Just Like Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink Copycat Recipe

Have you always wanted to learn how to make Starbucks pink drink? I am always a fan of the Starbucks homemade pink drink and love that I can made it at home for less. So yes, I make it a lot. Have you ever made a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe? It’s just as good as the real thing. The Starbucks strawberry coconut pink drink is known to be a REALLY thirst quenching beverage.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

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Also, if you make it yourself you can tweak the ingredients you use, and make as much as you want. Without spending $5 a pop. Why not treat yourself to a Venti!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.
Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.
Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

What is the Starbucks Pink Drink Anyway?

The Starbucks pink drink recipe has been around for a few years. You Starbucks aficionados might remember that it was called the Strawberry Acai Refresher originally.

Actually it caused quite a buzz initially and was a social phenomenon when it first came out. Everyone was raving about it on Instagram in 2016. Starbucks then decided to move it from the secret menu on to the official one. Yep, that’s the power of social media.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

Anyway, this pink drink at home is light and refreshing and includes strawberry and acai flavours, as well as passion fruit. There is also coconut milk and a scoop of strawberries in there. Yummy, right?

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

Another name for the Starbucks homemade pink drink is the ombré drink. As you might expect, the name comes from the way the coconut milk on top contrasts with the pink mixture on the bottom. And then they mix together so you get an ombré effect. This copycat pink drink is very similar.

The pink drink has coconut milk instead of water to make it that pretty rose pink colour. My pink drink copycat recipe tastes the same as the Starbucks version. Try it – I promise you’ll love it!

Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink: What You Need

You don’t need a lot of ingredients for the Starbucks pink drink recipe. Making the Starbucks pink drink recipe at home is surprisingly easy. Berry tea bags, white grape juice, coconut milk and some strawberries is all I used. Plus some water to brew the tea. Oh – and ice!

Use whichever berry tea bags you have or you prefer, to make this pink drink copycat recipe. Starbucks uses a strawberry acai base (which is largely water, sugar, white grape juice, flavourings and coconut milk).

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

They also add freeze dried strawberries. In fact the main ingredient listed on their website is ice.

I go a little lighter on the ice with my at home pink drink, since I want more homemade Starbucks pink drink in my glass than ice!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

You can use unsweetened white grape juice and add however much sweetener or sugar you want, or you could use the sweetened kind. This strawberry coconut drink is very versatile.

This Starbucks strawberry coconut drink recipe is fully customizable of course. And that especially applies if you’re making it yourself!

Homemade Starbucks Pink Drink: How to Make It

Once you learn how to make a Starbucks pink drink at home, you’ll be making them every day! You will find making the Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe very simple. You just need to steep a couple of berry tea bags in boiling water for several minutes, then let the tea cool down.

Are you in a rush? Simple – just use canned passion tea! It’s already brewed and doesn’t need time to cool down.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

Now you can add some white grape juice to the mixture. Next throw in your ice and then some strawberries go into the mix. I like to use fresh strawberry slices. Alternatively you could use frozen ones, and that would mean you need less ice.

Finally I add a splash of coconut milk, and that’s it! Your homemade Starbucks pink drink is looking delicious and all ready to enjoy!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

If this is one of your favourite Starbucks recipes, you might like to make a big batch of the tea. It will keep for a few days in the refrigerator.

Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink Variations

Just as you can customize your drinks at the store, you can do the same at home. Most of the ingredients in the Starbucks homemade pink drink are tweak-able. You can use any fruit flavoured tea bags, as well as any fruit juice. The white grape juice does go really well though.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

As for the coconut milk, you can use regular or soy milk, or even a splash of heavy cream if you prefer. Coconut milk also comes in unsweetened and sweetened varieties, so pick whichever resonates with your sweet tooth (or lack of!) Honey or agave syrup would give some extra sweetness to the drink if you’re partial to one of those.

The strawberries are a key part of the Starbucks pink drink recipe but if you don’t like them or are allergic, try raspberries or another favourite berry. You might even discover a brand new favourite twist on the homemade Starbucks pink drink! Pass this on to friends that also want to learn how to make a pink drink from Starbucks.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe. You will love how easy this homemade Starbucks pink drink is.

Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink Recipe

Just Like Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink Copycat Recipe

5 from 93 votes
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Starbucks
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 268kcal
Author: Bella Bucchiotti
If you are a fan of a Starbucks pink drink, you need to try this Starbucks pink drink copycat recipe.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup tea I used 2 berry tea bags
  • 1 Cup water
  • 1/2 Cup white grape juice
  • 1 Cup coconut milk
  • 3 strawberries  sliced
  • 1/2 Cup Ice optional

Instructions

  • Put the two tea bags in a large cup or teapot and pour the boiling water. Let it steep for a few minutes. Leave to cool. 
  • Pour the white grape juice into the cup with the tea. 
  • Add ice (if desired) and strawberry slices into a glass. 
  • Add 3/4 cup of the mix (steeped tea with the white grape juice) into the glass of ice and strawberry slices. Top off with coconut milk. Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 386mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 4mg
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The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.

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  1. Amber Myers wrote:

    5 stars
    I am so going to make this. I love this drink at Starbucks!

    Posted 2.4.21 Reply
  2. How delicious! I love coconut milk and strawberry. And I’ve never tried this Starbucks drink before.

    Posted 2.5.21 Reply
  3. Ok so I’ve never tried Starbucks’ pink drink because I’m always afraid of it being too sweet, but yours sounds perfect! I love that I’ll be able to control how sweet it is and it really is so perfect for Valentines Day at home!!

    Posted 2.5.21 Reply
  4. 5 stars
    This looks so refreshing! Since I’m off the Starbucks I love that I can make it at home.

    Posted 2.5.21 Reply
  5. Tisha wrote:

    5 stars
    I dont Drink coffee so when I go To Starbucks with friends this is what I get I’m so excited to try this.

    Posted 2.5.21 Reply
  6. 5 stars
    So good! Tastes just like the real thing for a fraction of the price! Thank you!!

    Posted 8.11.21 Reply
  7. Elizabeth wrote:

    5 stars
    Funny, I just made this but from a different blog/recipe and had to make adjustments – that are basically this exact recipe. It is pretty close to the Starbucks version, so good job for both of us! 🙂

    Posted 5.26.22 Reply
    • Bella wrote:

      Good to hear! 🙂

      Posted 5.26.22 Reply
  8. Elizabeth wrote:

    Oops, I forgot to mention that I added another 1/2 cup white grape juice and 4T simple syrup. Made (2) 16oz cups.

    Posted 5.26.22 Reply
  9. Debora wrote:

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for the recipe for Pink Drink at Starbucks. It is so expensive there.

    Posted 6.9.22 Reply
  10. Anonymous wrote:

    5 stars
    Thank you for the recipe.i will definitely make.too expensive at Starbucks.

    Posted 9.28.22 Reply
  11. Sara Mofat wrote:

    5 stars
    Can’t believe how good this was! Will be making it every day now

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply
  12. Greta wrote:

    5 stars
    Oh yes, from now I don’t have to visit Starbucks, I can make it all by myself in my kitchen. By the way, I love all your Starbucks Copycat recipes.

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply
  13. Jennifer wrote:

    5 stars
    I LOVED this copycat pink drink . . it’s just such a feel good, light refresher . . . and I’m thrilled at how much money I’ll be saving making it at home!

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply
  14. Kris wrote:

    5 stars
    This was even better than Starbuck’s! Thank you for another winner in our books. 🙂

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply
  15. Rachna wrote:

    5 stars
    Such an easy recipe and looks absolutely gorgeous. I am going to make it the coming weekend.

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply
  16. Heidi wrote:

    5 stars
    I was in a hurry so I used canned passion tea and it turned out even better than the Starbucks pink drink! Thank you for saving me money!

    Posted 1.10.23 Reply