Blackberry Sage Refresher {Starbucks Copycat}
This copycat Starbucks Blackberry Sage Refresher recipe is a must-try for all berry fans! Easy to make with a sweet, fruity base with a touch of sage flavor, this refreshing drink will help you shake off the winter blues.
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Makes: 1 drink (base makes enough for 4 drinks)
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Ingredients
- ½ cup Blackberry Sage Base (recipe below)
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup freeze-dried blackberries
Blackberry Sage Base
- ¾ cup blackberry sage syrup (recipe below or store-bought with sage infused)
- 1 ¼ cup water
- ¾ teaspoon citric acid (can replace with 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
- ½ teaspoon green coffee extract optional (you can omit if you don't want caffeine in your Refresher)
Blackberry Sage Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 oz blackberries (one small container)
- 1 tablespoon chopped sage
Instructions
- Add about ½ cup blackberry sage base, ½ cup water, and ¼ cup freeze-dried blackberries to an ice-filled shaker. Shake well to combine.
- Pour entire mixture (ice included) into glass.
- Feel free to make alterations based on your sweetness preferences. Add less base/more water for a less sweet drink. You can also feel free to use less syrup in the base recipe if the drink is too sweet for you.
Blackberry Sage Base
- Add blackberry sage syrup, water, citric acid, and green coffee bean powder (if using) to a large jar or container. Shake well to combine and refrigerate until ready to use.
Blackberry Sage Syrup
- Put water, sugar, and blackberries in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat and let mixture simmer for about 15 minutes until blackberries are softening and mixture has thickened.
- Remove saucepan from heat and mix chopped sage into syrup. Cover saucepan and let sit to infuse sage flavor for about 15 minutes.
- Strain syrup into a bowl, pressing down on the blackberries with a wooden spoon or spatula to extract as much juice as possible.
- Keep syrup in bowl or pour into a mason jar and place in fridge to cool completely before using. Syrup will continue to thicken as it cools.
Notes
- The base recipe makes enough for about 4 full drinks if using ½ cup of base per drink.
- The base should keep in your fridge for about 1 week; the blackberry sage syrup should keep in your fridge for about a month.
- Mix base with lemonade for a sweeter, tart drink or mix with sweetened coconut milk for a Midnight Drink.
- If you prefer the white grape flavor, instead of making the syrup for the base, follow the base instructions in this post, but replace strawberries with 6 oz. blackberries and omit acai powder and passionfruit powder.
- Leave the sage out of the syrup if you don't like the flavor.
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