Sweet creamy milk packed with delicious strawberry flavors! This quick and easy strawberry milk is made with four simple ingredients in 5 minutes. This is better than store-bought and will save you money! [Dairy-free adaptable]
This strawberry milk is so flavorful and simple to make at home with minimal ingredients. It features milk, strawberry, ice and white granulated sugar or a sweetener of your choice.
This dessert beverage takes less than 5 minutes to make and you just need a blender, food processor or a muddler to crush the strawberries. You could even simply finely chop the berries with a knife.
The best part about this fruit milk recipe is that it's so good that you won't have to buy store-bought again, which is usually filled with preservatives and colouring agents!
It's also important to use fresh, quality, and ripened strawberries that smell sweet and have a vibrant red color. The best time to source good strawberries is strawberry season, between June to July.
Ingredients & Substitutes
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- Fresh Strawberries: that are ripened, vibrant in color and smell sweet through the package.
- White Granulated Sugar: or substitute with maple syrup, cane sugar or any liquid sweetener.
- Milk: or substitute with a plain plant-based milk like oat milk for a dairy-free option. I would avoid almond milk, soy milk or coconut milk because they have a slight taste to them.
- Ice cubes (optional): if you prefer the strawberry milk colder.
Expert Tips
- Use fresh ripened vibrant red strawberries for best taste!
- Chop the strawberries into quarters or into even smaller pieces before crushing. This helps you crush the berries into a purée unless you're using a blender or food processor.
- Make sure the strawberries are well crushed or blended so you’re not drinking chunks unless you prefer that.
- If you have a blender or food processor, use that for an extra smooth strawberry purée.
Instructions
Below are step-by-step instructions on how to make strawberry milk:
- In a tall glass, add chopped strawberries and white granulated sugar and crush them with a muddler until they’re puréed. If you don't have a muddler, blend the strawberries and sugar in a blender or food processor or finely chop the berries with a knife and transfer to the drinking glass.
- Optional: add ice cubes on top of the strawberry purée if you want it colder.
- Pour cold milk over the puréed strawberry mixture and ice and mix to enjoy!
Storage
- Leftover strawberry milk will last up to 4 days stored in an airtight container or jar in the fridge. Before enjoying, give it another mix.
- Freezer-friendly? I don't recommend freezing strawberry milk as the freezer will change the texture of the fruit and milk.
Pairing Suggestions
This strawberry milk serves well with:
- fresh fruit
- cakes, pastries, cookies or other baked goods and desserts
- pancakes, waffles or crepes
- bread or toast with jam
- cereal, oatmeal, muesli
FAQ
Strawberry milk can be made up to 4 days in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. To enjoy, mix the milk with the strawberries again.
Yes, feel free to substitute with ripe watermelon, banana, blueberries, or peaches.
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Easy 5-min. Strawberry Milk
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk or plain oat milk for a dairy-free option
- 4 medium strawberries with stems removed
- 2.5 tablespoon white granulated sugar or maple syrup or cane sugar
- 6 ice cubes optional
Instructions
- In a tall glass, add chopped strawberries and white granulated sugar and crush them with a muddler until they’re puréed. If you don't have a muddler, blend the strawberries and sugar in a blender or food processor or finely chop the berries with a knife and transfer to the drinking glass.
- Optional: add ice cubes on top of the strawberry purée if you want it colder.
- Pour cold milk over the puréed strawberry mixture and ice and mix to enjoy!
Skylar
It turned out so good! I will definitely be making this again
Christie Lai
Thank you so much for making my recipe and so glad you liked it!
Anne
Can I skip the putting strawberry milk into a pitcher
Christie Lai
Sure!
Sherri
So in love with this vegan strawberry milk! And oat milk is my ultimate favorite vegan milk! Definitely have to make a glass ASAP! 🙂
Rebecca Dillon
What a delicious treat! Thanks for the recipe, Christie! 😘😋
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Strawberries are the absolute best. We buy so many of them, because my kids all LOVE them! I know they'd be so excited if I served them up some of this strawberry milk too!
CK
This vegan strawberry milk is soooo pretty and delicious sounding! I love how it only took so few ingredients to make!
Never Ending Journeys
Such a tasty recipe... all of those strawberry benefits make it all the more better!