Strawberry Drinks: 06Recipes with and without Alcohol
There's no secret to making a strawberry drink. In any case, we recommend chopping or even mashing the fruit—using a wooden or plastic muddler like the ones we use to make caipirinhas—and be careful not to combine it with other fruits that don't pair well with it.
In this article, we've put together 06 recipes for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, some lighter and others more elaborate, for you to discover and try at home, with family or friends.
And don't think that the only possible combination in the bar world is strawberries with vodka or sake! You'll also see other alternatives that work well together. Keep reading.
06 strawberry drink recipes
In the following topics, you will find recipes for preparations with and without alcohol, with condensed milk, with sparkling water and lemon soda, with gin and sake and much more.
While you're choosing your favorite, you can call the grocery store and order some trays of fresh strawberries!
1. Strawberry drink with sparkling water (strawberry mojito with or without alcohol)
An excellent recipe that uses strawberries and sparkling water is the non-traditional mojito recipe we discussed earlier! The coolest thing about this recipe is that it can be made with or without rum—the alcoholic beverage that forms the mojito's base.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 large cup
Ingredients
- 10 cleaned and chopped strawberries
- 1 squeezed lemon
- 5 or 6 mint leaves
- 200 ml sparkling water
- Sugar or sweetener to taste
- Ice
Preparation method
- Mash the strawberries.
- Add sugar or sweetener.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Add ice and stir well.
- Add the mint leaves to the mixture after gently rubbing them with your fingertips to release their scent.
- Stir a little more and serve.
Want a boozy mojito? When you add the lime juice, add 50 to 60 ml of rum!
2. Strawberry drink with condensed milk
Another option that is delicious with or without alcohol: the unparalleled strawberry smoothie!
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 large cup
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
- ½ cup condensed milk
- 4 cups of guarana soda or vodka
- Sugar or sweetener to taste
- Ice
Preparation method
- Blend all ingredients in a blender without adding ice, sugar, or sweetener.
- Add ice and sweeten. Blend a little longer, but leave some ice cubes intact.
Then, just serve. You can try swapping guarana soda for lemon soda and see what you think. Speaking of soda, how about a really nice frozen treat with it?
3. Strawberry drink with sprite
Another simple blender recipe. Take note!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 10 washed and chopped strawberries
- 1 squeezed lemon
- 200 ml lemon soda
- Sugar or sweetener to taste
- Ice
Preparation method
There are no step-by-step instructions here. Just blend everything and serve! Some people prefer it filtered, while others prefer it chunky. It's up to you!
This drink is popular as a non-alcoholic strawberry drink and has become so popular among children that it is often prepared by parents at children's parties and gatherings or picnics , but it can also be made with vodka, sake or even gin.
And speaking of children's parties and drinks with lemon soda...
4. Mango and strawberry drink
Remember the pairing suggestions you saw at the beginning of this article? Here's another perfect match for both kids and adults, in non-alcoholic and alcoholic versions, respectively.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Yield : 4 medium cups
Ingredients
- ½ peeled and chopped mango
- One cup of fresh or frozen strawberries, cleaned and chopped
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 L of lemon-lime soda of your choice or sparkling water
Preparation method
- In a blender, blend all the ingredients except the soda or sparkling water.
- Serve the mixture in a glass, with ice, filling it halfway.
- Pour the remaining water or soda into the glass and mix gently.
- Serve.
Honey is a natural sweetener that, in addition to being used in sugar-free desserts , is a great substitute for the ingredient in the preparation of drinks.
Other than that, if you want to turn the preparation into an alcoholic drink, you don't need to remove anything from the mixture, just reduce the amount of soda added a little and add 60 ml of vodka or 80 ml of sake.
Now, let's move on to 100% alcoholic drinks.
5. Strawberry Caipirinha
Straightforward and straightforward, with no complicated preparation, the "root" caipirinha can be made with strawberries instead of lemon, but it needs to have cachaça.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 6 washed and chopped strawberries
- 60 ml of cachaça
- Sugar or sweetener to taste
- Ice
Preparation method
- In a glass, combine the strawberries and sugar or sweetener, then pound with a pestle.
- Add ice to the glass.
- Add the cachaça over the crushed and sweetened strawberries and ice and stir well until everything is combined.
Finish with basil, if desired, and taste. Add more ice if needed.
6. Easy Strawberry Drink
Another option that combines strawberries and condensed milk, but this time it's made with that ready-made drink you find on supermarket shelves, usually by looking for the brand name and the "ice" characteristic. It's super quick to prepare!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 large cup
Ingredients
- 6 washed and chopped strawberries
- 100 ml condensed milk
- One tiny bottle of your preferred "ice"
- Ice
Preparation method
- In the glass in which you will serve or consume the drink, mash the strawberries together with the condensed milk to make the job even easier and faster.
- Add ice and top up with “ice”.
Ready. No need to sweeten.
