Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher Recipe (Copycat)
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If you love ordering the Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher, you can easily make it at home for a fraction of the cost. This copycat recipe combines strawberries, acai powder, and white grape juice to recreate the sweet-tart fruity flavor of the popular Starbucks drink.
It’s refreshing, lightly caffeinated, and perfect for warm days when you want a fruity drink with natural green coffee flavor. With just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes, you can be sipping this Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher. A delicious drink for the season.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
If you have been here a while, you know I am a big fan of Starbucks and I love to make homemade Starbucks copycat recipes. They are easy to make and you can really save some money.
Uses simple ingredients – This refreshing drink has fresh sweet strawberry flavors and is perfect for a hot day. This drink contains very little calories so has a few more health benefits than your average fruity drink.
Costs much less than Starbucks – This popular refresher flavor can be easily made at home any time you want without having to pay extra for delivery or jumping in your car for the Starbucks version.
Caffeine-free version – This is totally customizable – It can be made caffeine-free or more or less sweet.
Ingredients
Just a few simple ingredients are needed for this recipe. Refer to the recipe card for the measurements.
- freeze-dried strawberries
- white sugar
- water
- acai powder
- green coffee bean powder or green tea powder
- white grape juice
- ice cubes
How to Make A strawberry acai refresher
This homemade version of the Starbucks copycat recipe is made with just a few simple steps. Full recipe in recipe card.
In a saucepan add strawberries, sugar, water, and acai powder.
Put on low heat for 9-12 minutes until a syrup consistency forms.
Strain the syrup and let it cool.
Mix cold water with all grape juice, add ¼ green coffee bean powder. Shake well and pour mixture into a clear glass over ice.
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Add strawberry syrup and stir.
Garnish with fresh strawberries if desired.
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Substitutions
Cold drinks are necessary this season. Here are a few ways to change up this popular drink.
- For a sweeter drink – you can add a splash of simple syrup, honey, agave or fruit juice.
- Strawberry tea – or passion tea grocery store
- fresh strawberries may be added for garnish.
- Pink Drink – Add a little coconut milk to make this a Starbucks Copycat Pink Drink
Equipment
- Short or tall glass
- wooden spoon
- strainer
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container or pitcher in the refrigerator and recombine when ready. Shake or stir before serving. Good for 2-3 days.
Time Saving Tips
- Make the Strawberry Acai Refresher Base Ahead – You can make the refresher base in advance and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1–2 weeks. Simply shake it with water and ice when you’re ready to serve.
- Use freeze-dried strawberries instead of fresh. They dissolve quickly and give the drink the same flavor Starbucks uses.
- Batch this – If making this for BBQs, picnics and parties, you can make a bigger batch and store in the refrigerator or large drink dispenser.
Top tip
If you want to make this caffeine-free, you can omit the green coffee extract.
Can I make this with Strawberry Powder?
Absolutely! Just us the powder in place of the sugar and dried strawberry mxture.
Can I use regular Grape Juice?
No you will want to use white grape juice.
More Copycat Starbucks Recipes
Starbucks copycat Iced Caramel Macchiato
Starbucks Copycat Chocolate Frappucchino
- Strawberry Lemonade – Made in minutes with the sweet taste of fresh strawberries.
- Starbucks Dragon Drink – Sweet mango and dragonfruit flavors and hand-shaken with creamy coconutmilk,
- Pink Lemonade – This beautiful drink is a family favorite year round.
- Watermelon Agua Fresca – a delicious and refreshing summer beverage made with fresh watermelon.
- McDonald’s Copycat Sweet Tea – our favorite sweet iced tea recipe.
Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup strawberries freeze-dried
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/3 cup filtered or purified water
- 3/4 teaspoon acai powder
Green Coffee Concentrate
- ¼ teaspoon green coffee bean powder
- ½ cup white grape juice
- 1 cup cold filtered water
- Ice
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add freeze-dried strawberries, sugar, 13 cup filtered water, and acai powder.
- Simmer on low heat for 9-12 minutes until a sauce thickens to syrup consistency.
- Strain the syrup and let it cool.
- In a glass mix cold water with all grape juice until dissolved.
- Add syrup to glass.
- Add ice cubes, all strawberries.Mix!
Nutrition
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I just tried this for the first time last week or so and it’s so good! I’d love to try it out at home.
I think you will love it.
Hi there, I found you on Silverado’s link party. This looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you – it is so refreshing!
Raquel, this is a refreshing must try! Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Sue!