Fresh Strawberry Milk

Strawberry milk made at home is much less sugary than store-bought and does not require any artificial colors at all to make the lovely pink color (which I forgot to take a picture of!). In addition, homemade strawberry milk retains some chunks of strawberries in the drink. If you don't like the chunks, you can puree the syrup after it has cooked.

I used frozen strawberries but fresh ones work as well, they just take a bit longer to melt in the pot and are more difficult to stir. If using fresh strawberries, I would recommend cutting them into quarters before cooking.

In my strawberry milk, I layered in some matcha boba and milk foam.

Fresh Strawberry Milk

Serves 2

takes 20 minutes

Ingredients

8 fresh or frozen strawberries, washed with tops removed
40 g sugar

1 1/2 cups milk (3/4 cup per serving)

Optional toppings:
1/3 cup brown sugar boba or matcha boba
matcha powder
1/4 cup milk foam or whipped cream
1 pinch of sprinkles

Method

1. Heat strawberries in a covered pot on high. Stir when needed to prevent sticking.
2. Once the strawberries have released some liquid and begun boiling, pour the sugar in and stir. Turn to a low simmer and cover the pot for 5 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat and mash the strawberries roughly until the desired size is reached. Let sit with lid off for another 5 minutes to reduce the mixture.
4. Spoon the strawberry syrup into two glasses. Pour cold or warm milk over the syrup and serve. 
5. If using milk foam, microwave 1/4 cup of milk until warm. Use milk frother until foam forms. Spoon foam over strawberry milk.