If you love the Starbucks "Pink Drink" but you don't love spending $5+ a cup on it, then you will definitely want to try this easy recipe for making a similar drink yourself, at home.
After trying the pretty pink beverage at Starbucks, I spent a lot of time looking into what ingredients are in their drink and experimenting with different ingredients to try and match the flavor of their drink.
The trickiest part was getting the color right too. I found some juices had a nice color but not the right flavor and vice versa. I finally found a simple combination of ingredients that gives you nice pink color and perfect flavor!
★ Why You’ll Love this Recipe ★
If you're craving the flavor of the Pink Drink, then this will get you there!
This recipe is different from others you'll find online. You don't need any special Starbucks ingredients. You don't need to brew any teas.
You just need to blend together a few ready-made ingredients are you're good to go!
If you're looking for a recipe that is very easy and tastes amazing, this is the one for you!
You can create some fun variations of this drink by adding cold foam.
Try adding chocolate syrup to your pink drink to make a chocolate covered strawberry variation of this drink.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
All you need is 3 ingredients plus ice. So simple!
Here's what you need:
- White Cran-Strawberry juice. Ocean spray makes this. It can sometimes be hard to find since it sells out quickly, but they do stock it at most grocery stores.
- Coconut milk. You can find this in the refrigerated section at the grocery store near the milk. Just original coconut milk is what you want.
- Freeze-dried strawberries. These are added to the drink after blending and add to the flavor once they've had time to steep a little.
★ How to Make this Pink Drink Recipe ★
This Pink Drink can be made right in a drinking glass. I like to use a wide-mouth mason jar or a reusable Starbucks cup, but any drinking glass that will accommodate your handheld blender will work.
Just 3 simple steps:
- Pour coconut milk and cran-strawberry punch into your glass.
- Blend these liquids together using a frothing wand or you can use a handheld immersion blender
- Add ice and top with freeze-dried strawberries.
Optional: For extra sweetness, color and flavor, add 1 tablespoon of grenadine.
Want to add cold foam?
You can easily make your own cold foam! Here's how:
- Add 3 tablespoon of milk to a cup. (skim milk works best because it's light, however you can use any type of milk, cream, coconut milk or oat milk)
- Add 1 teaspoon of simple syrup (add more or less to taste)
- Blend using a frothing wand.
- Top your pink drink with the cold foam!
For chocolate cold foam, use heavy cream instead of milk and add chocolate syrup or cocoa powder to taste.
That's it! Super simple. Super yummy!
★ Tools You'll Need ★
Immersion Blender
You will need a handheld immersion blender or a frothing wand to make this work.
You can get a handheld blender as cheap as $20 and a frothing wand for even less. If you don't want to buy anything special, you could also use a hand mixer, and either use a large cup or blend everything in a bowl, then transfer to a cup.
The reason you need this special tool is to blend the coconut milk fat with the juice. If you don't blend these two ingredient together well, the coconut milk will separate from the juice and look sort of curdled.
So if you're committed to making the best Pink Drink at home, you'll want to invest in this tool. You can also use an immersion blend for really delicious guacamole and for frothy your coffee.
Reusable Starbucks Drink Cup
Love your Starbucks? Me too! But it's an expensive treat so making your own drinks in a Starbucks cup is a great way to get that same experience, while saving money making this drink at home.
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Ice Maker
This is totally not a necessary tool but it saves time. Since we do not have an ice maker built into our fridge, we have this stand-alone version.
The kids use it to fill their sports bottles and we even take it camping. So, if you're tired of ice trays, look into getting an ice maker. We love ours!
★ More Recipes You'll Love ★
Sometime making a yummy drink is an easy way to treat yourself and deal with the weather if you're hot or cold.
It can be just as comforting and refreshing as a meal but takes less time and saves calories.
So for those reasons, I enjoy making some fun beverages. I think you might too! I have a few favorite recipes I can share will you.
Browse all my beverage recipes and be sure to Pin your favorites!
This easy, 3-ingredient, homemade Pink Drink recipe was featured on South Your Mouth!
Easy Homemade Pink Drink Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup Cran-strawberry juice
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon freeze dried strawberries
- ice
Optional Sweetener
- grenadine to taste
Optional Cold Foam
- 3 tablespoon milk frothed
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pour cran-strawberry and coconut milk into a large drinking glass.
- Blend together using a handheld immersion blender.
- Pour over a glass full of ice and serve!
Optional
- For a sweeter pink drink, stir in grenadine to taste.
- To make cold foam, combine cold milk with powdered sugar using a frother. Once foamy, add to the top of your pink drink.
Julie Eriksen says
Just made this and it’s delicious. You saved me so much money!