Korean Banana Milk From Scratch

The OG Korean banana milk I tried to match, the melon flavor is bomb too
The OG Korean banana milk I tried to match, the melon flavor is bomb too
My version of banana milk
My version of banana milk

Ingredients

  • Condensed milk, 1/2 cup
  • Sugar, 1/3 cup
  • Evaporated milk, 1/3 cup
  • Water, 1/3 cup
  • Banana flavor, 20 drops (Kroger’s Imitation Banana Flavor)
  • Whole milk, 4 cups
  • Yellow coloring, 5 drops (optional)

Adapted from Chanhyukbro

Equipment

  • Measuring equipment
  • Can opener

Instructions

  1. Mix condensed milk, sugar, evaporated milk, water, banana flavor, and yellow coloring (optional); give it a stirry-stir
  2. Stir in whole milk
  3. If it tastes too much like condensed milk or feels too thick then add water to taste; I usually add 1-2 cups of water
  4. Serve ice cold

Storage

  1. Store in an airtight bottle in the fridge
  2. Keeps for 4 to 6 days (based on when evaporated milk was opened)

Story

When I traveled to Korea I guzzled this stuff all day long. I love milk and this is just a better version of milk. It’s a Korean kid’s drink which means added sugar and all sorts of tasty stuff. You can buy it at Asian grocery stores here in Seattle, but it will run you around $8.00 per liter. My homemade version ran me about $0.50 per liter. It came out tasting nearly identical and it’s surprisingly easy to make. I would have loved to use real banana but it just never came close to the original Korean version of this drink.