Starbucks Pink Drink
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This Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat is as close to buying the real thing as it gets, but super easy to make with just 3 ingredients and way less money! It’s slightly sweet, light, refreshing, and dairy-free. Perfect for summer sipping or enjoy all year-round!
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Copycat Starbucks Strawberry Acai Drink
If I’m not grabbing a coffee, I’m likely grabbing the “Pink Drink” when I’m at Starbucks. The Starbucks strawberry acai drink took the world by storm back in 2016 and I loved it immediately. It’s part of their Refreshers line, featuring a strawberry acai base, coconut milk, Tazo tea, and real strawberries.
But like many restaurant favorites, it turns out that it’s pretty easy to make a homemade pink drink. And I’ve figured out how to do it with just 3 ingredients, which means I get to enjoy this drink whenever I want and for way less money!
There are several different copycat versions of this drink out there, many that use the powder refreshers and/or tea bags, but I think it’s more work and more expensive, with the same results as this recipe. This Pink Drink recipe is slightly sweet, but not at all overpowering. It’s quite light and so refreshing.
Helpful Tips & Possible Variations
- Strawberries. Fresh strawberries will give you the best flavor, but frozen (thawed) strawberries or freeze-dried strawberries can be used, if needed.
- Oceanspray White Cran-Strawberry juice. This will get you closest to the original flavor, but if you have trouble finding it, cran-raspberry works great, too!
- Sweetened vanilla coconut milk. I use sweetened vanilla coconut milk so it’s dairy free and also gives the drink a touch of sweetness. This can be replaced with canned coconut milk (don’t forget to shake it first!) or coconut cream, if preferred. (Note: I personally have not tried these substitutions, but readers in the comments said they had success using vanilla almond milk, vanilla oat milk, and coconut almond vanilla creamer.)
- Make it sweeter. If you like a super sweet drink, add in some simple syrup. Another option is to add a bit of sugar with the sliced strawberries and macerate prior to adding along with the juice.
Starbucks Pink Drink
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
Instructions
- In a pitcher, add 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries. Very gently crush the strawberries by using a muddler. (The goal is to release some of the juices, not to smash them completely. The slices should still be intact.)
- Add 2 cups white cran-strawberry juice, 1 cup sweetened vanilla coconut milk, and 4 teaspoons simple syrup; stir to combine.
- Pour over ice in glasses to serve. Add additional strawberry slices for garnish, optional.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
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FAQ’s
- Can I Make This For A Crowd? Absolutely! Just double or triple the ingredients to make the desired number of servings. You can even assemble everything in the pitcher earlier in the day and keep it in the fridge. Just give it a good stir before pouring into individual glasses over ice.
- Is the Pink Drink at Starbucks healthy? As far as Starbucks’ drinks go, this strawberry acai drink is relatively healthy. It’s not as sugary sweet as some of the other drinks, like frappes, or as high in calories.
- Is the Pink Drink safe for kids? Yes, the Pink Drink is great for kids – especially this homemade version! The OG Starbucks version does contain a bit of caffeine but this copycat version does not.
More Refreshing Drinks:
- Shirley Temple Drink
- Cherry Limeade (Sonic Copycat)
- Southern Style Sweet Tea
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Watermelon Juice
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Made this drink today. Spent $20 on all supplies (instead of $7 at Starbucks) and it was perfect, I used freeze dried strawberries instead, I think next time I’m going to opt for frozen strawberries as they work like ice cubes and also garnish!!! 100/10- perfect for being 35 weeks pregnant.
I made this fabulous recipe! I did not have any fresh strawberries on hand so I added freeze dried strawberries, and oh what a treat it was! Delicious!
It’s summertime and I’m making a gallon of this a week. Going to try adding lecithin to the coconut milk beforehand to see if it keeps the mixture from splitting when stored (granted, it comes back together, but I want to test.) Thanks for changing my life for the better when I found this last year
This drink was absolutely delicious and exactly like the real Starbucks version, and it was so easy! If you gave me this version and the real version side by side I’d never be able to tell which was which. I absolutely recommend.
I just made this AMAZING recipe, and it tastes exactly like a pink drink! I am going to the store right now to get more stuff.
I have been spending way too much money on the Pink Drink at Starbucks that it was actually getting embarrassing just how much money I’ve been spending. I actually modify my Pink Drink to have Vanilla Sweet Cream. I found the vanilla sweet cream recipe elsewhere and instead of pouring the coconut milk, I used the vanilla sweet cream and I honestly can’t tell the difference between this recipe and the Starbucks recipe. I also gave some to my husband and he also can’t tell the difference. Thank you SO much for this!!
This recipe saves me a lot of money!!
I have a teen and 7yr old who has recently discovered the famous pink drink and literally wants one every day. So instead ai found this recipe and made this. He said it was better than the original!!
Thank u for sharing this recipe!!!!
Holy crap!! This is so delicious!!!! I’m gonna save so much money. And it tastes better than the Starbucks version.
I did 64oz of the juice, 32 oz of So Delicous vanilla coconut milk, and 4 tsp of strawberry simple syrup, although it didn’t really need it. Make sure to whisk the cocknut milk so it does curd.
Tastes so much better than starbucks!!!!
this is an awesome resipe if I could this would be my no.1 drink of all time and would only drink this forever!
Thank you thank you thank you. ? This is the perfect recipe and taste just like Starbucks pink drink. It’s delicious
Great copycat recipe! I made this with two little girls that I babysit who say they love getting Starbucks pink drinks! I followed directions except I added vanilla extract to the coconut milk since the Aldi brand didn’t have the vanilla flavor. (Carton, not can)
Sooo worth it!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. SO GOOD! 10/10 will make it again. Love your videos and smile.
Tastes almost EXACTLY like the pink drink. Perfect alternative for a fun little treat.
So happy I found this recipe earlier. Before tasting it, I smelled it and immediately knew it was a carbon copy. This is absolutely my favororite drink at Starbucks, and now it’s only costing me $2 instead of nearly $7. Thank you so much!!
This is absolutely amazing! I am hooked on the pink drink and, wow! Thank you for putting out this cost effective copycat! Like other reviews mentioned, I got strawberry crystal light energy and put a small bit in so I can get the caffeine fix. If you haven’t made it, do it! I have gone through an entire gallon of the ocean spray.
This was absolutely wonderful! I love the pink drink and this is a great way to make it at home!
This is great! My boyfriend loves the Starbucks pink drink but wanted to try making it at home and this is so similar to the original. We are saving this in our recipe book! Thanks!
I I love this Pink Drink. It is as good as Starbucks ! I couldn’t believe it was so darn easy.My husband loves Starbucks Pink Drinks. I just made this so this is going to be a surprise. He is taking a nap. Thank You for your wonderful recipe.
Me and my friend tried this and it was great. We loved it! Thank you so for putting this up.