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This Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher keeps it simple with tea and fresh strawberries! It tastes like the real deal and can be mixed up for summer.
No need to worry about getting the right blend of flavored syrups, green tea, and acai powder.
With this copycat recipe of the Strawberry Acai Refresher from Starbucks, you can get a lighter twist that can also be tweaked!
While this blend is ready to be poured over ice, it can also easily transform into a Strawberry Acai Lemonade Refresher or a fruity cocktail for summer.
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Why You’ll Love This Copycat Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher Recipe
- This homemade Strawberry Acai Refresher tastes just like the real thing!
- You can easily make a big batch of this vibrant drink for parties.
- This Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher copycat recipe is customizable, whether with bubbles, alcohol, or more fruits.
Ingredients And Substitutions
Fresh strawberries – For the strawberry acai base. You can use frozen berries, but you’ll need to cook them a little longer.
Water – For cooking the strawberries with sugar.
Granulated sugar – Just good old white sugar.
Lemon juice – Citric acid also works for tartness.
Acai berry tea bags and boiling water – Instead of white grape juice or lemonade like other copycat Refreshers, our liquid component for this drink is acai berry tea.
Honey – This is optional. Sometimes, the base is already enough to sweeten the pink drink! Simple syrup also works.
Ice – For chilling the drink.
If you want to add your own twist to this DIY Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher, top it with lemon wedges, mango chunks, or passionfruit puree instead of fresh strawberry slices!
Tips For Making This Recipe
Add Green Coffee Powder
Add 1/2 teaspoon of powdered green coffee extract for a caffeine kick.
Delicious Variations to Try
You can reduce the acai berry tea from 1/2 cup to 1/4 cup, then make the drink with 1/2 cup of coconut milk for a creamier Refresher, lemonade for a copycat Strawberry Acai Lemonade Refresher, or sparkling water for a fizzy pink beverage!
Make-Ahead Tips
You can make the strawberry acai base and tea up to 3 days in advance. Store them in separate mason jars in the fridge.
Strawberry Acai Refresher Recipe FAQs
What is in the Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher?
The Strawberry Acaí Refresher is made with ice, strawberry acai base, and freeze-dried strawberries. The base contains water, sugar, white grape juice concentrate, citric acid, natural flavors, natural green coffee flavor, fruit and vegetable juice, and the sweetener Reb A.
Is there a lot of caffeine in a Strawberry Acai Refresher?
No. Compared to other fan-favorite drinks, such as the caramel macchiato with 150 mg of caffeine, the Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher contains only 45 to 55 mg of caffeine.
How many calories are in a Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher?
According to Starbucks, A Grande of their Strawberry Acai Refresher contains around 100 calories.
What is a good substitute for acai berry tea?
For the closest flavor profile, please use acai berry tea when you make this Strawberry Acai Refresher Starbucks recipe at home. However, you can substitute it with a tropical herbal tea mixed with acai powder in a pinch.
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Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, washed
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 acai berry tea bags
- 1/2 cup boiling water for the acai tea
- 1 tsp honey to taste
- Ice for serving
Instructions
- Slice and hull the strawberries. Place them in a saucepan with water, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally and mashing the strawberries as they cook.
- Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes, then remove from the heat.
- Strain and refrigerate the strawberry acai base.
- Steep the tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes. Cool the tea to room temperature.
- To assemble your Strawberry Acai Refresher, fill your cup with ice.
- Add the strawberry acai base and acai tea. Top with additional fresh strawberry slices and sweeten with honey, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of powdered green coffee extract for a caffeine kick.
- You can reduce the acai berry tea from 1/2 cup to 1/4 cup, then make the drink with 1/2 cup of coconut milk for a creamier Refresher, lemonade for a copycat Strawberry Acai Lemonade Refresher, or sparkling water for a fizzy pink beverage!
- You can make the strawberry acai base and tea up to 3 days in advance. Store them in separate mason jars in the fridge.
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