Starbucks Dragon Drink Recipe (Copycat!)

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Made with the refreshing combination of sweet mango, nutty and creamy coconut milk, apple juice, and bits of dragon fruit, this vibrant Starbucks dragon drink recipe copycat is full of dreamy sweet flavors! This specialty pink drink is made with simple ingredients, is vegan, gluten-free, and is easy to make caffeine-free. Everyone will love this amazing drink!

In the mood for something sweet and refreshing with a little bit of caffeine? This Starbucks dragonfruit drink recipe is a fruity paradise packed in a beverage. Simple to make, this Starbucks copycat dragon drink recipe is a lightened up, better way to enjoy one of our favorite drinks at home!

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Whenever I’m near my local Starbucks, I love grabbing our usual treats: chocolate croissants, cake pops, and this delightful drink similar to the Starbucks mango dragonfruit refresher. What’s the difference between the two?

This dragon fruit Starbucks drink is sweeter and creamier than the refresher recipe! It’s vibrant and sweet, and you can easily customize it to satisfy your taste buds. Make it as sweet (or not) as you want, or make it with or without caffeine!

Instead of ordering this drink off of the Starbucks menu, I figured we could make our own pink drink that had less sugar but was still just as delicious as the original. And it did not disappoint!

This beverage is perfect for a hot day whenever you’re craving a cold drink. It’s also great for adding to a picnic or dinner party menu, for satisfying your sweet tooth, or for a delicious pick me up all year round.

If you’re into making cold drinks in the comfort of your home, you should also try our Honeydew Milk Tea, our Taro Milk Tea, our Strawberry Juice or Strawberry Milk Tea!

🥤What Is Dragon Drink?

This refreshing mango dragon fruit drink is a combination of mango juice, caffeine, a scoop of actual dragon fruit, and creamy coconut milk.

This popular iced drink was a secret menu item at Starbucks, but because people liked it so much, you can now find it as a permanent menu item anytime you’re craving something with a sweet tropical flavor! You can learn more about this new drink on the Starbucks website!

👩🏽‍🍳 Why This Recipe Works

• Packed with delicious dragon fruit flavors
• Budget friendly! One venti Starbucks dragon drink can cost up to $5. You can make this homemade dragon drink for 1/4 of that price!
• Ready in just 10 minutes
• Fruity paradise beverage
• Way less sugar than the Starbucks dragonfruit refresher recipe or the other Starbucks refreshers
• Super easy to make
• Vegan & gluten free, and can be made kid-friendly
• Best Starbucks dragon drink recipe ever!

🥘 Ingredients

This diy Starbucks dragon drink recipe has a simple list of ingredients. You can easily find these items online or at your local grocery store!

• Dragon Fruit: You will need freeze-dried dragon fruit powder. You can find this fruit powder online, at Whole Foods, or other well-stocked grocery store. As an optional ingredient for serving, you can use some freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces, or fresh or frozen dragon fruit as a garnish. Dragon fruit does have health benefits and contains fiber, antioxidants, iron, magnesium and vitamin c. One serving of dragon fruit has 7 grams of fiber, which you can get by making a dragon fruit smoothie along with this pink drink!
• Green Coffee Powder: Also known as green coffee extract, this ingredient is optional. If you want some caffeine in the refresher, then you’ll want to add some green coffee powder to it. Green coffee bean extract is made from raw coffee beans (or berries) and is known to have health benefits such as regulating blood sugar levels. If the natural green coffee flavor is too strong for you, you can leave it out, use less of it, or replace it with green tea.
• Fruit Juice: We used both mango and apple juices to make this refreshing drink taste as delicious as possible. This is a great way to squeeze in some Vitamin C!
• Ice: Any kind of ice will do, but we like to use ice cubes.
• Coconut Milk: I recommend using light unsweetened coconut milk, or an unsweetened coconut milk beverage vs. coconut milk from the can. Mixing dragon fruit with coconut milk gives this drink a beautiful pastel pink/purple hue.

📖 Variations

• Turn It Into The Standard Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Refresher Recipe: Substitute water instead of coconut milk. You can also add some soda water or sparkling water to this recipe to give it a natural fizz.
• Change The Milk: Fans of coconut milk will love its creamy and nutty flavors in this drink but you can use skim milk or any type of dairy-free milk you prefer. For more decadence, try coconut cream, heavy cream, or a scoop of homemade ice cream!
• Green Tea Dragon Drink: Instead of green coffee powder, use matcha or green tea bags.
• Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade: Use lemonade instead of coconut milk!
• Add Protein: If you want to amp up this Mango Dragonfruit Starbucks Refresher, add 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder to this drink and blend it in a blender (instead of a shaker bottle!)
• Low Sugar Version: To reduce the sugar even further, use sugar free apple juice and mango juice, or omit the juices altogether, add some whole apple and mango, and a dash of stevia or monk fruit if you want a sweeter taste.
• For Kids: This mango dragon drink with coconut milk can be made caffeine-free, so it is suitable for toddlers and children! Just omit the green coffee powder and surprise your kids with this vibrant sweet drink in their favorite cup!

🔪 How To Make Starbucks Dragon Fruit Drink

It’s super easy to make the dragon fruit drink from Starbucks at home! Here’s how:

Combine Ingredients, Stir: First, in a mixing bowl, combine both the dragon fruit and green coffee powder with a little bit of apple juice. Stir until smooth.

Add Rest of Ingredients: Next, in a cocktail shaker, add a scoop of ice, the dragon fruit mixture, remaining apple and mango juice, and coconut milk.

Shake! Attach the lid and shake until combined.

Pour, Serve: Add ice cubes and dragon fruit pieces to a large glass. Pour this dragon fruit pink drink into the serving glass and serve immediately.

❓Recipe FAQs

🧊 How To Store

• Chill: Make a large batch of this mango dragonfruit refresher with coconut milk and stick it in a glass jar or other type of airtight container and store it in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy. It will keep in the fridge for 2 days.
• Freeze: Easily turn this dragonfruit drink recipe into popsicles by pouring the liquid into popsicle molds and freezing with popsicle sticks. It will keep in the freezer for 3 months!

👨‍👩‍👧 Serving Suggestions

Enjoy this Starbucks dragonfruit drink with coconut milk with all types of foods and treats.

• Alongside a dessert spread with vegan date truffles, energy bites, and homemade lara bars
• With fresh fruit such as apples, oranges, bananas, and mangoes
• Serve outside on a hot day with tons of ice
• Enjoy with lunch, sandwiches (like this crispy grilled cheese sandwich), and other quick and light meals

💭 Expert Tips

• Make sure the apple juice is light in color or it will affect the appearance of the drink.
• Taste as you go: This drink is already sweet enough on its own, but you can adjust the sweetness as you make it – If you need to add additional sweetener, then add some sugar or liquid sweetener to the shaker with the dragon fruit drink and mix.
• To make this a caffeine-free drink, just omit the green coffee powder.
• When mixing the dragon fruit and coffee powders, make sure they are mixed very well with no lumps of powder in the mixture before adding the rest of the ingredients.
• How pink your drink gets depends on how much dragon fruit powder vs. coconut milk you have. The more coconut milk you add, the lighter pink color you’ll get.
• The fresh or frozen dragon fruit garnish is optional.
• If you have a tree nut allergy, you can use any type of milk in place of the coconut milk. You can use nonfat regular milk, or half and half. Just note – the calorie count will be higher than if you are using unsweetened light coconut milk from a box!

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