If you love Starbucks Refresher drinks, you have to try this homemade recipe for the Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher. This drink is sometimes called Dragon Drink for its bright pink dragon fruit color.
The flavor is bright and the fruit and color are intensely pink. The best part is you can make this drink at home and customize it to your needs (I make ours without caffeine for my children to enjoy!). It’s so much fun to make a fancy drink at home.
I love to make recipes using dragon fruit (here’s my Dragon Fruit Smoothie Recipe). The bright pink color is so fun and vibrant and it pairs well with all tropical fruits.
Related: Paradise Drink – Starbucks Copycat
Ingredients
- Dragon Fruit Powder – The easiest way to source dragon fruit for your recipes is a high quality dragon fruit powder.
- Water
- Sugar
- Citric Acid – Gives your drink a fresh citrus flavor.
- Mango Nectar – This ingredient is thicker than mango juice and gives a creamy, tropical flavor.
- Green Coffee Extract – This gives your drink a boost of caffeine. If you prefer to make your drink without caffeine, simply omit this ingredient.
- Dragon Fruit Chips – These healthy chips are made from one ingredient—dried dragon fruit. I bought my dragon fruit chips on Amazon. Break them into small pieces for this recipe.
Directions
Begin by making the mango dragon fruit base. In a sauce pan, combine sugar, water, dragon fruit powder, mango nectar, citric acid, and green tea extract.
Mix over medium heat until ingredients are dissolved and fully combined. Remove from heat and cool. This will make enough base to create two drinks.
To mix a drink, combine one part base and one part water and a handful of dragon fruit chips in a shaker. Shake and serve over ice with a few more dried dragon fruit pieces on top as garnish.
Tips for Making
- Dragon fruit powder is a great ingredient that you can use anytime you want to make a recipe hot pink naturally. We also use it in our Dragon Fruit Smoothie. The more powder you use, the more intense the pink color will become.
- If you can’t find mango nectar in your local grocery store, you can purchase some on Amazon.
- I like to rinse out and save old Starbucks cups to serve my homemade copycat recipes in. My kids love it.
Serving Suggestions
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Starbucks Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher contain caffeine?
Yes. Starbucks refreshers contain caffeine, but not as much as coffee. They contain roughly 1/3 as much caffeine as a grande iced coffee.
What is the difference between the dragon drink and pink drink?
The dragon drink is made with dragon fruit and mango, and the pink drink is made with strawberries.
What does the dragon drink taste like?
Since dragon fruit has a mild flavor, the dominant flavor in this recipe is the mango nectar.
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Learn to make the Starbucks Dragon Fruit Mango Refresher at home
Instructions
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Begin by making the Mango Dragon Fruit base. In a sauce pan, combine sugar, water, dragon fruit powder, mango nectar, citric acid and green tea extract.
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Mix over medium heat until ingredients are dissolved and fully combined.
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Remove from heat and cool. This will make enough base to create two drinks.
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To mix a drink, combine one part base and one part water and a handful of dragon fruit chips in a shaker.
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Shake and serve over ice with a few more dried dragon fruit pieces on top as garnish.
Notes
- Dragon Fruit Powder is a great ingredient that you can use anytime you want to make a recipe hot pink naturally. We also use it in our Dragon Fruit Smoothie. The more powder you use, the more intense the pink color will become.
- If you can’t find Mango Nectar in your local grocery store, you can purchase some on Amazon.
- I like to rinse out and save old Starbucks cups to serve my homemade copycat recipes in. My kids love it.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher
Amount per Serving
% Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
