How to Make Copycat Strawberry Acai Refresher Starbucks Drink at Home
Learn how to make the delicious and refreshing Starbucks Strawberry acai refresher with easy steps and simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- ½ bound of cleaned and sliced fresh strawberries
- 4 cups of water
- ¾ teaspoons of fresh dried acai
- 1 ¾ cups of white grape juice
- 2 tablespoons of simple syrup (you can use sugar or honey as well)
- Ice cubes
- Optional 2 tablespoons of green tea (chilled)
Instructions
- Prepare your green tea by placing your tea packet in a cup filled with boiling water.
- Let it steep for 2 minutes, then transfer the cup to the fridge to chill.
- Clean your strawberries, remove their stems and leaves, then slice them in halves.
- Blend the strawberry slices with a cup of water until smooth, then strain the juice through a mesh.
- In a small bowl, dissolve the acai powder with ½ cup of water.
- Mix together well the acai solution, green tea, and white grape juice with the strained strawberry juice.
- Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes and pour the strawberry mix all over it. Complete with the rest of the water.
- Use simple syrup, honey or sugar to reach your favorable juice sweetness. Mix well.
- In a glass with its third filled with ice cubes, pour the juice and decorate with strawberry slices. Serve and enjoy.