Strawberry Acai Refresher

Starbucks  Copycat Recipe

Have you always wanted to be able to make your own Strawberry Acai Refreshers at home? This Starbucks copycat recipe tastes just like the real thing!

Makes:  1 Drink Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

What are Refreshers?

Refreshers are iced Starbucks drinks that contain fruit juice, green coffee extract, and scoops of fruit. They make a few flavors, but Strawberry Acai is the most popular.

Ingredients:

1)  Strawberry Acai Base (recipe provided) 2) Water 3) Ice 3) Freeze-Dried Strawberries

Base Ingredients:

– White grape juice – Strawberries – Acai berry powder – Passion fruit extract powder – Green coffee extract powder – Lemon juice

Combine white grape juice & strawberries in a medium saucepan & bring to a boil.

Make Base

Lower to a simmer & let mixture simmer for 10 mins, until strawberries are breaking down.

Make Base

Remove from heat & strain through a fine mesh sieve into heatproof bowl. Press down on strawberries with wooden spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.

Make Base

Pour mixture back into saucepan & return to low heat.

Make Base

Stir in acai powder, green coffee extract powder, & passionfruit powder until powders have dissolved as much as possible.

Make Base

Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Return to bowl or pour into large mason jar & put in fridge to cool completely. 

Make Base

Put freeze-dried strawberries in the bottom of a glass.

Make Drink

Fill glass with ice.

Make Drink

Add about ½ cup strawberry acai base & ½ cup water to an ice-filled shaker. Shake well to combine.

Make Drink

Pour mixture into prepared glass.

Make Drink

This homemade version of the Strawberry Acai Refresher tastes just like the Starbucks drink!

Enjoy!!

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