This article is going to show you how to make strawberry agua fresca de leche, a refreshing and sweet beverage that can be enjoyed by almost all age groups.
Who doesn’t love a refreshing agua fresca? Agua frescas can be made many ways, and they are usually sweetened with fruits. This recipe is one of my favorites because it’s filled with so much flavor. The strawberries blend perfectly with the watermelon, lime, cucumber and mint.
AGUA DE FRESAS (WITH MILK!)
5 FROM 3 VOTES
SERVINGS: 8
10 MINUTES
Agua de fresas with cream. This sweet creamy strawberry drink is cold and refreshing. Plus it’s made with real strawberries!
Agua de fresas with milk. This sweet creamy strawberry drink is cold and refreshing. Plus it’s made with real strawberries!
This agua de fresas is SO quick and easy to make. It’s as simple as blending fresh strawberries with milk and water. This is a homemade version of a classic drink that is available at most Mexican or Tex Mex restaurants in Texas. This recipe is great as a baseline, but it’s so easy to adjust amounts and sweetness to make this drink just how you like.
WHAT IS AGUA DE FRESAS?
Literally translated it would be strawberry water. But this drink is SO much more!! With the addition of cream and milk this drink becomes a strawberries and cream drink. It’s a popular drink that you will find served at Mexican or Tex Mex restaurants or street vendors.
HOW TO MAKE THIS MEXICAN STRAWBERRY MILK:
- Clean and Dice strawberries.
- Blend 3/4 of strawberries with water.
- Add sweetened condensed milk & whole milk.
- Pour into a pitcher filled with ice and remaining diced strawberries.
PRO TIP:
- Start with a lower amount of sweetened condensed milk and add as needed for desired sweetness. Can add up to a full 14 ounce can if desired. It all depends in how sweet the strawberries are. Sometimes they are so ripe you don’t need a lot of sugar.
- Strain the blended strawberries if desired for a smoother drink, it helps get rid of any tiny seeds left over.
- If drink seems thick stir in a bit more water.
- To make this drink creamier swap out some of the milk for a can of evaporated milk.
STORAGE:
This Agua de fresas con Leche can be stored in a pitcher or container in the refrigerator for 3 days. If storing in the fridge don’t add ice to the container so that the drink doesn’t become watered down. Simply pour over ice in cups when serving.
AGUA DE FRESAS (WITH MILK!)
prep time: 10 MINUTES
cook time: 0 MINUTES
total time: 10 MINUTES
course: DRINKS
cuisine: MEXICAN, TEX MEX
Agua de fresas with cream. This sweet creamy strawberry drink is cold and refreshing. Plus it’s made with real strawberries!
INGREDIENTS
- ▢1 lb strawberries
- ▢1½ cup water, filtered, cold
- ▢½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ▢2 cups whole milk, (can sub with evaporated milk)
EQUIPMENT
- ▢blender
INSTRUCTIONS
- Clean and dice strawberries.
- Add 3/4 of the diced strawberries and the water to a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain this mixture if needed.
- Add milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pulse in blender or stir together until combined. Add more condensed milk if needed for sweetness.
- Add ice and remaining diced strawberries to a pitcher. Pour strawberry milk into the pitcher.
- Serve immediately. Or if storing in refrigerator, leave ice out of the pitcher and simply store the agua de fresas in the pitcher and serve in cups filled with ice.
NOTES
Milk: for a creamer drink use whole milk, or you can substitute with canned evaporated milk.
Sweetened Condensed Milk: start with a lower amount and add as needed for sweetness. Some berries may be sweeter than others.
AGUA FRESCA DE FRESA CON LECHE
Agua Fresca de Fresa con Leche or Strawberry Agua Fresca made with milk is similar to a strawberry smoothy or milk shake! It’s creamy and absolutely delicious! Perfect on any day but especially on hot summer days!
HOW TO MAKE AGUA FRESCA DE FRESA CON LECHE
To a blender add your pint of strawberries, 2 cups of milk, 1 can of evaporated milk, 1 can of condensed milk, 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons of strawberry drink mix and blend until smooth, about 30-45 seconds.
Pour over a strainer into a jar or pitcher.
To the jar or pitcher with your strawberry liquid add 4 cups of water and stir.
Pour into a glass over ice topped with fresh chopped strawberries and enjoy!
HOW TO STORE
Refrigerate for up to approximately 5 days
AGUA FRESCA DE FRESA CON LECHE (CREAMY STRAWBERRY WATER)
- Author: Mirna Pena
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 Min
- Total Time: 15 Minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: n/a
- Cuisine: Mexican
DESCRIPTION
Agua Fresca de Fresa con Leche or Strawberry Agua Fresca made with milk is similar to a strawberry smoothy or milk shake! It’s creamy and absolutely delicious! Perfect on any day but especially on hot summer days!
INGREDIENTS
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1 pints or 1 lb of fresh or frozen strawberries, green leaf removed
2 cups of whole milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk (also known as Lechera)
1 tablespoon of mexican or regular vanilla extract
2 tablespoons of strawberry flavored powder drink mix (examples: koolaid or Klass)
4 cups of water
Optional: ½ lb of fresh strawberries, diced for topping
INSTRUCTIONS
To a blender add your pint of strawberries, 2 cups of milk, 1 can of evaporated milk, 1 can of condensed milk, 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons of strawberry drink mix and blend until smooth, about 30-45 seconds.
Pour over a strainer into a jar or pitcher.
To the jar or pitcher with your strawberry liquid add 4 cups of water and stir.
Pour into a glass over ice topped with fresh chopped strawberries and enjoy!
NOTES
Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days
You can leave out the powder mix if you are having trouble finding it. To give it more strawberry flavor you can do 1 teaspoon strawberry extract flavor or add another ½ cup to 1 whole cup more of fresh or frozen strawberries.
If it is too sweet add another cup of water to your jar or pitcher.
If it’s not sweet enough add ¼ cup of sugar and add more as desired.
STRAWBERRY AGUA FRESCA DE LECHE
This past weekend our family went to our local farm to pick strawberries. It’s something we try to do every year. This year we came home with two baskets of freshly picked strawberries and I made sure to make agua fresca the milky kind for the whole family.
The ingredients are simple and you may have all of them already.
Strawberry Agua Fresca de Leche
Serves 6
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 2 small baskets (appx. 4 cups) of strawberries
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1 can (4oz) sweetened Condensed milk
- 3 cups of milk
- 6 cups of water
- optional
- 1/4 cup of additional sugar if not sweet enough
- Ice
Instructions
- Clean and remove stems off strawberries.
- In a blender, add milk, condensed milk, strawberries, and sugar.
- After well blended, strain strawberry milk mixture to remove seeds.
- In a pitcher, add water and strawberry milk mixture and mix well.
- Serve over ice and enjoy!
Notes
- Strawberries aren’t always sweet. You may need to add additional sugar. Taste the Agua once made before pouring over ice. If it’s still too tangy add an additional 1/4 cup of sugar and mix well. Give it a taste and serve over ice.