Strawberry Almond Milk
This recipe for Strawberry Almond Milk is easy to follow and only requires a few simple ingredients. Blend freeze-dried strawberries with almond milk for a delicious drink that you can enjoy any time of day. Perfect for people who are lactose intolerant or have allergies to dairy products.
Strawberry milk is a beverage where milk is mixed with strawberries or strawberry flavored syrup. The taste is both decadent and refreshing like sipping on a cool glass of strawberries and cream.
If you’d love to enjoy strawberry milk without the dairy, this recipe for strawberry almond milk is the perfect dairy-free option.
Instead of using fresh strawberries to make this milk, we use freeze-dried strawberries. This gives the milk more natural sweetness, a smooth texture, and natural pink color.
All you’ll need to do is blend up your favorite almond milk (or dairy-free milk) with freeze-dried strawberries until smooth and creamy. Add a touch of honey if you’d like a bit more sweetness and enjoy!
🥄 Homemade Strawberry Almond Milk Is:
- Dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, and refined sugar-free.
- Made with only a few simple ingredients
- Perfect for people who are lactose intolerant or have allergies to dairy products
- Naturally sweetened with freeze-dried strawberries
- Smooth and creamy in texture
- Great for both kids and adults
Ready to learn how to make strawberry almond milk? Let’s do it!
🍓 Ingredients & Tools
All you’ll need is two simple ingredients to make a refreshing glass of creamy dairy-free strawberry milk. Add additional sweetener if you prefer!
- Almond Milk – You can either make your own almond milk from scratch from blanched almonds or use your favorite storebought version to save time.
- Freeze Dried Strawberries – This key ingredient is essential as freeze-dried strawberries give the milk a better consistency along with taste and color.
- High-Speed Blender – A ninja, Vitamix, or any high-speed blender is sure to whip the milk into a smooth consistency.
🥣How To Make Strawberry Flavored Almond Milk
1️⃣ Step One: Combine the ingredients
Add the almond milk and freeze-dried strawberries to a high-speed blender.
2️⃣ Step Two: Blend the strawberry milk
Pulse the blender a few times to break up the strawberries to break up the mixture, then blend on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy.
3️⃣ Step Three: Sweeten to taste (OPTIONAL)
Depending on how sweet your freeze-dried strawberries are, you may or not need to add your favorite sweeteners such as honey, agave, maple syrup, or sugar to taste.
👩🏻🍳 Recipe Tips
- If your strawberries are not breaking down in the blender, you may want to grind them up dry in a coffee grinder to form a powder that can easily be blended into the milk.
- For best results, pulse the ingredients first before a continuous blend for creamy and smooth milk.
- Serve cold or over ice for an iced cold refreshing drink with sliced strawberries for garnish.
🔁Variations
- Unsweetened strawberry milk: The strawberries have a natural sweetness that doesn’t contain any refined sugar. Omit any honey, agave, or maple syrup to keep it naturally sweetened.
- Strawberry banana milk: Add a sliced banana to the mix for a strawberry banana flavored almond milk.
- Chocolate strawberry milk: Add two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to make a chocolate strawberry-flavored drink.
- Using other plant-based milk: Instead of almond milk, try using cashew milk, oat milk, flax milk, hemp milk, or coconut milk to blend with the freeze-dried strawberries.
- Use flavor extracts: Change up the flavor by adding a few drops of vanilla extract, maple, almond, or coconut.
- Make it minty: Blend the milk with a drop of peppermint extract or fresh mint for strawberry mint milk.
🥛Serving Suggestions
Use it to make a strawberry smoothie with your favorite fruits and protein powder.
Toss a handful of fresh or frozen strawberries into your blender along with the almond milk for an extra strawberry flavor and thicker consistency.
Pour it over cereal, granola, or oatmeal as a strawberry milk alternative.
Sip on it plain as is or use it in recipes that call for dairy milk.
Add a pinch of sea salt to balance the sweetness and bring out the flavor of the strawberries even more.
🧊How To Store
Storing: Strawberry almond milk will last in the fridge for up to four days. Be sure to give it a good shake before using it as the strawberry powder may settle at the bottom.
Freezing: Strawberry almond milk can be frozen for up to three months. Pour it into an ice cube tray. When ready to use, thaw overnight in the fridge or place the sealed container in a bowl
❔FAQ
You can find strawberry almond milk at most grocery stores. If you can’t find it in the dairy section, check the freezer aisle as some brands may have it there.
In order for the milk and strawberries to emulsify properly, a blender is necessary. An alternative is to grind up the freeze-dried strawberries and stir them into milk though it may not be as smooth.
Freeze-dried strawberries can be found at most grocery stores near the other dried fruit or in the baking aisle or where you find dried fruit and nuts. If you have trouble finding them, check the bulk section as they may have it there.
You can, however, the pulp of the strawberries will keep the milk from being smooth which may need to be strained. Fresh strawberries will also give the milk a less concentrated strawberry flavor.
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- Rose Petal Chai Latte
- Gingersnap Cold Brew
- Strawberry Pink Drink
- Honey Almondmilk Cold Brew
- Iced Matcha Latte
- Iced Guava Passionfruit Drink
Strawberry Almond Milk
Equipment
- High Speed Blender Ninja, Vitamix, etc.
Ingredients
- 8 oz Almond Milk unsweetened
- ¼ cup Freeze Dried Strawberries
Instructions
- Add the almond milk and freeze-dried strawberries to a high-speed blender.
- Pulse the blender a few times to break up the strawberries to break up the mixture, then blend on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.
- OPTIONAL: Depending on how sweet your freeze-dried strawberries are, you may or not need to add your favorite sweeteners such as honey, agave, maple syrup, or sugar to taste.
