Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat Recipe

Starbucks Pink Drink next to a bowl of fresh strawberries
Author: Heather
Category: Copycat
Published Date: 04/28/2020
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UPDATE: This Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat recipe has been updated as of 10/27/22 due to the discontinuation of the Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Refreshers®.

You have been missing out if you’ve never had a Pink Drink from Starbucks! According to the Starbucks website, Pink Drink is a light and refreshing beverage that features the sweet flavors of Strawberry Acai Refreshers® with accents of passion fruit and acai combined with coconut milk and topped with a scoop of strawberries.

While our “usual” is an iced caramel macchiato, sometimes you have to switch it up. Our girls have been huge fans of the pink drink since their first sip, and since going to Starbucks on a regular basis is a little out of our budget these days, we promised to come up with a Starbucks Pink Drink copycat recipe at home, to hold them over until we can get them the real thing.

According to our teen, we nailed it (and that doesn’t happen often)!

girl and her dad blending a drink in a nutribullet
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starbucks pink drink copycat recipe ingredients

Before we get to our Starbucks Pink Drink copycat recipe, let me share a few tips about the ingredients.

strawberries: We’ve found that the best way to slice the strawberries is into semi-thin slices (at least for the 1/2 cup that will be placed in the cup. For the strawberries that you’ll be blending, it really doesn’t make a difference. I usually chop those in quarters just to make it easier to blend. BTW, they blend super fast in our Nutribullet. If you don’t have fresh strawberries, you can also use frozen or freeze-dried.

coconut milk: You want to get the coconut milk that can be found in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store. We use sweetened, vanilla-flavored coconut milk.

iced passion tea concentrate: Since Starbucks discontinued the Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher packs that we used to use, we have found an alternative in Tazo Iced Passion Tea Concentrate. This one also gives the passion fruit flavor that Starbucks uses in its Pink Drink.

white grape juice: We also added white grape juice to match the ingredients on the website.

sugar: Sugar is needed to sweeten the drink up. You can try simple syrup as well, though I find that sugar works best.

mixing coconut milk and strawberry juice

What’s in the Starbucks Pink Drink?

According to their website, the Starbucks Pink Drink features Strawberry Acai Refreshers® with accents of passion fruit and acai combined with coconut milk and topped with a scoop of strawberries.

Is the Pink Drink Healthy?

The pink drink is only 100 calories for a grande, which compared to other options, is actually pretty healthy compared to other option that you can get at Starbucks.

Is the Pink Drink the Same as The Pinkity Drinkity?

Yes, “Pinkity Drinkity” is the same as the Pink Drink. It was named Pinkity Drinkity by the famous YouTuber, James Charles.

Why Don’t the Copycat Recipes Taste Exactly Like the Pink Drink?

We tried a number of the copycat recipes before we created our own, and while they all had a unique flavor, none were exactly the same. That’s because even though Starbucks sells a number of their VIA instant refreshers, they do not sell the Strawberry Açaí Refreshers® which is the main ingredient in their Pink Drink.

Starbucks Pink Drink next to a bowl of fresh strawberries

Our insta-friend Laura, @bump.tobaby, is known for loving her Starbucks Pink Drink with vanilla cold foam. She has an entire Instagram story highlight professing her love for it.

You can add this as well by putting some non-fat milk and vanilla syrup into an immersion blender and blending until it’s nice and foamy. Make sure to leave room at the top of your cup.

If you love this Starbucks Pink Drink copycat recipe, don’t forget to check out all of our Starbucks copycat recipes! Some of our favorites include the Iced Caramel Macchiato, Iced White Chocolate Mocha, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Caramel Frappuccino, and Iced Brown Sugar Oatmeal Shaken Espresso (which is out of stock in our local Starbucks constantly). 

We are always working on new copycat recipes in the kitchen, so make sure to visit often for new Starbucks Copycat Recipes!

We’d love to hear your thoughts if you try our version of the Starbucks Pink Drink copycat recipe. Don’t forget to check out all of our family-friendly recipes! More of a coffee fan? Make sure to check out our homemade creamer recipes!

 

Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat Recipe

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Starbucks Pink Drink next to a bowl of fresh strawberries

Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat Recipe

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  • Author: Heather l The Super Mom Life
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 glasses 1x
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Description

We are finally able to make one of our favorite Starbucks drinks at home. Starbucks Pink drink is a refreshing blend of ingredients including strawberries and coconut milk.

Ingredients

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Pink Drink

  • 1 ½ cup strawberries (sliced)
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut milk (chilled)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup Tazo Iced Passion Tea Concentrate
  • 1 cup white grape juice
  • 1 ½ tbsp sugar
  • ice

Vanilla Cold Foam (optional)

  • 1 cup of non-fat milk
  • 2 pumps vanilla-flavored syrup

Instructions

  1. Slice your strawberries and place 1 cup in a blender with the water, white grape juice, Tazo iced passion tea concentrate and sugar. Blend on high until combined.
  2. Set the rest of the strawberries aside for now.
  3. Add 1/2 cup of coconut milk and a handful of ice to each cup.
  4. Divide your strawberry blended mixture evenly into each cup and stir.
  5. Top with remaining sliced strawberries!
  6. (optional) Combine non-fat milk and vanilla syrup and with an immulsion blender, blend until foamy. Add to the top of each drink and serve!

Notes

Here is the link to the 

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: American

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Wondering how to make a Starbucks Pink Drink at home? This Starbucks Pink Drink recipe is just what you need. You will learn how to make your own DIY Starbucks Drink with this simple and easy copycat recipe!

 

We are finally able to make one of our favorite Starbucks drinks at home. Starbucks Pink drink is a refreshing blend of ingredients including strawberries and coconut milk.

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  2. It tasted pretty close to the real drink but I had to play around with it for a while until it was good. Though it still seemed different. But this is still the best recipe I have tried so far! 🙂

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  3. They stopped selling the berry refreshers last year. Anyone have a solid tip on a substitute for this? Tried ordering a regular acai tea but it was awful.

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  4. I love the pink dring but at $7 for a Trenta, I need to dig out my blender. have you tried fresh raspberries or blueberries to make a blue drink and another pink flavor?

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  5. So yummy
    My feedback :
    Use a little less coconut milk
    Use more strawberries

    My questions
    Where do I get a big enough cup to make this?
    Can I also use coconut water instead.

    Tips
    If you don’t have the very berry powder, you can soak hibiscus petals in a little bit of water instead, it works just as great
    If you want a sugar free option , you can use Lakanto monk fruit sweetener

    Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars

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      Hi Kanya! I haven’t tried coconut water, but another reader said they prefer coconut water over milk. You can use any size cup you have – the cup I used is a Venti-sized reusable cup that I bought at Starbucks.

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  6. If anyone is reading this, DONT use the coconut milk. Use coconut water because that is what Starbucks uses. Tastes so much closer to it. And you can get that special elixir on ebay. Is it maybe illegal? Possibly. But you can literally make it at home and save so much money. No need for the fresh strawberries even. Just those two things together make it magic and it tastes exactly like it. Good luck!

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    2. If Starbucks uses coconut water how does the pink drink look milky? Do they add a splash of coconut milk?

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    3. This is what Starbucks calls coconut milk: COCONUT MILK [WATER, COCONUT CREAM, CANE SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, COCONUT WATER CONCENTRATE, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, GELLAN GUM, CORN DEXTRIN, GUAR GUM, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, AND VITAMIN D2]
      But when looking at other store-bought brands they are very similar since fresh coconut milk is only kept in the fridge for a week.

      So, Coconut water or easy-to-make coconut milk is better health-wise.

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  7. I am so happy I found this copy cat recipe. Now we can make this at home and not have to spend so much to get it at Starbucks. I will get some strawberries tomorrow and make this drink. Perfect to have poolside!

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        I have the powder linked in the post for your convenience. You should also be able to find it at most grocery stores.

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      2. They stopped selling them last summer due to supply shortages. They might bring them back when ingredients aren’t as scarce.

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  9. I need to make this drink too. Thanks for sharing. I love to discover new recipes such as this

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  13. Well, evidently I have been missing out, but now I want to make my own. Looks delicious!

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  14. My kids are obsessed with Starbucks and pink drinks, and it would be awesome to be able to make these at home!

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  16. We make this at home too, but with a sugar-free (actually, low sugar) version. I can’t think of having Starbuck’s 60 some carbs in my body for a drink!

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  18. I have not had the opportunity of trying the Pink Drink of Starbucks. But looking at your recipe, I would love to go for the copycat! looks so refreshing.

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  19. This looks so good. My daughters and I love the pink drink from Starbucks. I’ll have to give this a try.

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  22. With the warmer weather this is going to be our to go drink this summer, thank you so much for the recipe

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  23. Surprisingly, I got all the ingredients needed in my pantry, I’ll try this.

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  24. I just realized that I haven’t been to Starbucks for so long. Thanks for the recipe. My wife loves anything with strawberries so she’ll love this pink drink for sure.

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  26. Oh my, so I’m missing out🥴.. I was kinda hooked with my own blend of refreshments lately but I will definitely try this. Thanks!

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  27. I’ve never had this drink from there before but it looks like something that my toddler would really enjoy! I’ll make one for her!

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  29. I have to say, this is a delicious and amazing recipe, like I have to make this EVERYDAY because it’s so good to the point where I’m in love with it! But I would recommend add a little less water and it’ll taste so good.

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  37. Hi! Does using the blender make it thicker than the Starbuck’s drink?
    I’m hoping to try it this week 🙂

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      Hi Christy! The blender shouldn’t make it thicker, it just helps to create the strawberry juice!

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  38. It’s on the Starbucks website listed under the Pink drink ingredients. It’s part of the Strawberry Acai Base.

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  39. This Starbucks pink drink sounds so good! I never tried it before but I will have to make this soon with my daughter. I know she will love it too.

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  46. Just made this. I realized we were out of strawberries after I started so had to sub freeze dried strawberries, and my coconut milk was unsweetened vanilla, so I added 1/2 tbsp more of sugar. I thought it was pretty close! My fifteen year old always orders the pink drink at Starbucks and he thought it was really good (and a close match). Next time I might try 1/2 grape juice 1/2 water and omit the sugar (Starbuck’s site says the pink drink ingredients include white grape juice). Thanks for posting this!

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      Thanks for your feedback! Where did you see white grape juice? On their site it says “Starbucks Pink Drink is a light and refreshing beverage that features the sweet flavors of Strawberry Acai Refreshers® with accents of passion fruit and acai combined with Coconutmilk, and topped with a scoop of strawberries.”

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      1. It says it in the ingredients list on their açai concentrate. You can actually buy them on eBay. I had them show it to me once because I wanted to know exactly what they put in it. But the ingredients are listed on that Acai carton 🙂

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  47. Awesome! Now I can make this at home every time I crave for it and not have to drive to Starbucks! Strawberries always remind me of my mom (she passed away last year), so I will make this drink and lift a glass up to her. I am sure she will be smiling down from heaven.

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  48. So good!! I used frozen strawberries instead of fresh because that’s all I had, and I used unsweetened coconut milk and added 1/2 tsp of vanilla. I’m going to try it again but add the passion fruit extract 🙂

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  49. Do you think this recipe is good? I really want to recreate this but all the recipes I found say “it tastes nothing like the pink drink” and it’s really throwing me off.

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      Hi Ariana,
      I can only suggest that you try it and see. I’ve heard more positives than negatives on this particular recipe and my oldest daughter, who drinks the Pink Drink on a regular basis, helped me with this one. I can tell you that no copycat recipe will taste exactly the same because Starbucks doesn’t sell the Strawberry Refresher powder needed to make it. Also, as I mention in the post, I’ve left out passion fruit as it’s not something I personally love. If you do try it, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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  51. Help! I can’t find sweetened coconut milk in the dairy department. I ended up getting simple truth coconut milk. Can I turn this into vanilla sweetened coconut milk for the Pink Drink?

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      Hi Debra! I haven’t personally tried Simple Truth coconut milk so I can’t say for certain if it will work. I wish I could help.

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      Thank you for your feedback, D! Unfortunately, since Starbucks doesn’t sell the Strawberry Açaí Refreshers® in retail stores, we had to go with the next best option. We are continuing to try to find a good substitute.

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  53. Tried it. Unfortunately, it does not taste anything like the Starbucks Pink Drink. It was actually pretty off putting. I was convinced to give this recipe a try due to the high ratings; what I failed to truly take note of was that the majority of the 5 star ratings are from people stating they can’t wait to try the recipe in the future since they enjoy the actual drink from Starbucks, not from folks who tried it first, then rated afterwards. I’ll have to stick to Starbucks.

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      I’m so sorry that you didn’t like it, Diana. This isn’t exact, as we mentioned because Starbucks version has passion fruit, which we leave out because we don’t like the taste. We appreciate the honest feedback and will continue working on finding a substitute that may work for you!

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  55. OMG this is my absolute favorite drink at Starbucks!! I just pinned and I’m soooo making it this weekend!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  56. Oh, how I miss my visits to Starbucks. This will become a regular drink in my household now. Yum!

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  57. I love being able to make one of my favorite Starbucks drinks right at home with this pink drink. The kids love it too!

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  59. I bought everything for this recipe and it taste nothing like the pink drink. I followed the recipe exactly. 🙁 was so hoping for the best.

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      I’m so sorry to hear that Brittney! Was there something specific that you think tasted off? Would love to hear your thoughts. Everyone that I know that tried it loved it.

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  62. We are going to try this this weekend. My daughter loves the pink drink and we are missing starbucks.

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  64. The pink drink really sparks up my mood and I’m instantly happy just to look at it. Will love to try this out as strawberry and pink are my favorites.

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  65. I love all your piccys by the way. what a great idea to re-create your fav drinks especially when you cant go out and buy them x

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  68. Can´t believe I´ve never had this Pink Drink from Starbucks, looks delicious! Need to try it at home!

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  71. Gosh! I feel like I’ve missed out. I have never had either a pink drink nor a refresher. Thanks for this easy to use recipe!! strawberries sound so good right now.

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  72. Oh yes this is perfect! I don’t usually get a lot of starbucks but this is one of my favs when I do!

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  74. I’ve never had one of these believe it or not! It looks so good though and refreshing…a perfect afternoon pick me up!

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  75. What a refreshing and pretty drink! I will have to pick up those packets of refreshers next time I’m at the store.

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  78. I’ve never had the Pink Drink from Starbucks, but I am digging your copycat recipe and I love strawberries! Everyone looks very pleased wit this drink in this post lol, love it!

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  79. Who doesn’t love this pink drink? I actually love it, it’s delicious, it’s easy to make and refreshing!

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  83. I have never actually had anything from Starbucks before. I’ve tried some they sell in stores, but never actually been there. This was one drink I’d love to try from them sometime though. I’m going to definitely try this recipe. It looks delicious.

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  84. I love the Starbucks Pink Drink and have found the Starburst Singles drink mix in pink is almost a dead ringer. This sounds really good and looks pretty too.

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  86. What a fun recipe! My kids love copycat Starbucks recipes and have been missing Starbucks while stuck at home.

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  90. I love this!! What a money saver. My husband is going to love it, too, when I make some tonight! 🙂

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  91. Oh this recipe looks super tasty and very refreshing. I know that my daughter would love to have a go at making these, she has gone a little mad for smoothies and juices at the moment.

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  92. Thank you so much for this recipe as I have everything needed to make it and my oldest daughter would love this. I am pinning this one for sure. Thank you!

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    1. Your pink drink looks so delicious. I like vanilla flavored coconut milk and especially strawberries. Yum!

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