Fresh Strawberry Milk (+ Strawberry Matcha Latte)

Strawberry milk is just 3 ingredients: strawberries, sugar, and milk. Most other recipes call for you to cook the strawberries with sugar and water, but I prefer this foolproof method since it requires no cooking. Simply combie strawberries with sugar and let time take care of the rest. This is known as maceration. In this process, sugar, a hygroscopic substance, attracts water from the strawberries until it fully saturates and dissolves.

The result is an undiluted strawberry syrup that captures the aroma of fresh strawberries, totally different from the cooked jammy stuff. Use this to make strawberry milk (better than Nesquik!), strawberry matcha lattes, strawberry lemonade, spoon it over pancakes, the list goes on!

Fresh Strawberry Syrup

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Prep Time:5 minutes mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

Macerated Strawberry Syrup

• 226 g strawberries, chopped 8oz, about 2 cups
• 100 g sugar 3.5oz, 1/2 cup

For Strawberry Milk

• milk of choice

For Matcha

• 3 g matcha optional
• 40 mL hot water optional, for matcha

Instructions

Macerated Strawberry Syrup

• In a bowl or zippered bag, toss strawberries in sugar. Place in refrigerator to macerate for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight. The syrup is ready to use when strawberries stop releasing liquid and all sugar is dissolved. Strain if desired.

Strawberry Milk

• To make strawberry milk, add a couple tablespoons of strawberry syrup to a glass. Top with ice and 1 cup (240mL) milk of choice, stir and enjoy.

Strawberry Matcha Latte

• To make it a strawberry matcha latte, whisk together 3g matcha and 40mL hot water in a separate bowl before pouring over the strawberry milk.