My latest article for Recipe.com is all about homemade strawberry milk, made with real strawberries and little or no added sugar. It’s probably too simple to call a recipe, but I got to play around with the ingredients to create some variations we love as much as the original, including chocolate + strawberry and coconut + strawberry.

If you or your little one are hooked on store bought strawberry milk, this is an excellent way to wean yourself from the artificial sweeteners, but it’s also just a refreshing warm weather beverage for anyone. Zane was especially smitten with the flavored milks and exhibited signs of withdrawal when we ran out – good thing they’re healthy and easy to make. We’ve been drinking these flavored milks straight up but they would also be great over cereal or as the base for a smoothie. Go to Recipe.com to read the article on homemade strawberry milk and get the recipes for the variations.