Here’s How to Make Your Favorite Starbucks Refresher at Home

Updated: Dec. 01, 2023

We scoured the web for the best Starbucks copycat recipes—including their strawberry refresher, pink drink and more.

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Strawberry Acai Refresher
Courtesy of Beauty and the Beets

Strawberry Acai Refresher

Need a sweet sipper? Try this copycat strawberry acai refresher from Beauty and the Beets. The drink starts with freeze-dried strawberries. Then, acai power is added—with some green coffee bean powder for that refresher kick! And, you’re just a splash of lemonade away from a strawberry acai lemonade.

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Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher
Courtesy of The Tasty Bite

Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher

This one’s a bit more complicated—but worth the effort. The Tasty Bite’s very berry hibiscus refresher recipe starts with Hibiscus syrup. Once you’ve made that, you’re set! You can get dried hibiscus flowers at the grocery store (sometimes called “flor de Jamaica”) or on Amazon. By now, I think you can guess how to make very berry hibiscus lemonade.

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Pink Drink
Courtesy of the Nutmeg Nanny

Pink Drink

Did you ever wonder what’s in the Pink Drink? According to the Nutmeg Nanny’s recipe, it’s just acai berry tea, white grape juice, coconut milk and strawberries—with agave nectar for sweetness.

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The violet drink with blackberries
Courtesy of The Culinary Compass

Violet Drink

Starbucks’ violet drink is another mystery. But The Culinary Compass has shown us the way with its purple drink recipe. It starts with passion tea, vanilla soy milk and blackberries.

Want to try a pink drink refresher recipe? This copycat dragon drink refresher recipe will do the trick.

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Valencia Orange Refresher

The discontinued refresher is another happy memory—it was my favorite! But a guest blogger on the Mommy Evolution shared a super-easy copycat recipe. Just combine OJ and some lemon iced tea. Make yourself a pitcher of orangy goodness for your next get-together. Planning to go to Starbucks? Here’s everything you need to know about our favorite Starbucks refreshers, from caffeine content to grams of sugar to customizations you can request.