The Strawberry Moon Milk Recipe That Will Remind You of Childhood

This strawberry moon milk recipe brings me back to childhood, when Nesquick strawberry milk was a rite of passage and fart jokes the ultimate source of merriment. Who am I kidding, I still love a good fart joke. But now I’ve graduated–nay, matriculated–from strawberry milk onto strawberry moon milk recipes fit for an adult. Which is to say, I guess, I’m still in touch with my inner child. 🙂

What is moon milk?

I’ve written extensively about this before in my previous post on blue moon milk, which is so satisfying it’s definitely a drink you’ll want more than once in a blue moon. (The moon isn’t blue, silly, the milk is…not that we adults are being silly…). The concept is loosely inspired by Ayurveda, but the Internet has long since extrapolated this beverage into a plethora of varieties, and I’m here to add to that chaos today. In short, I’m using the term “moon milk” to mean a latte for nighttime, not necessarily with any special abilities to help you fall asleep. No caffeine rush here, friends.

How do I make strawberry moon milk?

The recipe is simple and can be adapted as you wish, depending on what you have on hand. Here’s my recipe using almond milk. It gets extra froth from the tahini and coconut oil and a boost of flavor from both vanilla and strawberry extracts. While it doesn’t taste like roses, I do seep rose petals in the almond milk to reap all the wonderful benefits. And, while you’re at it, add a bunch of dragonfruit powder to turn it naturally, lusciously pink.

It’s a high maintenance recipe. But, then again, when it comes to perfecting frothy pink beverages, I am a high maintenance kind of girl.

Strawberry moon milk recipe

It took me a few tries to get this right, so drumroll please…

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 2 tablespoons rose petals
• 1 teaspoon dragonfruit powder (optional for pink color)
• ¼ teaspoon coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon tahini
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ¼ teaspoon strawberry extract
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

I knew this one was a winner when my fiancée tried it and approved. He’s the ultimate tea skeptic. His usual tea review goes something like, “This isn’t moving the ticker,” or “This tastes like watered down chocolate milk.” So when the strawberry moon milk got a “not bad,” I knew I’d done something right. I can’t wait for you to try it, too.

If you use strawberry jam as sweetener, or another unrefined sugar, let me know if the comments! Or, if you adapt this recipe to fit another type of milk, please let me know, too. I’m excited about any riffs on this theme.

Looking for a different beverage?

Check out some of these older recipes on Pith and Rind:

• Three-Ingredient Cacao Latte
• Turmeric Latte
• Mango Juice with Key Lime and Coconut
• Easy Watermelon Mint Cooler

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