Pink Drink Recipe

This delightful pink drink recipe will create a copycat version of the Starbucks classic for the perfect way to quench your thirst all summer long. With creamy coconut milk, hibiscus tea, and a sweet strawberry flavor, you can now make this delicious drink at home.

Pink drink is a popular cold beverage sold at Starbucks that combines their Strawberry Acai Refresher beverage and creamy coconut milk.

The Starbucks pink drink is made using Ice, their strawberry acai base, coconut milk, and freeze-dried strawberries. While our drink is similar, in place of the strawberry acai base, we use grape juice and the Tazo brand of passion tea.

Starbucks Pink Drink

Make Starbucks Pink Drink with this easy copycat recipe. Learn how to make the best pink drink with tea, coconut milk, and strawberries.

Prep: 5min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 282 kcal, Carbohydrate 51 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Sodium 36 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 49 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tea bag Tazo Passion Herbal Tea
• 2 tablespoons simple syrup
• 1/2 cup white grape juice
• 3 tablespoons coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh strawberries

Instruction:

1. Prepare simple syrup by placing 1 cup of water and 2 cups of sugar into a saucepan. Heat on medium-high just until mixture begins to boil, stir occasionally while the syrup heats. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. It is best if you allow the simple syrup to cool off before you make the drink.
2. Prepare 1 bag of tea by adding 8 ounces of boiling water. Allow tea to steep for five minutes. It is best if you allow the tea to cool off before you make the drink.
3. Add ice to the glass. Add 3 tablespoons of coconut milk and mix gently. Add chopped strawberries and serve immediately.

Copycat Starbucks Pink Drink

Bring your favorite coffee shop drink home! This Copycat Starbucks Pink Drink is a perfectly refreshing iced beverage you can make with 5 simple ingredients!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 273 kcal, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Tazo Iced Passion herbal tea concentrate ((not the tea bags))
• 1 packet Starbucks VIA Instant Refreshers Very Berry Hibiscus
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 16 ounces water
• Ice
• 2 cups strawberries ((fresh or frozen))

Instruction:

1. Fill a 16-oz cup halfway with ice and set aside. Rinse and slice strawberries in half and set aside.
2. Using a large measuring cup fill with 16-oz of cold water and pour in 1 Instant refresher packet, mix to combine. Add 1 cup Tazo Iced Passion tea concentrate and mix well to combine.
3. Pour 1/4 of the tea mixture into cup over ice until halfway full. Add sliced 1/2 cup strawberries, and top with coconut milk to fill the glass. Stir to combine. Cover tea mixture and store in the fridge for later, or continue making drinks. Serve immediately.

Homemade Pink Drink Recipe

This refreshing copycat strawberry pink drink recipe is a sweet and creamy treat that you can make at home in minutes.

Prep: 15min

Total: 15min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: Sodium 30 mg, Sugar 62 g, Fiber 9 g, calories 582 kcal, Saturated Fat 25 g, Fat 29 g, Protein 3 g, Carbohydrate 78 g, unSaturated Fat 2 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 Tazo “Passion” tea bags, (or any hibiscus tea)
• ½ cup white grape juice
• ½ cup water
• Ice cubes
• ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk
• ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries, (or sliced fresh strawberries)
• Simple syrup, (for optional sweetening)

Instruction:

1. Place one tea bag into a glass of white grape juice (1 tea bag will work for up to 1 cup of juice or 2 servings) and allow the juice to steep until bright pink.
2. Place the second tea bag in a glass of water (1 tea bag will brew up to 8 ounces of water or 2 servings) and steep for 3 to 5 minutes, until deep pink.
3. Fill a 12-ounce glass with ice.
4. Add ½ cup of juice and ½ cup of tea.
5. Top with coconut milk and stir to combine.
6. Add a handful of freeze-dried strawberries or fresh sliced strawberries.
7. Sweeten with simple syrup, if desired.
8. Serve.

Starbucks Pink Drink

This Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat is slightly sweet, light, refreshing, and dairy-free. Made with just 3 ingredients, it’s perfect for year-round sipping and so easy to make.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 1 drink

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 drink, calories 388 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 21 g, Sodium 28 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 43 g, unSaturated Fat 1.5 g

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup stemmed and sliced fresh strawberries ((plus more for garnish))
• 2 cups Oceanspray White Cran-Strawberry Juice
• 1 cup sweetened vanilla coconut milk
• 4 teaspoons simple syrup ((optional, for added sweetness))
• small ice cubes

Instruction:

1. In a pitcher, add the strawberries. Very gently crush the strawberries by using a muddler.
2. Add the cran-strawberry juice, coconut milk, and simple syrup; stir to combine.
3. Pour over ice in glasses to serve. Add additional strawberry slices for garnish, optional.

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