This Blueberry Milk recipe is the perfect addition to your breakfast recipes! This blueberry-flavored milk consists of fresh blueberries, sugar, water, and milk, creating the most fun treat for kids and adults!
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Blueberry Milk is a great recipe for adding a little bit of fun to your morning routine! Whether drinking it alone or pairing it with some Blueberry Pancakes or Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake, this special treat is the perfect way to start your day!
What Is Blueberry Milk?
Remember that strawberry milk you drank as a kid? Well, this is like that but made with blueberries! The first part of this recipe consists of making blueberry syrup and then mixing whole cow’s milk to get that perfect blueberry milk! And it’s made with natural ingredients and no preservatives or colors, making it the perfect breakfast or snack for any occasion!
Why you’ll love this recipe
This delicious recipe is easy to make and a delicious snack for kids and adults! Plus, it’s packed with powerful antioxidants, a substance that rids the body of free radicals, which are highly unstable molecules that can cause cell damage! Basically, this Blueberry Milk is a superhero drink that helps you ward off the bad guys. What’s not to love?
Ingredients
- Fresh blueberries
- Sugar (adjust to taste)
- Water
- Dairy milk (1/2 cup per glass)
How to Make Homemade Blueberry Milk
First, grab a small saucepan and put water, sugar, and blueberries in it. Now, let it all boil for 5 minutes, and then take it off the heat.
Next, strain this blueberry syrup mixture into a bowl or measuring cup using a fine-mesh sieve or a nut milk bag. Make sure to push those berries to get all the yummy liquid out.
Now, pop that syrup into the fridge to cool down. While it’s chilling, get your glasses ready. Each glass gets 2 teaspoons of the syrup at the bottom.
When the syrup is nice and cold, add half a cup of cold milk to each glass. Give it a good stir, and you’ll see your milk turn into a beautiful pale violet color. Enjoy!
Expert Recipe Tips
- Mix with vanilla ice cream and make a blueberry milkshake!
- Add this blueberry milk to other fruits and make a blueberry smoothie!
- If you have any, use wild blueberries for an even more vibrant taste!
- Add a splash of vanilla extract to add a depth of flavor.
Leftovers
Store leftover blueberry milk in an airtight container or mason jar in the fridge for up to 4 days. Before serving, give the jar or container a little shake to evenly distribute the ingredients.
Recipe FAQs
Use your favorite milk, whether whole milk or dairy alternatives like almond milk, soy milk, or oat milk.
Yes! Feel free to use maple syrup, honey, simple syrup, or any other type of sweetener you prefer!
Absolutely! They just won’t taste as fresh, but that’s okay!
If you want, you can use flavored almond milk or oat milk in this recipe to jazz things up!
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If you want to jazz up your breakfast or add a little more antioxidants to your life, this Blueberry Milk recipe is for you! If you try this recipe, please rate the recipe card and let us know if you liked it!
Blueberry Milk
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 3 tsp sugar - more depending on how sweet you like it
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 cups milk - 1/2 cup per glass
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar, and blueberries to a boil over medium heat.
- Boil continuously for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Strain mixture into a bowl or measuring cup through a fine-mesh sieve, pushing the berries to release all liquid.
- Refrigerate syrup until cold.
- Set out glasses on counter, and place 2 teaspoons syrup in the bottom of each glass.
- Add 1/2 cup cold milk to each glass, stir and watch your milk become a pale shade of violet deliciousness.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.
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Curt says
Doesn’t that look delicious! I honestly never had blueberry milk, but for me as a kid, the special treat was strawberry milk.
Samantha says
I love it. I can’t wait to give it a shot. Those blue straws were a nice touch!
Ria says
Speaking of strawberry milk, does the recipe work if we use the same quantity of strawberries (with the same amount of other ingredients)? I might as well try blueberry, it’s not very common where I live. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Kita says
It should, though I didn’t test it. The original post says that strawberries can be used.
Michelle O says
Yum… I love strawberry milk, and that’s even the Nestle kind. So I bet this fresh real fruit one is amazing. Great photos too.
Mary says
That looks delicious – I will have to try it soon!
Also, I haven’t ever met anyone else that says they like to drink milk with pizza. It’s the best (in my opinion)! I get a lot of strange looks when I tell people that though…
Kelly says
Yummy this sounds delicious!! Love your pictures! 🙂
Erin says
Wow this is a great idea! I am obsessed with milk as a beverage to this day, but I would’ve never thought to stick blueberries in it. Wonderful!
Lindsey@Lindselicious says
Oh I totally want to try this! I wonder if it would be good with the unsweetened vanilla almond milk? Love love your photos- so pretty!
Tina@flourtrader says
You said it best here “violet deliciousness”! This is a great way to get more calcium in your diet and fresh blueberries also pack a bunch of nutrition. I will be trying this out-yum!
Steph@stephsbitebybites says
I’ll bring the cookies if you bring this milk…to the foodbuzz fest! That’s the only way I’ll agree to sharing a room 🙂
Adora's Box says
Blueberries are supposedly one of the super foods that we should have more of. What a bonus that it tastes so good.
Heidi @ Food Doodles says
Awesome! That looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try it. My hubby loves blueberries so I can’t wait to show him 😀
Charissa says
Love this idea…I will be trying a vegan version now! Thanks friend!
Emily @ Life on Food says
I used to LOVE strawberry milk growing up; it was only for special occasions. Now I love chocolate milk. This looks amazing! I never would have guessed how to make it. Thanks for sharing!
Cassie @ Bake Your Day says
This sounds so good. I would love to make this and then use it to make oatmeal, love it!
The Teenage Taste says
This is such a cute idea! I’ll definitely be making this. I’d love to try it with strawberries. 🙂
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
I am not a fan of milk 🙁 Never was a kid – was basically forced to drink it. I can do chocolate milk now, but that is it. This looks so pretty though! Do you want to come take pictures of my food!
Ann says
Sounds yummy and your pictures are a feast for the eyes…
Maggie @ Vittles and Bits says
Yay, so glad you liked it!!! It looks like it came out really good, and your pics are so pretty! 🙂
Russell at Chasing Delicious says
Oh my gosh. This blueberry milk looks incredible. Why have I never heard of or thought of this? Gorgeous shots too! I know what I’m doing with the blueberries I have in my fridge now.
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
I wish my mom had this recipe when I was a kid! Drinking plain milk was not my favorite thing to do.
Angela FRS says
Simple and brilliant–I have been on a blueberry kick as well, and I will definitely do this. Great idea.
The Dinner Belle for KimberlyBelle.com says
This is too adorable! I love the lavender pastel-y color it turned out to have. I wonder if peach milk will taste good too? Guess there’s no harm in trying it out…ha!
Claudia says
For one month I have gone to work with blueberries blended into rice milk and a little flaxseed throw in for health. The post made me smile. I’ve been a kid all month! The photos are just gorgeous!
RavieNomNoms says
WOW!! I need to try this Kita! I have so many Blueberries right now this is just the perfect thing to try out with them. Thanks for the recipe! Love the color 🙂
Valerie says
I loooove it! Love the color and i’m sure i’d looove the taste! Looks amazing!
Jess @ littlegirlbigappetite says
Loooove love love that violet color the Blueberry Milk brings out! Can’t wait to try this out. Thinking about trying it out with almond milk!
Tiffany says
I used to LOVE strawberry milk… why wouldn’t blueberry milk be amazing too! 😀
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
Congrats on Top 9! I love everything about this post, the recipe, photos, food styling… I love it!! I’m going to try these for kids and myself as soon as I get blueberries from farmer’s market. I MUST make this before blueberries are gone! Thanks for sharing – I’m so excited!
Laurie @SimplyScratch says
Do you rent a space in the Top 9 or what!? Congrats!!
Cubicle.com says
Wow, that looks great! What a good twist on regular milk!
The Elegant Eggplant says
Look at you!!!! This looks gorgeous, would never have thought to do it. Good way to get people to get their calcium.. and it looks like dessert 🙂
kitchenarian says
This looks so delicious! I have had strawberry milk and orange milk before, but I have never had blueberry milk and now I wonder why not! I love your pictures.
Roxana GreenGirl says
i’ve made blueberry milk for Tiffany today. WOW, it was a hit!! She loves both blueberry and milk and this is the perfect combo.
Thanks for sharing Kita and congrats on top 9 today
Kavey says
Love the styling of your images, especially that portrait one with the whole bottle and all the other bits. Simple and beautiful!
kankana says
u know what i like the most about this .. the color .. the pretty purple color 🙂
heather says
That looks amazing!