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This healthy strawberry milk is loaded with fresh fruit, low in added sugar yet still so creamy and delicious.

Two pink strawberry milkshakes in tall ice cream sundae glasses.

Why This Recipe Works

Easy to make with only 5 ingredients
Loaded with the goodness fruit
Fresh strawberry flavor
The cashews add not only creaminess but healthy fats and protein too.

Ingredients you will need

For this homemade strawberry milk recipe, you will need: Strawberries (fresh or frozen) unsalted cashews, dates, vanilla, and your favourite milk or milk alternative.

ngredients to make a healthy milk shake laid out on a bench top with text overlay.

Ingredient Substitutes

Strawberries: In this recipe, you can use fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries, you can also sub for another berry such as blueberries or raspberries
Cashews: I use cashews to add creaminess to my healthy milkshakes, an alternative to give a creamy texture is frozen bananas. If you are using cashews or another nut, make sure they are unsalted.
Dates: The dates add a little extra sweetness, you can either leave this out completely or sub for a little maple syrup or honey.
Milk: I use full-fat milk in the milkshakes I make for my kids, but you can use the milk or non-dairy milks (almond milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, soy milk, oat milk etc).

I am an ambassador for Countdown supermarket, they support my blog by providing ingredients for recipe creation and testing. I often use frozen strawberries from their range in this recipe.

How to Make a Strawberry Milkshake

Below are illustrated step by step instructions with pictures, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the recipe card.

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Step one: Pop all the ingredients into a blender or food processor, I use a nutribullet

Ingredients in a nutribullet blender cup, milk, strawberries, cashews visible.

Step two: Blend until smooth and creamy

top down shot of a pink blended strawberry milk shake in a Nutribullet blender cup.

Step three: Enjoy! If you prefer you can also serve this milkshake over ice cubes.

A close up of Two strawberry milkshakes in tall glasses topped with strawberry slice with red napkins.

Are milkshakes healthy for kids?

Well to me it really depends on the ingredients and how the milkshake is made to determine if it is healthy or not. A small strawberry shake from a popular fast-food chain contains a whopping 43g of sugar (just shy of 10 teaspoons) and minimal actual fruit content. So perhaps not the healthiest

But you can totally make a delicious and healthy milkshake at home. Today I'm sharing my healthy strawberry milkshake recipe, which has a much less sugar at 14g per serve (3 teaspoons) all of which comes from fruit.

I have tips below for other ways to make healthy milkshakes at home.

Top Tips For Making A Healthy Milkshake

I'm sharing my healthy strawberry milkshake recipe, but I have a few tips for making healthy milkshakes at home.

Frozen bananas are a great alternative to ice cream they add creaminess and sweetness
Nuts adding a handful of nuts or a generous scoop of nut butter will add creaminess, healthy fats, and protein to your milkshake
Skip the syrups: Use fresh, frozen, or canned fruits to flavour your milkshakes.
Add sweeteners last: Often your milkshakes will be sweet enough without added sugars, so whizz everything up, give it a taste and just sweeten at the end if you need to with honey or maple syrup.

Two strawberry milkshakes in tall glasses topped with strawberry slice with red napkins.

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