This pretty pink drink Korean Strawberry Milk is made with the juicy, sweet flavour of fresh strawberries and vegan plant-based milk. This is a popular and easy drink to whip up.
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What is Korean Strawberry Milk?
Korean Strawberry Milk is a sweet, creamy, and refreshing beverage made with a fresh strawberry puree-syrup. It's commonly sold in convenience stores in Korea and is a dessert-like drink. Japan has a similar drink, called ichigo Milk.
Strawberry Milk has recently became viral so it was time to share this delicious recipe! It's important to use real strawberries that are crushed and heated to form a slightly sweetened flavour for the drink. You can use fresh or frozen strawberries depending on your preference. Finally, it's topped with lots of ice and plant-based milk is mixed in.
Traditionally, Korean strawberry milk is made with dairy milk but this recipe offers a delicious, vegan method.
Ingredients to Make Strawberry Milk
- Real strawberries (fresh or frozen)
- White sugar
- Plant-based milk
- Ice
What is the Best Plant Milk To Use?
Go with a plant milk that's has more body and thickness to it. If it's too thin, the drink will taste a bit too runny. Below are recommendations:
- Oat milk
- Almond milk (this is what I used)
- Coconut milk
Expert Tips to Make Korean Strawberry Milk
- Don't leave large chunks in the strawberry puree-syrup. Large chunks will get stuck in a straw when drinking.
- Use ripe strawberries. This will yield maximal sweetened and summery-flavour of the berries.
- Let the strawberry puree-syrup cool down before adding ice.
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Recipe for Korean Strawberry Milk
Homemade Korean Strawberry Milk (Vegan)
Ingredients
Strawberry Puree-Syrup
- 1 cup strawberries fresh or frozen
- 5 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup white sugar
Strawberry Milk
- 2 cups plant-based milk unsweetened
- 1 cup ice
- fresh strawberry optional garnish
Instructions
Strawberry Puree-Syrup
- Set a small sauce pan on medium heat. Add berries and water. As berries heat up, crush them well to form a purree without huge chunks. Add all sugar int the pot and gently stir. Add more water if needed to dissolve the sugar. Cook down for around ~5 minutes, or until strawberries form a thick syrup. Let it cool completley.
Assemble Drink
- Add ~3 tablespoon strawberry mixture to bottom of each serving glass. Add ice, then top with milk. Serve cold and stir well before drinking. Add a fresh cut strawberry on the rim to garnish.
