Homemade Strawberry Milk
Servings 2
Equipment
- Small Saucepan
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 2 cups of fresh strawberries hulled & sliced
- ½ cup of sugar to taste (my strawberries were extremely sweet so I only used ¼ cup)
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups of milk
Instructions
- Place the sliced strawberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat to medium-low and let simmer, stirring often until mixture thickens into a syrup, about 10 minutes.
- Strain liquid through a strainer into a bowl, pressing with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much juice as possible.
- Discard solids (or feed them to your kids–my daughter devoured them).
- Place the strawberry syrup into the refrigerator to chill.
- Once the syrup is cold, pour about 2-3 tablespoons of the strawberry syrup into a glass of milk. Stir and taste, add more syrup if needed.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy.