Unlike the processed strawberry milk on the market, this creamy, delicious version of the strawberry drink includes real California strawberries. Strawberries have as much vitamin C as an orange and are packed with essential vitamins, fiber, potassium and antioxidants. Sweet. Now that is an after school snack everyone can feel good about!
Strawberry Cashew Milk
Yield: 4 - 8 oz glasses
Calories: 229kcal
This homemade strawberry milk is a healthy twist on the classic childhood favorite. It makes a great afternoon snack for both kids and adults!
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- 1 cup raw cashews
- 2 cups water plus more for soaking
- 2 cups roughly chopped strawberries
- ½ - 1 Tbsp maple syrup adjust for sweetness
Instructions
- Place the cashews in a large bowl and cover generously with water. Allow to soak overnight.
- Drain and rinse the cashews, then place in a high speed blender with the 2 cups of water. Blend for 3-4 minutes, until completely smooth.
- Add the strawberries and maple syrup to taste and blend for another 2 minutes, until completely smooth.
- If necessary (depends how good your blender is), strain the milk through a fine mesh strainer.
- Serve cold and enjoy! Seal any extra in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Shake if separation occurs.
Nutrition
Serving: 8 oz. | Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 9mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 42mg
142 Comments on “Strawberry Cashew Milk”
Michelle C
September 12, 2015 at 3:54 pmMy family #ThinkStrawberries for back to school by adding strawberries to our fruit salads and to our morning oatmeal!
Jodi
September 15, 2015 at 1:08 amGood one! Thanks for sharing!
Aileen Gormley
September 15, 2015 at 11:32 amStrawberries are the perfect sweet-tart topping over crunchy, bland cereal and creamy milk. We grow Mara des Bois in our garden. #ThinkStrawberries
Darlene Wright
September 15, 2015 at 1:07 pmMy daughter loves to take strawberries to school for lunch. She loves them plain. Our problem is packing enough to share because all the other kids want some too!
Irene Menge
September 16, 2015 at 3:15 amThe kids love strawberries for an after school snack. If they’re doing homework, they can simply eat them out of the bowl with their fingers.
Anita L
September 16, 2015 at 7:15 amMy grand kids love me to serve them french toast or pancakes topped with strawberries from my garden!
Darla Peduzzi
September 16, 2015 at 6:16 pmMy little grandson loves strawberries cut up in bite sizes. They’re one of his favorites. #ThinkStrawberries
kristy balser
September 17, 2015 at 3:39 pmWe made a above ground bed and filled it with plant’s my kids love to go out and pick the berries and have them every morning with there toast and eggs they put a little power sugar on them and eat more of them then anything Strawberries are the perfect sweet-tart they add to there plain cottage cheese for after school snack’s too. #ThinkStrawberries
kim kihega
September 18, 2015 at 2:39 pmWe love to add strawberries into our breakfast menu! The kids really love them in oatmeal.
Jennifer Souveroff
September 18, 2015 at 2:58 pmWe like to add strawberries to our infusion water bottles for great tasting water on the go. My daughter loves to take her bottle to school and my husband takes his along with him to the office #ThinkStrawberries
Calshondra Williams
September 18, 2015 at 8:28 pmMy kids loves strawberries in their oatmeal or granola for breakfast. Also, as a snack in their lunch. We all love strawberries in our household.
Calshondra Williams
September 18, 2015 at 8:35 pmForgot to add thanks for sharing this delicious recipe. Thanks for the opportunity and chance to win this awesome #contest #ThinkStrawberries
Karrie
September 18, 2015 at 10:01 pmMy kids love Strawberries in their smoothies..yummy way to get a good treat
Kay
September 19, 2015 at 12:42 pmWe just eat them as they are: washed, cut into halves, and they disappear!
Tabetha Vinzant
September 19, 2015 at 4:22 pmMy kids would enjoy strawberry shortcake
paula s
September 20, 2015 at 4:12 amMy daughter loves straberries in her cereal, on her banana sandwich or just plain
Bessamy
September 21, 2015 at 3:20 amWe love to add strawberries to our protein smoothies! They make it great! Especially if we use bananna mix. Plus, they are really good in a fruit salad with pineapple.
Felina P
September 21, 2015 at 4:52 pmMy children’s favorite way is for my to just add a cup of fresh strawberries all by themselves. Whole, sweet & easy to eat.
Tina W
September 21, 2015 at 10:29 pmWe buy TONS of California strawberries in season and freeze lots of them whole. That way we can have a yummy strawberry smoothie any time of year.
Mary W
September 21, 2015 at 10:29 pmFresh strawberries rarely make it into many recipes at our house. I have whole strawberries in a pretty bowl and in no time the berries disappear! Everyone loves to snack on fresh strawberries!
Christine
September 21, 2015 at 10:35 pmChildren love strawberries in peanut butter sandwiches.
Susan P.
September 21, 2015 at 10:54 pmWe used to make strawberry milk from Strawberry Nesquik and orange milk from Tang. This recipe is so much better!
Susan P.
September 21, 2015 at 10:55 pmMy kids love strawberries plain or on top of vanilla ice cream.
Pamela Rehm
September 22, 2015 at 12:30 amyummy! my kids and I love them!
Patricia Caradonna
September 22, 2015 at 1:02 amMy kids love fresh plain strawberries in their lunches daily. I clean the strawberries and we eat them just the way they are. We also add fresh strawberries to our yogurt and cereal in the morning.
Dana Rodriguez
September 22, 2015 at 1:28 pmGreat recipe! Thanks! We love strawberries added to cereal for breakfast and they are great for snack time! #ThinkStrawberries
Anne H
September 22, 2015 at 2:01 pmMy kids love strawberries and granola on vanilla yogurt for breakfast and afterschool snacks. They’re sweet, healthy and delicious. Natures candy!
james doyle
September 22, 2015 at 3:04 pmStrawberry short cake and also in their oatmeal in the morning <3
Stephanie F.
September 22, 2015 at 3:57 pmWe could use California strawberries to make our own jam for peanut butter sandwiches, to spread on toast, bagels and such.
Shannon Weel
September 22, 2015 at 4:12 pmBoth of my children love to have fruit as their snack for school and also in their lunch. They love all fruit, but strawberries are their favorites. #ThinkStrawberries
Lisa Coles
September 22, 2015 at 4:37 pmMy daughter loves strawberries, so I think making after school snacks using strawberries… like fun kabobs or even strawberries with a yogurt dip, would be the perfect snack when she gets off the bus.
Kelly Nicholson
September 22, 2015 at 4:43 pmi dont have children,but this is a lot healthier than soda..thanks
Kathleen Downes
September 22, 2015 at 4:59 pmMy son loves strawberries. He likes to eat them plain and mixed with other fruit.
David Fultner
September 22, 2015 at 5:51 pmMy kid would love any thing with strawberries in it.
Angela Podgorny
September 22, 2015 at 6:09 pmMy grandkids love strawberries on their peanut butter sandwich.#ThinkStrawberries
Breanna Pollard
September 22, 2015 at 8:34 pmThey would love it in smoothies.
Debra S
September 22, 2015 at 8:37 pmAre you kidding me, how do we love Strawberries? I can fill up this form… whole, just pop them into your mouth! We put them whole in a good container for the kid’s lunches. In smoothies.. Oh my goodness, strawberry and banana and blueberry yogurt smoothies are in demand here as after school snack. Or before bed snack, or anytime! We love sliced and sugared saucy strawberries on our yogurt and icecream. Or on our pancakes and waffles… Strawberry and rhubarb pie… YUM
IrinaK
September 22, 2015 at 11:08 pmMy kids love strawberries with sour cream
Patricia Delgado
September 22, 2015 at 11:25 pmMy kids love strawberries in smoothies, in their lunch boxes and in their desserts!
Kathy
September 22, 2015 at 11:32 pmSince we gave up soda (and switched to seltzer), we halve strawberries, freeze them, and add them to glasses of the seltzer. Good replacement for ice , and you have a snack when you finish drinking :)
Tenley Erickson
September 22, 2015 at 11:33 pmWe love fresh strawberries! ♥ We often eat them plain. Sometimes we like to add slices to our morning yogurt or cereal. After-school is a great time for strawberry smoothies! We are excited to try this strawberry milk recipe!
Matt R.
September 22, 2015 at 11:38 pmWhat kid doesn’t love strawberries?
Sandra L Hying McFadden
September 22, 2015 at 11:41 pmMy one granddaughter doesn’t like strawberries, but loves to pick them. My other granddaughter loves them dipped in chocolate for snacks.
Joan Leonard
September 23, 2015 at 12:09 amstrawberry milk in our home and waffles top with strawberrys
susan h.
September 23, 2015 at 12:17 amKids love fresh strawberries in their preserves, in sandwich, and on the side mixed with raisins and granola
Sara M
September 23, 2015 at 12:21 amMy kids love my “fruit & chocolate burritos”! Take a whole grain tortilla, add chocolate spread (or chocolate hazelnut spread), sliced bananas & strawberries, then roll it up like a burrito.
Theresa Jenkins
September 23, 2015 at 12:46 amI’m a grandma nanny to our 5 grandkids ….we have 2 shifts for breakfast and strawberries are a part of that; there is fruit in their lunch, daily>>sometimes, strawberries; after school snacks>>sometimes, strawberries
Mary Lynn Hayes
September 23, 2015 at 12:52 amMy kids love strawberries just as they are.
L A
September 23, 2015 at 1:00 amLove the idea of making your own cashew milk. I probably won’t do it but it’s a great idea. My grandkids like strawberries in fruit salad.
Marci
September 23, 2015 at 1:21 amThe kids love strawberries in their oatmeal in the morning and as an afternoon snack with string cheese.
Cynthia Finan
September 23, 2015 at 1:34 amMy grandchildren love chocolate covered strawberries, and strawberry kabobs #ThinkStrawberries
Andrew Nenstiel
September 23, 2015 at 1:48 amBecause its healthy and good for them better than soda and sugary junk food.
RANDY FULGHAM
September 23, 2015 at 1:51 ammy kids always like whole strawberrys with little paks of sweetner with there lunch
Kristine Barrett
September 23, 2015 at 2:12 amMy kids love strawberries all by themselves. And I don’t mind them eating them since they’re healthy! :) They’re great on the side of waffles, pancakes, french toast or even a bowl of cereal! :)
Denise Shepherd
September 23, 2015 at 2:32 amMy grand~children love strawberries and cream cheese. on toasted, Thomas English muffins.
Chris D
September 23, 2015 at 3:18 amKids love california strawberries.
Cathy Philipps
September 23, 2015 at 4:16 amMy grandkids love plain clean washed strawberries in a bowl! They could eat them all day!
sue tardi
September 23, 2015 at 7:23 amMy kids love strawberries w/ whipped cream as desert
Linda Clineman
September 23, 2015 at 11:18 amWho doesn’t love fresh strawberries? My granddkids enjoy them fresh picked from the farm and will eat them anyway they’re prepared…raw, on ice cream, on cereal, baked in pies and snack bars…if it’s strawberry, they’re there!!
Jeff Rothrock
September 23, 2015 at 11:50 amon cereal
Debbie F
September 23, 2015 at 12:25 pmI make kefir milk every day – I make it so that it comes out really thick and really carbonated – so if you added strawberries and blended it up you’d have a fizzy strawberry milk soda! :D
Stacey Verguldi
September 23, 2015 at 12:59 pmMy daughter loves to dip her strawberries in whip cream. YUM
Wehaf
September 23, 2015 at 3:22 pmWe love strawberries in cereal, on salads, and on their own.
Lisa Brown
September 23, 2015 at 3:32 pmThe kids enjoy strawberry jam in the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch
Elle P.
September 23, 2015 at 4:22 pmFresh strawberries are delicious as they are and a good snack that we like. #thinkstrawberries
Betsy Rubendall Barnes
September 23, 2015 at 5:35 pmMy son loves strawberries on his oatmeal, yogurt and french toast. Always on our breakfast table! #ThinkStrawberries :)
cherrie
September 23, 2015 at 6:23 pmthe kids love them in their cereal
Douglas Houston
September 23, 2015 at 8:07 pmStrawberries and whipped cream on graham crackers. #ThinkStrawberries
vickie couturier
September 23, 2015 at 8:24 pmtheir fave is strawberry milkshakes
Jessica Padilla
September 23, 2015 at 9:59 pmMy son loves strawberries. I make him breakfast with strawberries in his oatmeal and pack a couple for his day snack.
Laura G
September 23, 2015 at 10:07 pmWe add fresh strawberries to our oatmeal in the morning. #ThinkStrawberries
Debbie Warila
September 23, 2015 at 10:37 pmWe love to add strawberries to breakfast cereals, sliced up with cream cheese on bagels or toast, and for a special dessert, I enjoy making strawberry shortcake the old-fashioned way that I learned at my grandmother’s knee.
Janel
September 23, 2015 at 10:48 pmI think my daughter would enjoy strawberries for back to school, she takes fresh fruit sometimes as a snack for the afternoon.
Nicole Carter
September 24, 2015 at 12:34 amI think my daughter would love fresh strawberries and strawberry cream cheese bagels for lunch or breakfast. #ThinkStrawberries
Richard Brandt
September 24, 2015 at 7:18 amStrawberry smoothies…great for lunch, at home, or on the go!
Susan C
September 24, 2015 at 10:04 amMy son would enjoy strawberries in a fruit smoothie for breakfast or an after school snack! He cant get enough strawberries…they’re his favorite fruit! #ThinkStrawberries
Kelly VanAuken
September 24, 2015 at 2:22 pmWashed and cut-up
Debra Guillen
September 24, 2015 at 3:27 pmMy son loves strawberries with yogurt dip.
Michelle Spayde
September 24, 2015 at 4:56 pmWe love to add strawberries to fruit cups.
Erica Saldivar
September 24, 2015 at 5:27 pmFor a school snack, I pack the kids sliced strawberry, grapes and sliced bananas in a container mixed all together.
Nicole Huckins
September 24, 2015 at 5:28 pmAll of this looks so good! We love snacking on strawberries!
Julie Lamb
September 24, 2015 at 5:48 pmmy kids love strawberries as snacks … they would eat them every day !
Wendy Sebastian
September 24, 2015 at 9:19 pmI pair strawberries with cheese after school for a healthy snack. I also serve them to my daughter as a side dish if she doesn’t like the veggie I am serving with meals.
Craig W
September 24, 2015 at 10:36 pmMy daughter loves fresh strawberries with whipped cream as a snack!
taximom00
September 24, 2015 at 11:42 pmMy kids would enjoy strawberries for back to school — adding fresh strawberries to sandwiches, homemade snacks or even for breakfast-if they were still young enough to go back to school!
Marnie G (Derrick Todd)
September 25, 2015 at 1:32 amWe like strawberries in so many different ways. Plain, on pancakes or waffles, in a smoothie, on top of cereal or oatmeal and especially in Strawberry Shortcake.
Sylvana B
September 25, 2015 at 1:56 amMy children would probably enjoy fresh strawberries in their cereal or oatmeal, or even as a snack.
Janet
September 25, 2015 at 2:38 am#Thinkstrawberry – We nutella with strawberries for snacks!
Raquel Perez
September 25, 2015 at 3:10 amSliced strawberries wiyh cheerios or corn flakes in the mornings
Anita Duvall
September 25, 2015 at 3:26 amThe kids love to have sliced strawberries and cream cheese on their waffles in the morning!!
MsBMackn
September 25, 2015 at 12:07 pmI babysit a 17 month old girl. I put strawberries in her yogurt, and she loves it! #ThinkStrawberries
amy tolley
September 25, 2015 at 12:27 pmmy family loves strawberries any way they can get them
Selene M.
September 25, 2015 at 12:46 pmMy kids always loved having whole fresh strawberries in their lunches as well as having them available to snack on.
terri s
September 25, 2015 at 4:06 pmKids love strawberries on pancakes!
Sue Morris
September 25, 2015 at 4:29 pmMy grandchildren love fresh sliced strawberries covered with vanilla yogurt in the mornings.
Cynthia Teer
September 25, 2015 at 5:59 pmMy rugrats luv strawberries plain or with whip cream & angel food cake yum!
Shauntea Crutcher
September 25, 2015 at 9:54 pmMy children enjoy plain strawberries with their breakfast and as an afternoon snack after school.
KATHRYN TEEL
September 25, 2015 at 11:31 pmI use chopped strawberries and shaved chocolate and pack in a container with a spoon she loves it!
Kristen
September 25, 2015 at 11:41 pmOne of my favorite indulgences is fresh strawberries dipped in sour cream and a tiny bit of brown sugar!
Ellie Wright
September 26, 2015 at 12:01 amMy boys like strawberry jam on their toast in the morning and strawberry smoothies after school.
Sarah Cool
September 26, 2015 at 7:26 amWe love pancakes with macerated strawberries yum!!!
Rita Corey
September 26, 2015 at 7:58 amWe all love strawberries any way you use them, but especially is just to eat them plain.
Terry Story
September 26, 2015 at 8:56 amWhen I was a kid we were taken to the country to help aunt Ruthless pick strawberries upon which an affair with the fruit that continues to this day, what kid wouldn’t love shortcake
Neha Kaul
September 26, 2015 at 9:07 amThe kids are nutty about strawberry and cottage cheese crepes (as am I, to be entirely honest)!
Kathy Scott
September 26, 2015 at 12:07 pmMy family #ThinkStrawberries for back to school by making smoothies
Tony N
September 26, 2015 at 12:47 pmWe are a big strawberry shortcake household. Everyone loves it! We go through a ton of strawberries throughout the entire year. #ThinkStrawberries
Christina B.
September 26, 2015 at 1:00 pmMy daughter loves strawberries no matter when or where she eats them :) For school lunches though I usually cut off the tops and cut them in half. Sometimes I add a dollop of whipped topping if it’s a special occasion but not often.
Scott Poston
September 26, 2015 at 9:59 pmI think my niece would love CA strawberries on a sandwich. She’s a great little eater and loves fruit & veggies more than most kids her age.
whitley gray
September 26, 2015 at 10:38 pmThis looks lovely!
Brittany
September 27, 2015 at 2:45 amStrawberries with whip cream
Michelle S
September 27, 2015 at 6:47 pmMy little one loves strawberry milk, or in smoothies, or just as a snack. It’s not hard to get her to eat them any way I use them.
Allyson Bossie
September 27, 2015 at 9:55 pmWe make smoothies with strawberries, we eat them as is, my kids love them in pancakes, in a fruit compote. Just lots of ways to enjoy strawberries during the school year!
stacey grantham
September 27, 2015 at 11:32 pmMy son takes whole strawberries in his lunch, and just eats them like that. Nothing else needed.
Louise Hagen
September 28, 2015 at 1:48 amStrawberry smoothies are so refreshing and filling ,much healthier than a bag of chips.
Steve Konrad
September 28, 2015 at 1:58 amMy kids expect fresh strawberries in their packed lunch every school day.
kristi m
September 28, 2015 at 3:07 amme and my daughter love strawberries we love doing smoothies and shakes… for lunch she would love strawberries with a little bit of raw sugar to dig it in
Kimberly M.
September 28, 2015 at 3:29 amHe loves strawberries on his cereal of strawberry milk shakes.
Anna Evans
September 28, 2015 at 5:15 amMy kids and I enjoy strawberries for breakfast on top of crepes. Yummy! #thinkstrawberries
Nichole Smith
September 28, 2015 at 2:58 pmMy kids love to bring strawberries to school for snack time.
sandra
September 28, 2015 at 3:19 pmthey prefer them plain, with sugar, or with whipped cream as a snack or with a meal
Christine Herrera
September 28, 2015 at 5:04 pmMy kids already love to have strawberries packed in their lunches. It is their favorite fruit. Sometimes I also make them strawberry/banana smoothies too
Brandi Goolsby
September 28, 2015 at 5:44 pmWe eat strawberries all the time (and this milk sounds delicious, by the way. A must-try). In fact, just this morning I slicked up some of the red berries for a healthy addition to their breakfast. I also like to pack them in their lunches. For a treat, we pair them with angel food cake slices and light vanilla ice cream.
Dina Lindquist
September 28, 2015 at 8:58 pmWe love fresh strawberries with our spinach salad. We add walnuts, cucumbers, peppers and I make a delicious strawberry vinaigrette dressing. We also add strawberries to cereal, oatmeal and yogurt. Yum!
Stefanie Gladden
September 28, 2015 at 11:08 pmI love adding strawberries to their weekly fruit bowls, we put grapes, apples, pineapple, blueberries, and strawberries!
Carly D.
September 28, 2015 at 11:37 pmI would add them on top of a bagel with cream cheese for a nice change!
Mari
September 29, 2015 at 1:38 amWe love strawberry juice, strawberry milkshake and fresh strawberries.
Ashley Busse
September 29, 2015 at 3:46 amMy kids love strawberries on their waffles!
Misti
September 29, 2015 at 4:11 amI think my daughter would like strawberries in a salad in her lunch
Leah Shumack
September 29, 2015 at 5:43 amMy daughter loves adding strawberries on top of her pancakes for breakfast!
Debbie B
September 29, 2015 at 12:51 pmthere are so many ways to enjoy fresh strawberries but the best way is to eat them plain!
Lynn R
September 29, 2015 at 2:13 pmwe like strawberries on cereal and just to snack on. they are also great on a salad with walnuts and balsamic vinegrette dressing.
CR Williams
September 29, 2015 at 8:23 pmI know my daughter would love it in a smoothie!
Tara
September 29, 2015 at 9:57 pmMy kids love strawberries in yogurt for a snack!
Michelle Bartley
September 29, 2015 at 11:55 pmStrawberries are a great after school snack!!
Denise Malia
September 30, 2015 at 12:05 amStrawberry smoothies are a hit in our house!
heather
September 30, 2015 at 12:53 amThe kids would love strawberries in salads and in their drinks.
Jerry Marquardt
September 30, 2015 at 1:08 amMe and my family love strawberries to make shakes, and to top a great bowl of cereal.
Shawn H
September 30, 2015 at 2:04 amFresh strawberries added for lunch but esp. for an ice cream day topping!
Sandra Gray
September 30, 2015 at 4:10 amStraight strawberries are the best way to eat them but they taste good in cereal too.
Thomas Murphy
September 30, 2015 at 3:12 pmMy son likes strawberries on cereal.
Jennifer Essad
September 30, 2015 at 6:32 pmI know our kids would really enjoy whole strawberries and even better if I send along a fluffly dip for them
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