Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade
In this copycat recipe for Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade, the sweet mango dragonfruit base combines with tart lemonade for the most refreshing summery drink in the most beautiful magenta hue!
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Makes: 1 drink
Ingredients
- ½ cup Mango Dragonfruit Base
- ½ cup lemonade (store-bought or homemade)
- ¼ cup freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces
Mango Dragonfruit Base
- ½ cup dragon fruit syrup (recipe below or store-bought)
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ½ cup mango nectar
- ¾ tsp citric acid
- ½ tsp green coffee extract powder (you can omit if you don't want caffeine in your drink)
Dragon Fruit Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped dragon fruit OR 2 tsp dragon fruit powder (you can use both if you want to use fresh dragon fruit for syrup, but also want syrup to be pink)*
Instructions
- Add about ½ cup mango dragonfruit base, ½ cup lemonade, and ¼ cup freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces to an ice-filled shaker. Shake well to combine.
- Pour entire mixture (ice included) into glass. Top with additional dragon fruit pieces and garnish with a sliced lemon, if desired.
- Add more of the base for a sweeter drink and less for a more tart (but still sweet!) drink.
Mango Dragonfruit Base
- Add dragon fruit syrup, water, mango nectar, 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.
Dragon Fruit Syrup
- If making syrup with fresh dragon fruit: Put water, sugar, and diced dragon fruit in a medium-size saucepan and bring mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat and let simmer for about 15 minutes, until mixture has thickened a bit and dragon fruit is softening.
- If you're using white flesh dragon fruit and want a pink syrup, stir in ½ tsp the dragon fruit powder at this time. Stir until powder is dissolved.
- Strain mixture into a bowl, being sure to press down on the dragon fruit to extract as much juice as possible.
- If making syrup with just dragon fruit powder: Put water and sugar in medium-size saucepan and bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tsp dragon fruit powder and let simmer for another 5 minutes until powder is absorbed and syrup is pink. Store as directed above.
Notes
*Note that it's OK if your dragon fruit syrup is clear instead of pink. The freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces will give your Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade the pretty purple-pink color.
- The base recipe makes enough for about 4 full drinks if using ½ cup of base per drink.
- Dragon fruit syrup recipe makes enough for 2 batches of base, but also has lots of other uses. See this post for ideas.
- The base should keep in your fridge for about 1 week; the dragon fruit syrup should keep in your fridge for about a month.
- If you don't have citric acid, you can replace with 1 Tbsp lemon juice.
- Mix base with water for a Mango Dragonfruit Refresher (a little less sweet and a little less tart) or mix with sweetened coconut milk for a Dragon Drink.
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