serve: pour 1 cup of milk and add syrup to taste (I add between 3-4 tablespoons of syrup per cup of milk). Stir and serve.
Love love love this because it is all natural.
This drink is so pretty! I love the color.
I LOVE strawberry milk, but I always just buy it for a treat. I am totally saving this to make!! thanks!
This is such an awesome idea, thank you sooo much!
Love your pictures, and this recipe looks super easy. Gotta give this one a go.
This looks yummy, festive and SO much better for you!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
i just bought strawberries today i’ll have to try this out
I used to love strawberry milk as a kid! This looks like a much healthier version!
I love this! Looks so delicious and gorgeous!
wow, looks amazing! (almost makes me want to drink milk, lol)
This recipe looks like such a treat and I love the simple real ingredients!
This looks so so good! My youngest daughter and my husband would absolutely love this!
These are SO PRETTY looking!! I’d just want to stare at them, haha!
Yay for homemade strawberry milk! I used to chug this stuff as a kid!
Isn’t it the best?! Thanks for stopping by!
Brings back great childhood memories and so good!