My morning beverage obsession for the last few months has been a slightly-altered version of the Starbucks Pink Drink. It tastes like a delicious strawberry smoothie but slightly caffeinated and lower in calories. Like all of my Starbucks favorites, I tried my hand at making it. Behold my homemade Starbucks Pink Drink recipe.
How to Make a Homemade Starbucks Pink Drink
As much as I love Starbucks, I also love cost-efficiency. Given the cumulative cost of enjoying Starbucks everyday, I started to explore my at-home options for making the beverage and have found a pretty close second.
Since Starbucks does not make Strawberry Acai Refresher packets I needed to improvise a bit. Thankfully, the strawberry lemonade packets are a close taste!
My Pink Drink Ingredients
- Starbucks Via Instant Refreshers, Strawberry Lemonade flavor
- Non-flavored soy milk
- Fresh strawberries (4-6)
- Water
- Ice (as desired)
.Making a Homemade Starbucks Pink Drink
- Mix the Refreshers packet with 12 oz of water. Packet says 16 but we are also adding soy, so you want to save room for soy and ice in your 24 oz cup.
- Blend 8 oz of soy milk with your fresh strawberries.
I do this to create a richer strawberry flavor that hides the lemonade factor in the packet mix. You can also just add the soy to the mixture, try both to find your preference. - Add your soy milk to the Refreshers mixture.
- Pour over ice, garnish with fresh strawberries.
Homemade Starbucks Pink Drink Nutrition
The Starbucks Venti-equivalent is approx. 215 calories (135 for the drink, soy sub estimated to be an extra 90 calories) so you’re actually saving a few calories by making it in-house.
My 24 ounce homemade version is a total of 165 calories. Here’s the breakdown:
- 1 cup of soy milk = 90 calories*
- 1 Starbucks Via packet = 70 calories
- 4 strawberries = 5 calories
*may vary slightly with type and amount of soy milk used
There you have it, your own homemade version of a fruity, caffeinated, low-cal morning beverage. Have you given my homemade Starbucks Pink Drink a try? Any alterations you suggest? I’d love to improve upon the recipe and welcome any suggestions. And I always credit my pals for their insight. Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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